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  • Appalachian receives $266,197 grant to implement an exchange program between Watauga and Pakistani schools
    Appalachian receives $266,197 grant to implement an exchange program between Watauga and Pakistani schools
    Aug. 23, 2012

    Appalachian State University has received a $266,197 grant from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad to implement a one-year exchange project between three schools in Watauga County and three schools in Taxila, Pakistan.

  • Appalachian students and children find artifacts
    Appalachian students and children find artifacts
    July 18, 2011

    Children who play on an athletics field at Appalachian State University’s Camp Broadstone in Valle Crucis may not realize the history that lies beneath their feet. This summer, university students in Appalachian’s archeology field school found a 4,000-year-old cooking hearth and a small vessel nearly as old about two feet underground.

  • Survey of unmarked African-American graves at Boone Cemetery continues
    Survey of unmarked African-American graves at Boone Cemetery continues
    April 16, 2010

    Ground-penetrating radar and an electrical resistivity system are being used to confirm the location of African-American graves in the Boone Cemetery.

  • Developing future leaders
    Developing future leaders
    Jan. 13, 2010

    Today's employers demand strong leadership skills, and getting involved in campus life isn't the only way to develop them. At Appalachian State University, students can actually pursue a minor in leadership studies as they participate in clubs and organizations.

  • Developing future leaders
    Developing future leaders
    Jan. 13, 2010

    Today's employers demand strong leadership skills, and getting involved in campus life isn't the only way to develop them. At Appalachian State University, students can actually pursue a minor in leadership studies as they participate in clubs and organizations.

  • Cultural Exchange
    Cultural Exchange

    15 Pakistanis strengthen their teaching skills and leave behind a better understanding of their culture

    Nov. 10, 2008

    Fifteen secondary-level biology teachers were selected by the Fulbright Commission to attend a six-week training program at Appalachian in July and August of 2007. They spent four weeks strengthening their skills in science, educational technology, teaching and English. Then, they spent two weeks applying what they learned by team teaching in Watauga County Schools. While in the public schools, they also shared information about their native culture with children in social studies and other non-science classes.

  • Cultural Exchange
    Cultural Exchange
    Nov. 10, 2008

    Pakistan and Boone may be a world apart, but for 15 Pakistani biology teachers this summer, Boone became home. Their six-week visit was enabled by a grant from the U.S. Department of State to Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development.

  • Appalachian receives $124,782 grant to conduct training for Pakistani biology teachers
    Appalachian receives $124,782 grant to conduct training for Pakistani biology teachers
    July 5, 2007

    Appalachian State University has received a $124,782 grant from the U.S. Department of State through the International Institute of the USDA Graduate School to conduct a six-week training program for Pakistani secondary-level biology teachers.

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