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Topic: Diversity

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  • App State honors campus, community champions of diversity, equity and inclusion
    App State honors campus, community champions of diversity, equity and inclusion

    4 individuals, 1 regional team receive 2023 Inclusive Excellence Awards

    May 31, 2023

    Four members of the campus and local community, as well as a team from Mount Airy City Schools, are the recipients of App State’s 2023 Inclusive Excellence Awards, which recognize individuals’ active, intentional and ongoing commitment to inclusive excellence.

  • Marine Corps veteran Dr. Seth Grooms lays wreath for App State’s Memorial Day commemoration
    Marine Corps veteran Dr. Seth Grooms lays wreath for App State’s Memorial Day commemoration
    May 26, 2023

    Each Memorial Day, App State commemorates those who died while serving in the U.S. military with a wreath laying at the Veterans Memorial on the Boone campus. Chancellor Sheri Everts selected Marine Corps veteran and assistant professor Dr. Seth Grooms to lay the wreath for this year’s observance.

  • App State earns designation as a Top 10 Military Friendly School for 2023–24
    App State earns designation as a Top 10 Military Friendly School for 2023–24
    May 26, 2023

    App State has been designated as a Military Friendly School for the 14th consecutive year, ranking among the top 10 in the large public schools category for the 2023–24 academic year.

  • <span style="color: #bc8801;">SoundAffect:</span> Dr. Sharon Contreras on ensuring a high-quality education for all children
    SoundAffect: Dr. Sharon Contreras on ensuring a high-quality education for all children
    May 17, 2023

    Dr. Sharon Contreras is a lifelong advocate for ensuring all children can access a high-quality, public education. Drawing from her own childhood experiences, her tenure as a high school English teacher and her career progression, which includes being the first woman of color to lead one of New York state’s largest school districts, she is a consistent innovator in public education. On this episode, she relates some of her guiding principles and beliefs that have helped her have a powerfully positive impact on public schools across the country. Find out why every day is a great day to be an educator.

  • At App State lab schools, empowered teachers foster supportive classrooms for K–5 students
    At App State lab schools, empowered teachers foster supportive classrooms for K–5 students

    Enrollment open now through August

    May 15, 2023

    App State operates two lab schools — one in Walkertown and one in Elkin — where K–5 students can gain an education in a nontraditional classroom setting. Learn more about lab schools and their innovative approaches to teaching.

  • <span style="color: #bc8801;">Appalachian Outdoorosity:</span> Inclusive Health
    Appalachian Outdoorosity: Inclusive Health
    April 18, 2023

    On this episode of Appalachian Outdoorosity, Dr. Joy James, professor in App State’s Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education, interviews Lauren Moody, who shares the outdoor activities she enjoyed while a student at App State — including her love of backpacking — and how to make the great outdoors an inclusive space for all. Moody has since graduated from App State, earning her bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.

    Find more App State podcasts and subscribe at podcasts.appstate.edu.

  • App State small business centers assist 1,000 clients with $65M in capital formation
    App State small business centers assist 1,000 clients with $65M in capital formation

    Small Business and Technology Development Center serves 14 counties with offices in Boone and Hickory

    April 11, 2023

    The App State-affiliated Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is a valued asset in the economic development infrastructure of North Carolina, serving as an advisory resource for growing and developing businesses. Learn more about two Hickory area small businesses that have worked with SBTDC to pursue their business goals.

  • Honoring women’s leadership and history at App State
    Honoring women’s leadership and history at App State
    March 8, 2023

    This Women’s History Month, learn more about a few of the App State administrators, alumni, students, faculty, staff and campus visitors who are leading the way and inspiring others, as well as university events and initiatives focused on women’s history.

  • Lumbee tribal flag now hangs in App State’s student union, honoring the Lumbee people and their history
    Lumbee tribal flag now hangs in App State’s student union, honoring the Lumbee people and their history
    March 3, 2023

    Appalachian State University recognized and honored the nearly 60,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and their history on Feb. 27 with the unveiling of the Lumbee tribal flag in Plemmons Student Union.

  • <span style="color: #bc8801;">SoundAffect:</span> Daniel E. Dawes, JD on how to overcome deep-rooted challenges in the American health care system
    SoundAffect: Daniel E. Dawes, JD on how to overcome deep-rooted challenges in the American health care system
    Feb. 24, 2023

    From his childhood on a rural Nebraskan farm to the negotiating tables in our nation’s capital, Daniel Dawes has combined his lifelong passion for health equity, political acumen and confidence in a collaborative process to create real and powerful changes in the American health care system. With contagious hope and a non-partisan process, the widely respected health equity and policy expert leverages his understanding of the root causes of America’s health care problems to advance solutions. Daniel Dawes joins host Megan Hayes on this episode of SoundAffect.

    Find more App State podcasts and subscribe at podcasts.appstate.edu.

  • App State Office of Diversity brings monthly read-alouds to lab schools
    App State Office of Diversity brings monthly read-alouds to lab schools
    Feb. 21, 2023

    App State’s Office of Diversity offers a monthly read-aloud program to students at the university’s two lab schools: the Academy at Middle Fork and the Academy at Elkin. Reading themes include Black history, disabilities awareness, military appreciation and more.

  • 5 award-winning authors to visit App State for spring 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
    5 award-winning authors to visit App State for spring 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    The poets and novelist will share their work, give talks on the craft of writing

    Feb. 21, 2023

    This spring, App State will host five esteemed authors — including a former U.S. poet laureate — as part of its 2022–23 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.

  • App State’s Day of Service honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    App State’s Day of Service honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Feb. 20, 2023

    App State’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service — now called Mobilize the Mountains — was held Feb. 18, with more than 50 students volunteering for a day of reflection, education and service. Mountaineers have been taking part in this event for more than two decades.

  • These Colleges Produce a Lot of Fulbright Scholars. Here’s How.
    These Colleges Produce a Lot of Fulbright Scholars. Here’s How.
    The Chronicle of Higher Education
    Feb. 15, 2023

    App State made the list of colleges with the most recipients of Fulbright scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year, and is one of three top producers among master's institutions of both Fulbright Scholars and Students. Chrissie Faupel, App State's executive director for international education and development, explains ways that the university assists Fulbright applicants.

  • Nigerian violinist Clement Okon pursues music master’s degree at App State
    Nigerian violinist Clement Okon pursues music master’s degree at App State

    Okon to be featured at Appalachian Symphony Orchestra concert Feb. 19

    Feb. 6, 2023

    Clement Okon moved from Nigeria to Boone to pursue his master’s degree in music performance for violin at App State. Okon has received several honors since he’s been at App State, including a Red Chair sponsorship in the Symphony of the Mountains.

  • ‘It runs in the family’ — App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 inspires next generation of Mountaineers
    ‘It runs in the family’ — App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 inspires next generation of Mountaineers
    Feb. 3, 2023

    App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 has an award-winning career in risk management and insurance — and three children who are Mountaineers.

  • Celebrating Black History Month at App State
    Celebrating Black History Month at App State
    Feb. 1, 2023

    This Black History Month, learn more about a few of the Black leaders, alumni, students, staff and campus visitors who enrich the App State Experience every day of the year, as well as university events, initiatives and research endeavors focused on Black history.

  • 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.

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