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  • College of Arts and Sciences names Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for 2016-17
    College of Arts and Sciences names Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for 2016-17
    June 15, 2017

    Judson MacDonald, who is from Cary, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish education from the department of languages, literatures and cultures in May 2017. He is currently pursuing a masters in Romance Languages as an accelerated admissions student.

  • Wake Forest-Appalachian partnership educates PAs, benefits children with special needs
    Wake Forest-Appalachian partnership educates PAs, benefits children with special needs

    Parent to Parent organization earns Community Partnership award

    June 6, 2017

    On a recent Friday evening, Katherine Moss, a master’s student at Wake Forest School of Medicine’s physician assistant (PA) studies program at Appalachian State University in Boone, took an unconventional “class.” She attended a meeting of the Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country.

  • AppX: App's Top Ten Outdoor Activities
    AppX: App's Top Ten Outdoor Activities
    June 5, 2017

    Discover the best swimming holes, mountain bike trails and skiing in the High Country! It's App's Top Ten Outdoor Activities on a brand new AppX.

  • Appalachian student becomes first recipient of teaching fellowship with the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington, D.C.
    Appalachian student becomes first recipient of teaching fellowship with the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington, D.C.
    June 2, 2017

    Jacob Meadows of Carrollton, Kentucky, B.S. in business economics from the University of Louisville and currently a master’s degree student in Appalachian studies at Appalachian, arrived in Washington, D.C., in early May to work with the ARC for several weeks on this pilot program.

  • Newton-Conover High School names Teacher of the Year
    Newton-Conover High School names Teacher of the Year
    The Observer News Enterprise
    May 31, 2017

    Caroline McCrary, Science Teacher at Newton-Conover High School, was named the 2017 N-CCS Teacher of the Year at this year’s Staff of the Year Banquet. A graduate of the Teacher Education program at Appalachian State University, Caroline received both a Bachelors degree in Biology - Secondary Education and a Bachelors degree in Biology - Ecology and Evolutionary Sciences.

  • Appalachian’s chancellor and university representatives discuss Appalachia economic, energy and educational issues with bipartisan U.S. Senate panel in D.C.
    Appalachian’s chancellor and university representatives discuss Appalachia economic, energy and educational issues with bipartisan U.S. Senate panel in D.C.
    May 31, 2017

    The Task Force on Appalachia is gathering leading experts from around the country and the Appalachia region for four separate roundtable discussions organized around these themes: education and the workforce; entrepreneurialism and job creation; energy and infrastructure; and rural health.

  • Veteran Eric Gormly delivers moving address at Appalachian’s Memorial Day ceremony
    Veteran Eric Gormly delivers moving address at Appalachian’s Memorial Day ceremony
    May 29, 2017

    “For those who fight for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know.” As Eric Gormly began the keynote address at the 2017 Memorial Day ceremony at Appalachian State University, he quoted these words, which he and his fellow U.S. Marines saw painted on the walls of their barracks at combat training.

  • $100K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities provides funds to explore war and its effects through art
    $100K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities provides funds to explore war and its effects through art
    May 23, 2017

    Part of the NEH’s “Dialogues on the Experience of War” program, this grant project was developed by Dr. Valerie Wieskamp, Department of Communication; Dr. Lynn Searfoss, Department of English; and Dr. Clark Maddux, Watauga Residential College.

  • Appointments to Appalachian’s Board of Trustees announced
    Appointments to Appalachian’s Board of Trustees announced
    May 19, 2017

    The UNC Board of Governors has made one new appointment and reappointed three members to Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees.

  • Ribbon-cutting May 25 to mark reopening of New River banks near Appalachian’s State Farm Fields
    Ribbon-cutting May 25 to mark reopening of New River banks near Appalachian’s State Farm Fields
    May 19, 2017

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the reopening of banks along the New River located at Appalachian State University’s State Farm Fields.

  • Cre8tive Drama Day Camp provides summer fun for High Country students, June 15 registration deadline
    Cre8tive Drama Day Camp provides summer fun for High Country students, June 15 registration deadline
    May 19, 2017

    The Department of Theatre and Dance and Cre8tive Drama once again will present Cre8tive Drama Day Camp, a weeklong summer day camp filled with theatre activities for students 6-16 years of age.

  • Coordinator of Veteran Services Eric Gormly to speak at Appalachian’s Memorial Day ceremony May 29
    Coordinator of Veteran Services Eric Gormly to speak at Appalachian’s Memorial Day ceremony May 29
    May 19, 2017

    Appalachian State University will mark Memorial Day with a ceremony featuring remarks by Eric Gormly, the coordinator of student veteran services at Appalachian.

  • Fundraising class raises $8,000 for High Country nonprofits
    Fundraising class raises $8,000 for High Country nonprofits
    May 16, 2017

    Five teams, made up six students each, partnered with the following organizations: Western Youth Network; Children’s Hope Alliance/Grandfather Home; High Country Local First; Blood, Sweat and Gears; and Southern Appalachian Historical Association/Horn in the West.

  • A national award, Appalachian and F.A.R.M. Cafe: a story of hunger, humanitarianism and heart
    A national award, Appalachian and F.A.R.M. Cafe: a story of hunger, humanitarianism and heart
    May 9, 2017

    The 2017 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award and a Boone pay-what-you-can cafe tell a story about hunger and the Appalachian Community.

  • The Volunteer Quandary
    The Volunteer Quandary
    May 9, 2017

    Should in-need patrons at community cafes be asked to volunteer their time in return for a meal? An Appalachian expert weighs in.

  • Registration for upcoming Appalachian Energy Center workshops still open
    Registration for upcoming Appalachian Energy Center workshops still open
    May 9, 2017

    The Appalachian Energy Center, based at Appalachian State University, is a source of up-to-date information related to renewable energy, building science and energy efficiency fields.

  • Senior citizens find volunteer sites through Appalachian Senior Programs
    Senior citizens find volunteer sites through Appalachian Senior Programs
    May 9, 2017

    Through the Appalachian Senior Companion Program and the Appalachian Foster Grandparent Program, area senior citizens assist some of the region’s youngest and oldest residents in five counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Watauga and Wilkes.

  • Rev. Dr. Chris May, dedicated to service
    Rev. Dr. Chris May, dedicated to service
    May 8, 2017

    Appalachian State University professor Rev. Dr. Chris May puts service first in teaching and daily practice. Hunger issues are a priority.

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