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  • Luck o’ the Lassie fundraiser will be held March 19 to benefit Girls on the Run
    Luck o’ the Lassie fundraiser will be held March 19 to benefit Girls on the Run
    March 1, 2017

    The event will feature wine and beer tastings, food prepared by The Best Cellar chefs and a live auction. Auction items include Appalachian State University athletic event tickets; custom jewelry; lift tickets to local ski resorts; Appalachian Arts and Cultural Programs event tickets; Deer Valley Racket Club membership; area accommodations and restaurant gift certificates; and many other items.

  • Light dusting or full-blown blizzard, snow spurs a chain of actions at Appalachian State University
    Light dusting or full-blown blizzard, snow spurs a chain of actions at Appalachian State University
    Feb. 14, 2017

    This has been an atypically mild winter, but it’s not over yet… Learn how the white stuff impacts our campus, engages researchers and inspires art.

  • Studying precipitation patterns
    Studying precipitation patterns

    Rain in the Andes, warm winters in Boone – geographers try to piece together a pattern and predict climate change

    Feb. 14, 2017

    Learn how precipitation patterns in Peru are impacting climate change in the High Country.

  • ‘There is ice on Bodenheimer’ – how Appalachian’s weather watchers spring into action
    ‘There is ice on Bodenheimer’ – how Appalachian’s weather watchers spring into action
    Feb. 14, 2017

    It takes a village to stay ahead of a snowstorm on campus.

  • To salt or not to salt
    To salt or not to salt
    Feb. 14, 2017

    There is a compromise between protecting the water supply and keeping the population safe, scientists say.

  • Appalachian’s Alternative Service Experience among nation’s top 10 higher education institutions for number of programs
    Appalachian’s Alternative Service Experience among nation’s top 10 higher education institutions for number of programs
    Feb. 9, 2017

    The Alternative Service Experience (ASE) program allows students to use their fall, winter or spring break to serve alongside communities through various domestic and international service programs.

  • Lt. Darrin Tolbert exemplifies University Police commitment to public safety
    Lt. Darrin Tolbert exemplifies University Police commitment to public safety
    Feb. 8, 2017

    Lt. Darrin Tolbert, a 12-year veteran of University Police, is dedicated to public safety.

  • Appalachian graduate assistant advances bike-friendly campus, is instrumental in earning Bike Friendly University Award℠
    Appalachian graduate assistant advances bike-friendly campus, is instrumental in earning Bike Friendly University Award℠
    Feb. 8, 2017

    Appalachian Outdoor Programs graduate assistant Chris Bartram's lifelong love and advocacy for cycling played a large part in Appalachian earning a bronze Bike Friendly University (BFU℠) award from the League of American Bicyclists in November 2016.

  • Appalachian to host qualifying event for NCCTM State Mathematics Contest
    Appalachian to host qualifying event for NCCTM State Mathematics Contest
    Feb. 1, 2017

    Appalachian is one of 14 sites for qualifying competitions that will take place across North Carolina. In these contests, middle and high school students will participate in different levels of competition congruent with each student’s mathematical expertise.

  • Appalachian’s MLK Challenge engages 200 students, helps 23 local charitable organizations
    Appalachian’s MLK Challenge engages 200 students, helps 23 local charitable organizations
    Jan. 30, 2017

    Appalachian students give over 1,200 combined hours of local community service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy.

  • Photos from MLK Challenge 2017
    Photos from MLK Challenge 2017
    Jan. 30, 2017

    Appalachian State University students gave over 1,200 combined hours of local community service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy during the MLK Challenge held Jan. 21. A total of 23 charitable organizations in the Boone area were served. All Photos by Marie Freeman

  • Dr. Dana Powell, activist researcher at the Dakota Access Pipeline
    Dr. Dana Powell, activist researcher at the Dakota Access Pipeline
    Jan. 27, 2017

    The Standing Rock pipeline protest led to on-the-ground activist research for Dr. Dana Powell, assistant professor of anthropology at Appalachian.

  • Appalachian secures funding for community-wide suicide prevention training
    Appalachian secures funding for community-wide suicide prevention training
    Jan. 23, 2017

    The North Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has awarded $19,150 for training in an innovative suicide prevention program to the Counseling and Psychological Services Center and the Assessment, Support, and Counseling (ASC) Center.

  • Appalachian one of 8 UNC institutions to host Laboratory School, will partner with Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools to advance literacy
    Appalachian one of 8 UNC institutions to host Laboratory School, will partner with Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools to advance literacy
    Jan. 20, 2017

    The University of North Carolina Board of Governors selected Appalachian because of the quality of its educator preparation program.

  • Appalachian continues building engaged community through Sustained Dialogue initiative, now in its second year
    Appalachian continues building engaged community through Sustained Dialogue initiative, now in its second year
    Jan. 19, 2017

    Sustained Dialogue builds a more cohesive, engaged and understanding campus community. Sign up for spring activities today.

  • Future Engineer Camp donors fund summer camp for youths
    Future Engineer Camp donors fund summer camp for youths
    Jan. 19, 2017

    Organizers of the Future Engineer Camps program closed another successful summer series thanks to the support of some generous donors.

  • Appalachian’s Theatre and Therapy Project
    Appalachian’s Theatre and Therapy Project

    Pilot study shows promise in improving speech/language skills for young people with autism and intellectual disabilities

    Jan. 4, 2017

    A Theatre and Therapy Project shows promise in improving speech/language skills for young people with autism and intellectual disabilities.

  • Appalachian students benefit from assisting in Theatre and Therapy Project for young adults
    Appalachian students benefit from assisting in Theatre and Therapy Project for young adults
    Jan. 4, 2017

    Appalachian students benefit from assisting in Theatre and Therapy Project for young adults.

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