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Girls on the Run-High Country kicks off fall programs
Aug. 21, 2017
Girls on the Run of the High Country (GOTR-HC) announces the start of the fall 2017 season. Approximately 200 girls in third through eighth grade will participate this fall in GOTR-HC programs, which inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running, according to Council Director Mary Sheryl Horine.
Fall Open House to be held Sept. 16
Aug. 16, 2017
Open House activities give prospective students and their families an opportunity to speak with representatives from admissions, financial aid, academic areas, campus support areas and student clubs and organizations.
Intern Series: Working for my Role Model - A Day in the Life
whitehouse.gov
Aug. 9, 2017
Coming from a small town in Maryland, and attending college in an even smaller town in North Carolina, I never imagined I would end up in our Nation’s capital working with my role model, Ivanka Trump.
Alumni Daugherty and Rogers inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Aug. 8, 2017
Appalachian alumni James Daugherty ’93 ’94 and Julia Kay “Kay” Rogers ’69 ’76 were inducted into the Rhododendron Society on July 21 at a brunch held on campus. As the highest honor given by the Reich College of Education, the award honors alumni for their exemplary service to education and to their communities.
SECU continues to fund Appalachian internships; 10 students complete 2017 summer internships
Aug. 4, 2017
Ten students from Appalachian State University completed 2017 summer internships in public sector and nonprofit entities of rural and underserved regions of North Carolina as part of a program called the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Public Service Fellows.
Living like you mean it
Meet some Mountaineers who are living intentional lives, and making a difference for others
Aug. 4, 2017
Meet some Mountaineers who are living intentional lives, and making a difference for others.
Appalachian alum builds boys’ confidence, character and strength through Xcel2Fitness after-school program
Aug. 3, 2017
Appalachian alum creates after-school program for young boys.
Appalachian awards 11 students Plemmons Scholarships for 2017-2018
Aug. 2, 2017
Eleven first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Plemmons Leadership Scholarships. Plemmons Scholars have shown outstanding leadership in either their high schools or communities.
Mary Sheryl Horine makes her ‘playground’ a healthier, happier place to play
Aug. 2, 2017
Back at home, Appalachian staff member Mary Sheryl Horine engages in changing lives and lifestyles.
Communication faculty member receives Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award
July 31, 2017
Dan “Vallie” Hill, practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Communication at Appalachian and WASU-FM manager, was awarded the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) 2017 Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award in June. The award is given to North Carolina broadcasters who have demonstrated a commitment to public service in their communities.
High Country Half Marathon Announces New Route for 2017 Race
July 28, 2017
As the second race in the High Country Triple Crown series, the High Country Half Marathon is celebrating its seventh annual race. All proceeds benefit Girls on the Run of the High Country, a self-confidence building program for girls in the third through eighth grades.
Community and campus events lead up to the Great American Eclipse; two occur July 28 and 29, with more in mid-August
July 26, 2017
As the Great Solar Eclipse approaches this August, there is much to learn about and participate in during the lead up to this rare event. Members of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian have partnerships and community outreach events happening for the next month across the area.
Women in Educational Leadership Symposium is Sept. 22 – 24
July 26, 2017
The second annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS) will be held on the campus of Appalachian State University. Keynote speakers are Dr. Jane K. Fernandes, president of Guilford College, and Dr. Sharon L. Contreras, superintendent of Guilford County Schools.
The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
July 26, 2017
On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will occur over the United States. Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy have been working for months to share the experience with the campus and community.
Community event helps students prepare for school year
Mooresville Tribune
July 19, 2017
In less than two weeks, the annual Back to School Bash in Mooresville will holds its seventh year of preparing students for a new school year with free school supplies, shoes and other necessities. Layne Smith, director of this year’s B2SB, has been with the program since the beginning, seeing it grow under her mother’s direction when it was first founded in 2011 to now.
Coding camp lays groundwork for college
Asheville Citizen-Times
July 19, 2017
Mod Design Camp, a summer camp offered by Appalachian State University at Madison Middle School in Marshall, N.C., helped the students design and code within the popular computer game, Minecraft. Madison County Schools are in the third year of a seven-year GEAR Up grant which aims to get more local students to continue their education after high school.
Elizabethton to partner with Appalachian State on downtown parks feasibility study and master plan
Johnson City Press
July 12, 2017
The Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Department may soon be getting some help from students of Appalachian State University in planning future improvements to the Covered Bridge Park and the nearby Edwards Island Park in downtown Elizabethton.
Appalachian student receives scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation, engages community in biking
July 11, 2017
Annie Pharr, who helped organize the first women’s cycling event in the Boone area in the summer of 2016 has been awarded the women’s Joshua Kuck Memorial Scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation.