Topic: Diversity

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Race, policing and opportunities for reform — an App State forum
Oct. 14, 2020
As part of its 2020 Constitution Day programming, App State hosted a virtual forum exploring the intersection of race and policing. Guest panelists discussed topics ranging from the importance of police–community relationships to steps law enforcement agencies are taking to address bias in policing.
App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
Oct. 9, 2020
Three of App State’s signature scholarships — the Chancellor’s Scholarship, the Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship and the Diversity Scholars Program — provide full in-state tuition and fees, plus additional benefits to provide a lifetime of value.
App State announces 2020–21 class of Chancellor’s Scholars
Oct. 9, 2020
The Chancellor’s Scholarship — a four-year program of rigorous study that covers full institutional costs — is Appalachian’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship. It is awarded to the highest achieving students who have earned entry into the university’s Honors College.
4 diversity advocates named 2020–21 App State Fleming Scholars
Oct. 9, 2020
Four incoming first-year students with the desire to promote cultural diversity have received Appalachian’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship, which awards full in-state tuition and fees for up to four consecutive years.
App State welcomes 10 aspiring leaders into 2020–21 Diversity Scholars Program
Oct. 9, 2020
Appalachian’s Diversity Scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated leadership potential, academic achievement, a willingness to create positive change and a commitment to the principles of diversity.
Scholarship honors Dr. Willie C. Fleming, builds diversity legacy
Oct. 9, 2020
App State’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship is a win-win for diversity, according to its initiator, Judge Gary Henderson ’92 ’94. Recipients, who are provided full in-state tuition and fees, mentorship and additional opportunities, benefit the Appalachian Community through their leadership efforts to promote cultural diversity.
Poised for postgraduate success — App State Fleming Scholars continue diversity advocacy
Oct. 9, 2020
The first four recipients of App State’s full-tuition Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a rising business leader, a college adviser, a graduate student hopeful and a medical professional — have graduated from App State and are poised for postgraduate success. Learn about their next steps beyond App State.
‘The mission doesn’t stop’: App State holds Operation Agile Leader training exercises locally for senior ROTC cadets
Oct. 2, 2020
To help keep students safe during COVID-19, App State held Operation Agile Leader (OAL) training exercises locally for senior ROTC cadets. The cadets’ leadership skills were assessed as part of OAL, which took place at the university’s Teaching and Research Farm in Ashe County.
App State professor receives international recognition for diversity and inclusion advocacy
Oct. 1, 2020
App State’s Dr. Jennifer Burris, professor in and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received international recognition from The Optical Society (OSA) for her diversity and inclusion advocacy. She is one of two individuals and one organization to receive the 2020 honor.
René A. Salinas, Appalachian State University [faculty featured]
Lathisms
Oct. 1, 2020
Dr. René Salinas of App State’s Department of Mathematical Sciences was among mathematicians featured daily on the Lathisms (Latinxs and Hispanics in the Mathematical Sciences) website as part of its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 - Oct. 15. This website is made possible with support of the American Mathematical Society and other organizations.
Appalachian Police Department hosts training to certify area officers to teach implicit bias training locally
Sep. 23, 2020
The Appalachian Police Department is sponsoring 15 Watauga County officers, including App State officers, to become Fair and Impartial Policing (FIP) LLC trainers through FIP’s nationally recognized curriculum. The class will also include officers from elsewhere in the Western North Carolina region.
App State participates in questionnaire to support UNC System Racial Equity Task Force
Sep. 18, 2020
The University of North Carolina (UNC) System has released a questionnaire to support the work of its Racial Equity Task Force. The survey — sent to faculty, staff and students of all 17 UNC System institutions, including App State — will be open for submissions until Sept. 30.
App State awarded nearly $1M grant to ADVANCE APPALACHIAN women in STEM academic careers
Sep. 18, 2020
The National Science Foundation has awarded Appalachian $995,509 in grant funding to implement ADVANCE APPALACHIAN — a program designed to support and advance the careers of Appalachian faculty who are women in STEM disciplines. The program will be implemented over the next three academic years.
4 lauded authors to appear in App State’s first virtual Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 11, 2020
The author lineup for Appalachian’s fall 2020 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series, to be held virtually due to COVID-19, includes novelist Jacinda Townsend, creative nonfiction author Graham Hoppe and poets Jacinta White and Nickole Brown.
App State football players call meeting, organize Boone march to ‘end injustice’
Watauga Democrat
Aug. 29, 2020
Appalachian State University football players taking a stand against social injustice with march through Boone.
App State enrollment reaches 20,023, breaks records for underrepresented students
Aug. 28, 2020
App State releases fall 2020 data showing record enrollment of 20,023 students and significant increases of first-year underrepresented students.
2 App State graduate students among 41 selectees for national counseling fellowship
Aug. 19, 2020
Jessie Butler and Fiona Abrams — both graduate students in Appalachian’s clinical mental health counseling program — are among 41 master’s-level students chosen nationally for the 2020–21 NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors. Each will receive $15,000 in funding, along with educational support.
App State to launch American Sign Language minor in fall 2020, expand course offerings
Aug. 13, 2020
This fall, Appalachian is launching a new minor in American Sign Language (ASL) and expanding its existing offerings of ASL courses.