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Topic: Diversity

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  • Aspiring NASCAR reporter Noah Cornelius is on track for a career in broadcasting
    Aspiring NASCAR reporter Noah Cornelius is on track for a career in broadcasting

    App State junior pursues internships, student media opportunities to build portfolio

    Jan. 19, 2023

    App State junior Noah Cornelius, a Waxhaw native, dreams of working as a NASCAR broadcaster. With academic pursuits in the electronic media/broadcasting program, hands-on work for student outlets AppTV and WASU-FM and multiple internships in the industry, he’s racing toward that goal.

  • App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
    App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields

    100 students will receive support over the 5-year grant period

    Dec. 15, 2022

    App State is among five UNC System schools awarded a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant to support underrepresented students in STEM fields through the Mountains to Sea North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. The program will serve 100 App State students.

  • App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone
    App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone
    Dec. 13, 2022

    App State faculty and students are collaborating with the Junaluska Heritage Association on the Junaluska Community Archaeology Project to help document and preserve the material heritage of one of the oldest African American communities in Western North Carolina. Work has included the excavation of historic sites and the placement of stones over previously unmarked graves.

  • App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
    App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
    Nov. 30, 2022

    On Saturday, Nov. 5, costumed runners and walkers in App State’s 12th annual Spooky Duke 5K/10K Race and Costume Contest raised more than $26,000 — a new record for the event — to help support regional families who have children with special needs.

  • App State observes Veterans Day 2022 with ceremony on campus
    App State observes Veterans Day 2022 with ceremony on campus

    Student veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22 featured as this year’s speaker

    Nov. 11, 2022

    App State observed Veterans Day 2022 on Friday, Nov. 11, with a ceremony in the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building. This year’s featured speaker was veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22, an App State graduate student with a bachelor’s degree in social work.

  • App State recognizes 2022–23 Fleming Scholarship recipients
    App State recognizes 2022–23 Fleming Scholarship recipients
    Nov. 10, 2022

    App State recognizes the 2022–23 recipients of the Fleming Scholarship, which is named in honor of Dr. Willie C. Fleming — a leader in diversity and inclusion at App State for nearly four decades.

  • 11 first-year App State students earn Chancellor’s Scholarship for 2022–23
    11 first-year App State students earn Chancellor’s Scholarship for 2022–23
    Nov. 2, 2022

    App State named 11 first-year students as Chancellor’s Scholars for the 2022–23 academic year. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship — it has been awarded for 38 years.

  • 10 first-year App State students awarded Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship for 2022–23
    10 first-year App State students awarded Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship for 2022–23
    Nov. 2, 2022

    For the 2022–23 academic year, 10 first-year App State students have received the Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship, which covers full in-state tuition and fees for up to four years and includes leadership workshops, service-learning, international experiences and mentorship opportunities.

  • Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities
    Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities

    App State secures funding for cross-cultural exchange in North Carolina and New Zealand

    Nov. 1, 2022

    High school students from the North Carolina Cherokee and New Zealand Māori nations will exchange best practices for preserving language and culture during visits funded by a $100,000 grant awarded to App State.

  • On the roof of the world, water is life. Or a sign of it, thanks to eDNA
    On the roof of the world, water is life. Or a sign of it, thanks to eDNA
    Mongabay
    Oct. 14, 2022

    Research by several partners, including Dr. Anton Seimon, research assistant professor in App State's Department of Geography and Planning, employed environmental DNA (eDNA) in mapping the biodiversity of the top 14,700 feet of Mount Everest. The team identified DNA from organisms belonging to 187 taxonomic orders, which constitutes 16.3% of the total known orders.

  • App State enrolls 20,436 for fall 2022, most diverse student body in school history
    App State enrolls 20,436 for fall 2022, most diverse student body in school history

    App State Online enrollment grows for 3rd consecutive year

    Oct. 12, 2022

    This fall, App State welcomed 20,436 students, with 18.6% of the total population being underrepresented students — the university’s most diverse student body to date. Student enrollment in App State Online programs increased for the third consecutive year.

  • 7 sculptures debut along campus Arts Corridor at App State
    7 sculptures debut along campus Arts Corridor at App State
    Sep. 27, 2022

    A new collection of seven sculptures has been unveiled on App State’s campus as part of the university’s Arts Corridor. The artworks — installed in mid-August and created by artists from across North Carolina — will be displayed on campus for two years.

  • 5 faculty teams awarded 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation grants for projects at App State
    5 faculty teams awarded 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation grants for projects at App State
    July 25, 2022

    Five winning entries have been selected for the 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program at App State. Each faculty team will earn awards of up to $10,000 to fund projects that include new curricula, experiential learning opportunities and education about immigration issues.

  • App State alumna Juliet Irving ’19: A multimedia designer in the performance world
    App State alumna Juliet Irving ’19: A multimedia designer in the performance world
    July 21, 2022

    As a dancer and choreographer, an artist and a social justice advocate, App State’s Juliet Irving ’19 has a blended perspective in her work as a freelance multimedia designer.

  • Find Your Sustain Ability: Dr. Jamie Parson
    Find Your Sustain Ability: Dr. Jamie Parson
    June 23, 2022

    Jamie Parson, App State's newly appointed chief diversity officer and an associate professor in the Walker College of Business, has been active in working to support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on college campuses. On this Find Your Sustain Ability, Parson relates her journey to this position, as well as her goals and foreseen challenges in DEI work.

  • Veteran Mike Waters lays Memorial Day wreath at App State memorial
    Veteran Mike Waters lays Memorial Day wreath at App State memorial
    May 27, 2022

    Air Force veteran, App State staff member and Boone native Mike Waters continued the university's longstanding practice of placing a commemorative wreath at the campus Veterans Memorial, which honors members of the App State community who died while in military service.

  • Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State
    Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State
    May 17, 2022

    Jamie Parson has been named chief diversity officer at Appalachian State University, effective immediately. Parson is the second cabinet-level chief diversity officer to hold the position at App State.

  • Dr. Vicky Klima honored with regional award for distinguished teaching in mathematics
    Dr. Vicky Klima honored with regional award for distinguished teaching in mathematics

    Klima is the 1st App State faculty member to receive the Mathematical Association of America award

    May 10, 2022

    App State’s Dr. Vicky Klima has been recognized with the Southeastern Section 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award, conferred by the Mathematical Association of America. Klima is the first App State faculty member to receive this award.

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