Topic: Community Engagement

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Transportation Insight chairman tells Appalachian State University students to lead with innovation, humility
Oct. 28, 2016
Paul Thompson, founder and chairman of Transportation Insight and a supporter of business programs at Appalachian State University, delivered the 58th Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 28 in Appalachian’s Holmes Convocation Center.
Appalachian Alumni Association Award Winners 2016
Susan M. Branch ’99, James M. Deal ’71, E. Hayes Smith ’82 and D. Kenan Smith ’84
Oct. 28, 2016
The Appalachian Alumni Association honors two attorneys and two businessmen whose lives are interwoven with the university’s history and accomplishments.
Apex student Mary Rachel Silliman earns highest Sea Scouts award
Oct. 27, 2016
Mary Rachel Silliman from Apex, a senior majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University, recently completed requirements for Quartermaster, the highest award in Sea Scouts, BSA.
Appalachian State University, Boone Mall to mark Veterans Day with ceremonies
Oct. 26, 2016
Appalachian State University will mark Veterans Day this year with two ceremonies on campus, and another Veterans Day ceremony will take place at the Boone Mall.
Appalachian welcomes alumni, celebrates students during Homecoming 2016
Senior Pooja Adial of Four Oaks named ‘Top of the Rock’ student
Oct. 25, 2016
During Appalachian State University’s 2016 Homecoming celebration, alumni and families joined students, faculty and staff for a weeklong celebration. Pooja Adial, a senior cellular/molecular biology major, was named the inaugural “Top of the Rock” recipient.
Appalachian alumni from Boone, Salisbury and Charlotte honored Oct. 21
Oct. 21, 2016
Susan M. Branch ’99 of Charlotte was awarded the university’s Young Alumni Award; the Outstanding Service Award was presented to D. Kenan Smith ’84 and E. Hayes Smith ’82 of Salisbury; and James M. Deal Jr. ’71 of Boone was granted the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Paul Thompson to deliver the Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture Oct. 28 in the Holmes Convocation Center at Appalachian State University; talk will illuminate seven attributes of a great leader
Oct. 21, 2016
Paul Thompson, founder and chairman of Transportation Insight and a supporter of business programs at Appalachian State University, will deliver the fall Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture.
Master Plan 2025 event to be held Oct. 20-21
Oct. 14, 2016
The design charrettes will be short, intensive planning sessions for the community and campus to collaborate on a vision for future campus development. The format provides a forum for ideas, offers opportunities to provide immediate feedback and allows for wide participation in the authorship of a plan.
Appalachian State University to celebrate homecoming week Oct. 17-22
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University will welcome alumni and friends to join in a week of homecoming festivities.
Appalachian’s first health care provider, Nurse Mary S. Shook
Generations of Appalachian students received care from this founding member of the Student Health Association of North Carolina. The university's M.S. Shook Health Service is named for her.
Oct. 3, 2016
Generations of students turned to M.S. Shook Health Service’s namesake ‘Nurse Shook’ for care – through flu, sports injuries, homesickness and more.
Appalachian State University leadership passes resolutions in support of underrepresented students, revises chalking policy
Sep. 28, 2016
Appalachian’s Board of Trustees adopted a resolution in support of underrepresented students on Friday, Sept. 23. Appalachian’s Faculty Senate adopted a similar resolution on Monday, Sept. 19. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Chancellor Sheri N. Everts announced a change in the facilities use policy related to chalking messages on university sidewalks.
The Smith Gallery hosts visiting artist Sheryl Oring Sept. 29
Sep. 27, 2016
Sheryl Oring brings her “I Wish to Say Project” to Appalachian State University as part of the Smith Gallery’s visiting artist series.
Registration is open for the Annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk
Sep. 27, 2016
Registration is open for the annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds benefit the Recreation Management Scholarship Endowment of the recreation management program in the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University.
Appalachian State University assistant communication professor directs another season of “A Craftsman’s Legacy”
Sep. 26, 2016
Kelly Davis, an assistant professor of electronic media and broadcasting in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, has directed the third season of “A Craftsman’s Legacy.”
Registration is open for the annual running of The Knob; proceeds to benefit Girls on the Run of the High Country
Sep. 26, 2016
Registration is open for The Knob, the third and final race of the 2016 High Country Triple Crown series.
Presidential debate viewing and discussion to take place Sept. 26 on Appalachian’s campus
Sep. 21, 2016
The event will begin with remarks by Dr. Kevin Mullinix, assistant professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies, and Newly Paul, assistant professor in the Department of Communication. The faculty members will present information about the impact of presidential debates on viewers, and highlight issues to be discussed by the presidential candidates. Dr. William Hicks, assistant professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies, will facilitate a short Q&A session.
Fulbright Scholar from Appalachian reflects on political unrest in Ethiopia
Sep. 16, 2016
Does studying abroad change the way we respond to world news? Fulbright Scholar Dr. Vachel Miller reflects on his yearlong experience in Ethiopia as violence embroils his host city.
Physical Education classes available for home school students at Varsity Gymnasium
Sep. 8, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Health and Physical Education (HPE) Program announces the start of its Home School Physical Education Program for the 2016-17 academic year.