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Topic: Diversity

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  • The Leading American Colleges And Universities For Study Abroad
    The Leading American Colleges And Universities For Study Abroad
    Forbes
    Dec. 18, 2024

    The latest Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange has ranked American colleges and universities that sent the greatest number of students to study abroad in the 2022–23 academic year. App State ranked third among master’s level institutions, with 697 students who studied abroad during that time frame. The university also ranked first for the number of students who participated in short-term study abroad programs, and 13th for the number of students who participated in mid-length study abroad programs.

  • App State Oral History Program preserves the past and present through storytelling
    App State Oral History Program preserves the past and present through storytelling

    Special Collections Research Center houses oral histories, university archives, historical exhibits and more

    Nov. 18, 2024

    App State’s Oral History Program conducts and curates oral history interviews, which are housed in the university’s Special Collections Research Center. The interviews range in date from the mid-1960s to the present day, with a focus on university and regional history.

  • ‘The best two weeks of my life’: Study abroad learners share their experience
    ‘The best two weeks of my life’: Study abroad learners share their experience
    The Appalachian
    Sep. 25, 2024

    This summer, App State students visited countries across five continents on faculty-led study abroad programs. The Appalachian shares the experiences of several students who participated in study abroad trips to countries in South America and to Spain.

  • Creating Community for Vets at Rural Colleges [faculty featured]
    Creating Community for Vets at Rural Colleges [faculty featured]
    Inside Higher Ed
    Aug. 13, 2024

    Higher education institutions across the country have been working to provide support for student veterans since the G.I. Bill was signed into law in 1944. However, new research suggests that the services are not necessarily reaching as many veterans as they could, particularly at rural community colleges. Experts, including Dr. Andrew Koricich, a professor of higher education at App State, explain ways that colleges can better reach veteran learners in rural areas.

  • App State’s Frontline to Farm In-Person Training Completes Another Successful Year [faculty featured]
    App State’s Frontline to Farm In-Person Training Completes Another Successful Year [faculty featured]
    High Country Press
    July 17, 2024

    App State’s College of Fine and Applied Arts completed another successful year of its Frontline to Farm program to support veterans who are transitioning to farming as a livelihood. Programming this year included classroom sessions at App State and farm tours around the High Country. Participants worked with national and regional experts in topics including agricultural law, strategic communication and marketing, farm business and planning, sustainable agriculture and more. Frontline to Farm co-director Anne Fanatico, a professor in App State’s Department of Sustainable Development, said training like this is critical to local sustainability.

  • Army Reserve veteran and App State alumna Caitlin Langley lays wreath for university’s Memorial Day commemoration
    Army Reserve veteran and App State alumna Caitlin Langley lays wreath for university’s Memorial Day commemoration
    May 24, 2024

    App State held its annual Memorial Day commemoration May 24, honoring those who died while serving in the U.S. military. For this year’s observance, Army Reserve veteran and App State alumna Caitlin Langley laid an honorary wreath at the Veterans Memorial on the Boone campus.

  • Faculty at App State and Ghanaian university explore sustainable solutions for rural communities
    Faculty at App State and Ghanaian university explore sustainable solutions for rural communities

    Collaboration between the rural-serving institutions focuses on teaching and research, encourages cultural exchanges

    May 13, 2024

    App State’s partnership with the University for Development Studies in Ghana continues to connect underserved students and communities in the Appalachian and Northern Ghana regions. The partnership focuses on teaching and research collaborations and encourages cultural exchanges.

  • New system provides roadmap of college credit for military experience
    New system provides roadmap of college credit for military experience

    NC’s public universities — including App State — offer thousands of academic course equivalencies for military occupations and training

    April 8, 2024

    The UNC System Military Equivalency System contains thousands of equivalencies between military occupations and training and academic courses at the 16 universities in the UNC System.

  • App State earns 15th consecutive Military Friendly School designation, ranked a top 10 school for 2024–25
    App State earns 15th consecutive Military Friendly School designation, ranked a top 10 school for 2024–25

    The university also received a top 10 Military Spouse Friendly School designation

    March 27, 2024

    Appalachian State University has been designated a 2024–25 Military Friendly® School by VIQTORY, marking the 15th consecutive year the university has received the honor. App State once again received a top 10 ranking from the organization.

  • App State's Days of Service contribute hundreds of volunteer hours to Watauga County nonprofits
    App State's Days of Service contribute hundreds of volunteer hours to Watauga County nonprofits
    March 6, 2024

    App State held its second annual Mobilize the Mountains Day of Service on Feb. 24, with dozens of student and faculty volunteers contributing over 111 hours of community service to local nonprofit organizations.

  • App State Gospel Choir uplifts campus and local community through song
    App State Gospel Choir uplifts campus and local community through song
    Feb. 26, 2024

    For nearly 50 years, the App State Gospel Choir has been uplifting the campus community through song in the Black religious tradition. According to alumni, the choir is a vehicle for cultural expression and a welcoming family that provides a sense of home.

  • 4 acclaimed authors to visit App State for spring 2024 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
    4 acclaimed authors to visit App State for spring 2024 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    The authors will share their work, give talks on the craft of writing

    Feb. 16, 2024

    This spring, App State will host four award-winning authors as part of its 2023–24 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.

  • Border Belt People: Jessica Cory brings awareness to Lumbee literature [faculty featured]
    Border Belt People: Jessica Cory brings awareness to Lumbee literature [faculty featured]
    Border Belt Independent
    Feb. 7, 2024

    This Q&A in Border Belt Independent features Jessica Cory, a lecturer in App State’s Department of English, who speaks about her interest in the Lumbee tribe and her inspiration to write about the significance of tribal history. Cory talks about her journey as a writer and what she hopes people will gain from reading her article, “The Politics of Recognition and the Power of Place in Lumbee Women’s Poetry,” which was published by the North Carolina Literary Review.

  • Armanti Edwards elected to College Football Hall of Fame
    Armanti Edwards elected to College Football Hall of Fame
    Jan. 8, 2024

    Record-setting App State quarterback Armanti Edwards, who played for the Mountaineers from 2006 to 2009, is one of 22 members elected to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class. The official induction ceremony will be held Dec. 10 during the 66th National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner.

  • App State’s 2023 Spooky Duke breaks fundraising record, scares up $31,600 to support regional children with special needs
    App State’s 2023 Spooky Duke breaks fundraising record, scares up $31,600 to support regional children with special needs
    Nov. 15, 2023

    App State’s 13th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest, held on the Boone campus, raised over $30,000 — an event record — to support the work of App State’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country, which assists High Country families who have children with special needs.

  • App State honors veterans and military families at annual Veterans Day Ceremony
    App State honors veterans and military families at annual Veterans Day Ceremony
    Nov. 10, 2023

    App State held a Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 10 in the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building, with remarks from App State Provost Heather Hulburt Norris, whose parents and other family members served in the military.

  • A 2023 ‘Best for Vets’ — App State recognized among nation’s top schools for military service members and veterans
    A 2023 ‘Best for Vets’ — App State recognized among nation’s top schools for military service members and veterans
    Nov. 10, 2023

    App State has been recognized among the nation’s top higher education institutions for military service members and veterans, placing among the top 30% of schools named to Military Times’ 2023 “Best for Vets: Colleges” rankings list.

  • App State Homecoming celebrates past, present and future Mountaineers
    App State Homecoming celebrates past, present and future Mountaineers

    Take a look back at App State in 1973, in 1998 and at Homecoming 2023

    Nov. 1, 2023

    This feature takes a look back at App State 50 and 25 years ago, in 1973 and 1998. App State celebrated Homecoming 2023 with a week of festivities held Oct. 23–29. Events included the Homecoming Parade, football game and APPtoberfest.

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