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App State senior awarded spring 2021 Rogers and Janice Whitener Scholarship for creative writing
Jan. 15, 2021
App State’s Zöe Benfield, a senior English–creative writing major, is the spring 2021 recipient of the Rogers and Janice Whitener Scholarship, which recognizes performance in creative writing for a majoring student, as well as active, positive citizenship in all courses, including those in creative writing.
Grant-supported App State project explores relationship between religious studies and public issues
Jan. 13, 2021
Three religious studies faculty members at App State are engaged in a grant-funded project to envision a public-focused future for religious studies teaching and scholarship — one that explores the relationship of religion to topics at the center of public conversation and debate.
Magical moments in hospitality brought this Mountaineer to App State
Jan. 11, 2021
Disney magic inspired Sam Hedrick to transfer to App State, where she is majoring in hospitality and tourism management and building skills and experience for her future career.
A return ‘home’ for The Appalachian News Adviser Allison Bennett Dyche
Jan. 11, 2021
Allison Bennett Dyche, news adviser for App State’s student newspaper, The Appalachian, returned to App State a month prior to Election Day after serving four years as director of student media at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dyche previously worked as App State’s assistant director for student media.
More than $1 billion in NC energy costs avoided, Appalachian Energy Summit reports
Jan. 8, 2021
The Appalachian Energy Summit reports, from 2002–03 to 2018–19, the UNC System, together with industry partners, has saved North Carolina more than $1 billion in avoided energy costs — including water use reductions. App State has realized more than $30.3 million in avoided energy and water costs over the same time period.
App State alumni donate 2,000-plus face coverings to Academy at Middle Fork
‘We have to take care of one another’
Jan. 8, 2021
Donated by App State alumni Robert Roach ’08 and Tom Webb ’73 ’75, along with Webb’s son, Ben Webb, and Brad Valentine, the face coverings are helping to make the return to in-person instruction safer for students and teachers at App State’s Academy at Middle Fork.
Worms–crayfish relationship affects entire freshwater stream ecosystems, App State research finds
Jan. 8, 2021
Published research co-authored by three members of the Appalachian State University Community is the first to find that some small, aquatic worms can have ecosystem-level impacts on freshwater streams due to their relationship with crayfish. Dive in to learn more.
Find Your Sustain Ability: U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
Dec. 23, 2020
Join App State Chief Sustainability Officer Lee Ball and guest U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, of New Mexico, as they discuss issues around the climate crisis — what Heinrich calls "the challenge of our time" — on this new episode of Find Your Sustain Ability. Topics range from the new generation of environmentalists and the parallels between COVID-19 and climate, to the landmark passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, which will permanently fund infrastructure and facilities repairs and upgrades on national parks and other federal lands.
Reflections on a year defined by COVID-19
Dec. 22, 2020
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Appalachian State University has enacted a coordinated, universitywide response — in concert with agencies across the town, region and state — while continuing to further its academic mission.
Climate change and the rise of CO2: App State scientists contribute to 2020 Global Carbon Budget
Dec. 22, 2020
Drs. Dennis Gilfillan ’08 and Gregg Marland are among 86 scientists worldwide who contributed their expertise to the Global Carbon Project’s 2020 Global Carbon Budget — an annual, in-depth report on the amount of CO2 produced by the world’s nations and how much enters the ocean, is taken up by growing plants or accumulates in the atmosphere.
App State’s Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa selected as founding member of the American Academy of International Education
Dec. 22, 2020
App State’s Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa has been selected as a founding member of the American Academy of International Education — an Institute of International Education (IIE) initiative. The academy is the first scholarly organization in the U.S. dedicated to advancing the field of international education.
App State’s SBTDC was a ‘first responder’ for small businesses during the pandemic
Dec. 22, 2020
App State’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) served as a key partner in North Carolina’s response to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Princeton Review names App State an ‘excellent choice’ for an MBA
Dec. 22, 2020
The Princeton Review has named App State’s Walker College of Business in its “The Best Business Schools 2021” list, which recognizes U.S. schools with the best on-campus MBA degree programs. App State also offers its nationally recognized MBA through App State Online.
One for the history books: Top App State moments of 2020
Dec. 21, 2020
Revisit key moments, from a landmark fall enrollment of more than 20,000 students to a public health campaign to help slow the spread of COVID-19, that show App State resilience during a year of historic challenges.
App State to receive new cold storage units designated for a COVID-19 vaccine
Dec. 21, 2020
Appalachian State University will be among 15 University of North Carolina System institutions to receive new cold storage units designated for doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. App State will have the capacity to store 116,200 doses in its new units.
Grant-funded studies by App State analyze COVID-19’s economic impact on Northwestern NC
Dec. 21, 2020
App State was awarded a nearly $98,000 grant to analyze COVID-19’s total economic impact on the Northwestern NC region. In April alone, the region lost an estimated $52.4 million in gross regional product due to COVID-related restaurant and bar closures, according to preliminary reports.
Tracing the Moisture That Nourishes the World’s Highest Glacier [faculty featured]
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Dec. 14, 2020
App State’s Dr. Baker Perry discusses the 2019 National Geographic expedition to Mount Everest and the data that are coming from the weather stations he and his team installed there. Among them, the Khumbu Glacier receives most of its moisture from the Bay of Bengal. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.
A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates
Dec. 11, 2020
Approximately 4,000 Appalachian Community members gathered virtually to celebrate more than 1,700 graduates of App State’s Fall Class of 2020. The keynote speaker for the university’s Fall 2020 Commencement was alumnus and WBTV News anchor John Carter ’79.