Topic: Diversity

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Thurgood Marshall College Fund President and CEO to speak at App State’s 2019 Black and Gold Convocation
July 31, 2019
Appalachian State University announces Thurgood Marshall College Fund President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams as the guest speaker for its 2019 Black and Gold Convocation.
10 aspiring leaders accepted into App State’s Diversity Scholars Program
July 24, 2019
The Diversity Scholarship is given to students who have demonstrated leadership potential, academic achievement, a willingness to create positive change and a commitment to the principles of diversity.
App State names 4 recipients of Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
July 24, 2019
Four incoming first-year students with the desire to promote cultural diversity have been awarded full tuition through Appalachian’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship.
App State opens new Lactation Lounge in Plemmons Student Union
July 18, 2019
Appalachian recently opened its new Lactation Lounge in the Plemmons Student Union. The space is available to faculty, staff, students and campus visitors who are breastfeeding and/or expressing milk.
App State’s Jordan Moore pursues dream of global anesthesiology career
July 9, 2019
Chemistry major Jordan Moore aspires to take her talents abroad — providing medical care in developing nations.
App State alumna helps the medical community understand Appalachian culture
July 8, 2019
Robyn Seamon ’11 ’18 combines a B.S. in nursing (RN–BSN) with an M.A. in Appalachian studies to provide a specialized service to the medical community.
Find Your Sustain Ability: Kailash Satyarthi — fighting child labor from Delhi sweatshops to U.S. tobacco fields
July 8, 2019
Forty years ago, Kailash Satyarthi was a successful electrical engineer who chose to leave his career behind. He would go on to rescue 80,000 children from slavery and win the Nobel Peace Prize.
App State's Boren Scholar could ultimately bolster US security
July 3, 2019
Through her Boren Scholarship, Hannah Godfrey, a senior psychology major from Cary, will travel to Indonesia during the 2019–20 academic year to study Bahasa.
Joseph Bathanti wins Lee Smith Award for his literary contributions to Appalachian culture
July 2, 2019
Bathanti, professor of creative writing and the McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian, was recognized for his work to preserve and promote Appalachian culture.
Poet Engineer Richard Blanco on documenting a bridge generation and achieving artistic success without teenage angst or selling out
June 14, 2019
Gay, Cuban-American, immigrant, poet, engineer, documentarian, historical figure, mentor, role model- Richard Blanco bears many labels yet keeps it real.
Girls on the Run-High Country announces open registration for its new summer camp
June 10, 2019
The three-week 2019 Camp GOTR will offer rising third through fifth grade girls the opportunity to develop self-confidence and learn various life skills through physical activity, group games, interactive workshops and individual reflection.
For App State student, leadership award may pave the way for public service
June 6, 2019
Travian Smith is the first recipient of Appalachian’s newly established National Pan-Hellenic Council Leadership Award.
Jordanians worry that the ‘deal of the century’ will come at their expense
Washington Post
June 1, 2019
The recent visit of Jared Kushner to Amman left many Jordanians worried that the Kushner plan, or President Trump’s alleged “deal of the century,” will try to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Jordan’s expense. Appalachian State University professor Dr. Curtis R. Ryan examines why the Kushner peace plan causes alarm in Jordan.
Picture Yourself as an Earth Scientist
App State receives funding for K–12 geosciences outreach project
May 30, 2019
Appalachian’s Marta Toran has received grant funding from the American Geophysical Union to update the university’s PYES mobile photo booth — an outreach project designed to raise awareness for geoscience careers and the importance of earth science literacy.
For Memorial Day: Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
May 24, 2019
For Memorial Day, Appalachian professor Joseph Bathanti — former poet laureate of North Carolina — shares his “Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly.”
‘The High Country Meets the Middle Kingdom’
Appalachian’s STARTALK Program immerses students in Chinese language, culture
May 7, 2019
Through the three-week program at Appalachian, 20 students from regional high schools will explore Chinese language and culture in and beyond a structured classroom setting.
Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
May 7, 2019
The three-week program — to take place July 8–26 on Appalachian’s campus — is open to rising ninth through 12th grade students in the High Country area with limited or no previous exposure to Chinese.
Learn a language, expand your worldview
Q&A with Dr. Wendy Xie
May 7, 2019
Appalachian’s Dr. Wendy Xie teaches Chinese. She talks about the value and importance of learning another language.