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  • Appalachian alumna Meghan LeFevers wins 2017-18 Milken Educator Award
    Appalachian alumna Meghan LeFevers wins 2017-18 Milken Educator Award
    Jan. 18, 2018

    Appalachian alumna Meghan LeFevers is the only North Carolinian to receive the prestigious Milken Educator Award for 2017-18. The assistant principal of Bessemer City High School was recognized for her accomplishments as an educator and for the promise of accomplishments to come.

  • Appalachian’s SBTDC generates 14 new businesses, $10.57 million in capital
    Appalachian’s SBTDC generates 14 new businesses, $10.57 million in capital
    Jan. 17, 2018

    Appalachian’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) generated $10.57 million in business capital and 14 new business starts in 2017.

  • MLK Challenge and civil rights speaker honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at events this week
    MLK Challenge and civil rights speaker honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at events this week
    Jan. 16, 2018

    The 19th MLK Challenge at Appalachian State University on Saturday, Jan. 20, will engage students, faculty, staff and alumni in a day of service to local charitable organizations.

  • Team suggests detention center energy efficient changes after study
    Team suggests detention center energy efficient changes after study
    Watauga Democrat
    Jan. 15, 2018

    An energy study conducted by a team at Appalachian State University suggested ways the Watauga County Detention Center can do to cut down on energy costs.

  • Appalachian’s Dr. Zach Farris interviewed by BBC
    Appalachian’s Dr. Zach Farris interviewed by BBC
    Jan. 11, 2018

    Recently, Appalachian’s Dr. Zach Farris was part of an interview conducted by the BBC about dogs and their special relationship with human beings. Farris and some of his colleagues founded the Mad Dog Initiative, a nonprofit that provides free veterinary services and facilitates veterinarian training.

  • Political scientist weighs in on North Carolina redistricting ruling
    Political scientist weighs in on North Carolina redistricting ruling
    Jan. 10, 2018

    Dr. William Hicks says the decision puts increasing pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to make “a clearer ruling” about gerrymandering.

  • Three UNC lab schools cleared by Board of Governors
    Three UNC lab schools cleared by Board of Governors
    EducationNC
    Jan. 9, 2018

    Three UNC lab schools were given the green light to open for the 2018-19 school year by the UNC Board of Governors subcommittee on laboratory schools Monday. Appalachian State University will operate Academy at Middle Fork in the Winston Salem/Forsyth County School District.

  • Appalachian intern saves Ocean Isle Beach turtles
    Appalachian intern saves Ocean Isle Beach turtles
    Jan. 8, 2018

    Jordan Boles went to Ocean Isle Beach with a bicycle, a backpack and a dream to help save sea turtles as an intern with the Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization (OIBSTPO) in Brunswick County.

  • With biomass energy, weighing forest restoration and carbon emissions
    With biomass energy, weighing forest restoration and carbon emissions
    Arizona Daily Sun
    Jan. 5, 2018

    Gregg Marland, a research professor with the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics at Appalachian State University, weighs in on the subject of using forest biomass to produce power.

  • Mount Airy City Schools tap Howlett for STEAM post
    Mount Airy City Schools tap Howlett for STEAM post
    The Mount Airy News
    Jan. 2, 2018

    Garrett Howlett was recently named to the teaching/administrative role, which will have Howlett teaching two courses at Mount Airy High School, working with STEAM teachers throughout the district, and leading related initiatives. Howlett earned three bachelor of science degrees from Appalachian.

  • A window into the cosmos, hidden on the parkway
    A window into the cosmos, hidden on the parkway

    Appalachian's Dark Sky Observatory offers glimpse of universe

    Watauga Democrat
    Jan. 1, 2018

    Twenty minutes east of Boone, at the end of a twisting gravel road, a team of university researchers peer into the cosmos to learn more about the distant stars. Perched atop an especially dark mountain and driven by a desire to understand the universe we live in, Appalachian’s Dark Sky Observatory is a tribute to the quality of the local scientific community.

  • Appalachian State students present displays of new-look Covered Bridge Park
    Appalachian State students present displays of new-look Covered Bridge Park
    Elizabethton Star
    Dec. 25, 2017

    Students from Appalachian State University worked over the span of five months and recently presented City of Elizabethton officials with two presentations for potential renovations of Covered Bridge Park. Parks & Rec, the Elizabethton Arts & Cultural Alliance and the Elizabethton IDEAS Group spearheaded the efforts to utilize the resources available by the university to help with progress at the park.

  • Until the New Year
    Until the New Year

    Time now for rest, renewal and reflection

    Dec. 21, 2017

    “Our campus will quieten soon for the winter break. We welcome the time for rest, renewal and reflection. I hope each of you will find time to recharge as well.” - Sheri Everts

  • Dollar General Bowl players give back while in Mobile
    Dollar General Bowl players give back while in Mobile
    WBRC FOX6 News
    Dec. 20, 2017

    This is Dollar General Bowl week and weekend in Mobile. But before the big game Saturday, players and coaches from both Appalachian State University and the University of Toledo visited children at the University of South Alabama's Children's and Women's Hospital.

  • Appalachian State Offers Food Pantry For Students and Staff
    Appalachian State Offers Food Pantry For Students and Staff
    88.5 WFDD
    Dec. 20, 2017

    A recent survey conducted at Appalachian State University showed that about 46 percent of students had experienced food insecurity in a one-year period. The college took action by opening a food pantry, and making it available to faculty, staff and students. It’s now been operating for just over a year.

  • Appalachian senior Victoria Redmon receives North Carolina Campus Compact’s Community Impact Award for outstanding leadership and service
    Appalachian senior Victoria Redmon receives North Carolina Campus Compact’s Community Impact Award for outstanding leadership and service
    Dec. 18, 2017

    Redmon was recognized for her work with Appalachian’s Alternative Service Experience (ASE) program, where she has served as a peer leader, executive board member and now as chairperson. In this role, she oversees 35 fall, winter and spring break programs engaging over 400 students, faculty and staff, training leaders and raising funds.

  • Appalachian alumnus Brock Long leads FEMA’s mission of support
    Appalachian alumnus Brock Long leads FEMA’s mission of support
    Dec. 15, 2017

    Appalachian alumnus William Brockmann “Brock” Long ’97 ’99 serves as the administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  • Appalachian alumnus Wayne Sumner receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper
    Appalachian alumnus Wayne Sumner receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper
    Dec. 13, 2017

    Wayne Sumner ’75, president of Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) and alumnus of Appalachian State University, was bestowed the highly prestigious and honorable Order of the Long Leaf Pine award by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Dec. 4, 2017, at JSA’s annual Christmas party.

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