Topic: Community Engagement

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Black Mountain College Semester — exemplifying the value of a liberal arts education
Q&A with Dr. Neva Specht, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Feb. 22, 2018
Dr. Neva Specht, dean of Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, addresses the value of a liberal arts education and how Black Mountain College Semester exemplifies this worth to society.
Appalachian’s IDEXlab develops master plan for city parks in Elizabethton, Tennessee
Feb. 20, 2018
Faculty and students of Appalachian’s IDEXlab were awarded funding from the city of Elizabethton, Tennessee, to develop a conceptual master plan proposal and a feasibility study for two of the city’s parks.
Appalachian’s Common Reading Program announces 2018-19 selection
Feb. 16, 2018
“The Laramie Project,” a play about the community of Laramie, Wyoming, following the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998, is Appalachian’s 2018-19 Common Reading Program selection for first-year students.
NEH funds Appalachian event to preserve the history of the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School
Feb. 16, 2018
Using NEH funding, Appalachian faculty hosted an event last fall at the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School in Wilkesboro for alumni of the school and community members to share their stories.
ECU funds research of the Village of Portsmouth by Appalachian professor, students
Feb. 16, 2018
East Carolina University awards funding for ECU and Appalachian faculty and students to research the Village of Portsmouth on Portsmouth Island for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
Appalachian to add students to police force, create police academy
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 16, 2018
The Appalachian State University Police Department is starting a police academy for students, known as the App State Police Department Police Development Program, this summer. The program, headed by University Police Chief Andy Stephenson, will be only the second of its kind in the nation.
Local interracial family's history chronicled in documentary
“Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years
The News Herald
Feb. 13, 2018
Dr. Beth Davison’s “Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years to examine the lives of Harriet and Alfred Dula, which first came to life in Dr. Leslie McKesson ’s book, “Black and White: The Story of Harriet Harshaw and Squire James Alfred Dula.”
“Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” supported by NEH
Feb. 12, 2018
The National Endowment for the Humanities funds Appalachian’s “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” discussion series, which explores how the humanities affect our understanding of armed conflict.
Public film and discussion series “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings
Feb. 9, 2018
Discussion series of “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings to take place on Appalachian State University’s campus during February, March and April 2018.
Appalachian’s 2017 TEA Fellows supported by grant administered through IREX
Feb. 6, 2018
Appalachian hosted 21 Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Fellows in 2017 with funding provided by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian — February events
Sustaining culture of place
Feb. 6, 2018
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian explores sustaining culture of place through various events offered on the university’s campus and at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.
Appalachian State houses one of stock car racing’s premier collections
Motorsport Network
Feb. 6, 2018
Appalachian State University’s Stock Car Racing Collection in Belk Library works to preserve the sport’s history while offering scholars, reporters, fans and others an opportunity to conduct research.
Beaver College of Health Sciences announces Healthy Heart Collaborative, sponsors community events
Feb. 5, 2018
Appalachian’s Beaver College of Health Sciences joins the Omar Carter Foundation to form the Healthy Heart Collaborative.
Blowing Rock ONE on ONE With... Dr.Karl Campbell, Political Historian
Blowing Rock News
Feb. 3, 2018
Whether America is in a state of political turmoil or not largely depends upon from whom you are soliciting an opinion. To get a more objective answer, Blowing Rock News turned to a history professor at Appalachian State, Dr. Karl Campbell, who specializes in political history.
Breece Robertson ’00, the ‘GIS whiz’ at The Trust for Public Land
Feb. 2, 2018
The Trust for Public Land is working to ensure every American can access a park. Breece Robertson ’00 uses her master’s in geography from Appalachian to help realize that vision.
Appalachian has highest number of alumni in nation certified by NBPTS
Feb. 2, 2018
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) ranks Appalachian No. 1 in North Carolina for having the highest number of alumni who have earned the NBPTS certification.
Appalachian and Blue Ridge Elementary School collaborate for a night of science, art
Feb. 1, 2018
From Paleolithic caves to Co2 — faculty and students within Appalachian’s STEM departments take part in “Creative Leaders Night” at Blue Ridge Elementary School in Ashe County.
N.C.’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services funds NEXUS project
Feb. 1, 2018
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services funds Appalachian’s NEXUS research project that demonstrates the production of synthetic natural gas from bioenergy crops.