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Topic: Diversity

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  • 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.

  • Mandela Washington Fellowship returns to App State in summer 2022
    Mandela Washington Fellowship returns to App State in summer 2022

    25 African leaders will visit App State for a 6-week Leadership Institute — the first held in person since summer 2019

    May 10, 2022

    App State has been selected as an Institute Partner for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. As part of the Fellowship, App State will host 25 emerging Civic Engagement leaders from Africa for a six-week, on-campus Leadership Institute this summer.

  • ‘Cold Mountain Shadow’ — App State music therapy student wins scholarship for original song
    ‘Cold Mountain Shadow’ — App State music therapy student wins scholarship for original song

    Renee Yong was one of 5 international student winners worldwide in the Make Your Mark International Scholarship Contest

    May 5, 2022

    App State music therapy student Renee Yong was one of five students worldwide to win a scholarship in the fall 2021 Make Your Mark International Scholarship Contest, for her song “Cold Mountain Shadow.” Post-graduation, she aims to research music therapy treatments for depression.

  • App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program celebrates a decade of transforming lives
    App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program celebrates a decade of transforming lives

    Program announces expansion to 4-year option

    April 29, 2022

    App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) — an inclusive college experience designed for students with intellectual disabilities — celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. It will expand to a four-year program option in fall 2023.

  • Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    April 19, 2022

    Inspired by his daughter’s positive experience at a speech therapy camp, alumnus Dr. Ed Rankin ’79, along with his wife, Thuy Le, donated funding to App State to support a similar program at the university — it will be the first summer camp of its kind in North Carolina.

  • High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
    High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
    April 13, 2022

    “Roots and Routes: Stories of Migration in the High Country” — an App State project supported by the N.C. Humanities Council — is providing Hmong refugee and Latinx migrant families an opportunity to share their stories, histories and contributions to Western North Carolina.

  • App State earns Gold distinction as Military Friendly School for 2022–23
    App State earns Gold distinction as Military Friendly School for 2022–23

    University announces new emergency scholarship for student veterans

    April 7, 2022

    For more than a decade, App State’s support of military-affiliated students has earned it national recognition from VIQTORY as a Military Friendly School. App State has been named a Military Friendly School with Gold distinction for 2022–23.

  • 5 App State faculty share takeaways from BRIDGES women’s leadership program
    5 App State faculty share takeaways from BRIDGES women’s leadership program

    Application information for BRIDGES 2022 now available

    April 5, 2022

    App State’s Melissa Bryan, Dr. Melissa Gutschall, Dr. Lakshmi Iyer, Dr. Amy Milsom and Dr. Trina Palmer were accepted into and participated in the virtual 2021 BRIDGES leadership development program for women. Application information for BRIDGES 2022 is now available.

  • SoundAffect: Bakari Sellers on a heavy heart, patience and a lot of work to do
    SoundAffect: Bakari Sellers on a heavy heart, patience and a lot of work to do
    April 1, 2022

    “You can disagree with folk and still maintain relationships.” — CNN commentator, attorney and New York Times bestselling author Bakari Sellers on the latest SoundAffect podcast.

  • App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    March 22, 2022

    Dr. Alice Wright and Dr. Cameron Gokee are leading an archaeological research team into the Linville Gorge Wilderness area to learn more about the lives of Indigenous people who used the land hundreds of years ago, while facilitating the preservation of cultural resources.

  • App State students, staff and faculty give back to Boone during 2022 MLK Day of Service
    App State students, staff and faculty give back to Boone during 2022 MLK Day of Service
    March 2, 2022

    More than 50 App State faculty, staff and students rolled up their sleeves to volunteer at local nonprofit organizations during the university’s 2022 MLK Day of Service, Feb. 26. App State Community members have participated in this annual day of reflection, education and service for more than two decades.

  • A legacy of leadership at App State and beyond: Meet 7 National Pan-Hellenic Council alumni
    A legacy of leadership at App State and beyond: Meet 7 National Pan-Hellenic Council alumni
    Feb. 21, 2022

    Members of App State’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) fraternities and sororities have built a legacy of leadership and service — both on and off campus.

  • App State honors champions of inclusive excellence, on campus and in the community
    App State honors champions of inclusive excellence, on campus and in the community
    Jan. 31, 2022

    During the 2022 Chancellor’s Awards for Inclusive Excellence Luncheon, App State honored champions of inclusive excellence, including several faculty, staff and students from the university and a member of the local community.

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