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  • App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub receives $50,000 contribution from Harris Teeter
    App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub receives $50,000 contribution from Harris Teeter
    June 20, 2023

    App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub has new resources to address food insecurity within the Boone campus community thanks to a $50,000 donation from Harris Teeter — marking the largest corporate gift in the food hub’s history.

  • App State Walker College of Business renews international accreditation
    App State Walker College of Business renews international accreditation
    June 15, 2023

    App State’s Walker College of Business has been reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. The five-year accreditation covers undergraduate business programs and select graduate programs.

  • App State Chancellor Sheri Everts to serve as Sun Belt Conference president
    App State Chancellor Sheri Everts to serve as Sun Belt Conference president
    June 14, 2023

    App State Chancellor Sheri Everts will serve as president of the Sun Belt Conference for a two-year term, beginning July 1. Her duties as president also include serving as chair of the conference’s Executive Committee.

  • Appalachian State professor unpacks recent N.C. earthquakes [faculty featured]
    Appalachian State professor unpacks recent N.C. earthquakes [faculty featured]
    Spectrum News 1
    June 14, 2023

    Dr. Scott Marshall, professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, has been studying earthquakes for many years. Recently, a string of seven earthquakes hit North Carolina, all just outside of Canton, in a span of a few weeks. Marshall offers his expert knowledge to explain how this happened.

  • Computer Science Master’s Degree Programs [faculty featured]
    Computer Science Master’s Degree Programs [faculty featured]
    TechGuide
    June 14, 2023

    Dr. Patricia Johann, professor in App State’s Department of Computer Science, offers an expert voice on how a master’s degree in computer science will better prepare students for the rapidly growing field and its many job opportunities. Johann explains why now is the time to think about getting a master’s degree in computer science, the best ways to prepare for the master’s program, the types of jobs that students are landing after graduation and more.

  • National Geographic CEO speaks on scientific storytelling: ‘Science alone is not enough’ [faculty featured]
    National Geographic CEO speaks on scientific storytelling: ‘Science alone is not enough’ [faculty featured]
    The Appalachian
    June 10, 2023

    National Geographic Chief Executive Officer Jill Tiefenthaler spoke at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts as part of the 2023 Appalachian Energy Summit. The presentation highlighted the many endeavors of National Geographic explorers around the world, including Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning. Perry spoke at the event about his experience installing weather stations at high elevations, including on Mount Everest.

  • Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin this summer
    Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin this summer

    The academic facility will be the first net-zero energy building in App State's new Innovation District

    June 9, 2023

    Construction for App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research — the first academic building of the university’s Innovation District — is set to begin in July. The facility, offering classroom, office, laboratory and event space, will be built to the rigorous sustainability standards of the Living Building Challenge.

  • Associate professor Elizabeth Bellows awarded 2023–24 Fulbright to perform research in Romania
    Associate professor Elizabeth Bellows awarded 2023–24 Fulbright to perform research in Romania

    Her project explores effects of Russia–Ukraine war on educators, students and families

    June 8, 2023

    Dr. Elizabeth Bellows, associate professor in App State’s Reich College of Education, is the recipient of a 2023–24 Fulbright. She will spend nine months in Romania, researching how teachers, students and families are navigating the effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.

  • 3 App State graduate students win $25,000 award in sustainable business pitch competition
    3 App State graduate students win $25,000 award in sustainable business pitch competition
    June 1, 2023

    Three App State graduate students won a $25,000 prize in EnergyTech’s annual business pitch competition. The event has teams identify a promising energy technology, assess its market potential and pitch a strategy for commercialization of the product to a panel of judges.

  • 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.

  • Enrollment opens for App State’s Lab Schools in Triad [faculty featured]
    Enrollment opens for App State’s Lab Schools in Triad [faculty featured]
    WXII-TV
    May 30, 2023

    Dr. Hannah Reeder ’05 ’08, App State’s director of lab schools and assistant dean in the Reich College of Education, speaks about the purpose and benefits of App State’s lab schools in Walkertown and Elkin.

  • 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.

  • 2023’s Best Places for Summer Jobs [faculty featured]
    2023’s Best Places for Summer Jobs [faculty featured]
    WalletHub
    May 24, 2023

    Dr. Yalcin Acikgoz, associate professor in App State’s Department of Psychology, offers expert advice to young adults who are looking for jobs or internships this summer. Based on data provided by WalletHub, Acikgoz explores the types of jobs that will best equip young adults with the skills and experiences they need to secure a full time career after graduation, explains the most common mistakes young adults make when taking a summer job, evaluates the best cities for summer jobs and makes predictions about employment in summer 2023.

  • Over 3,600 App State graduates earn degrees at Spring 2023 Commencement
    Over 3,600 App State graduates earn degrees at Spring 2023 Commencement
    May 16, 2023

    Appalachian State University conferred degrees to over 3,600 students during its 2023 Spring Commencement ceremonies, held May 12 and 13 at the Holmes Convocation Center.

  • Are heart rate and blood pressure the same? No, and it’s important to understand why. [faculty featured]
    Are heart rate and blood pressure the same? No, and it’s important to understand why. [faculty featured]
    American Heart Association
    May 16, 2023

    Dr. Scott Collier, professor in App State’s Department of Public Health and Exercise Science, helps explain the difference between heart rate and blood pressure. Collier emphasizes the importance of understanding the numbers involved with heart rate and blood pressure in order to maintain good cardiovascular health.

  • 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.

  • Dr. Ashley Walker Colquitt named associate vice provost and dean of App State’s Williams School of Graduate Studies
    Dr. Ashley Walker Colquitt named associate vice provost and dean of App State’s Williams School of Graduate Studies
    May 15, 2023

    After a national search, Dr. Ashley Walker Colquitt has been named associate vice provost and dean of Appalachian State University’s Williams School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2023.

  • At App State, sustainable purchasing is a collective effort — and a key climate strategy
    At App State, sustainable purchasing is a collective effort — and a key climate strategy
    May 12, 2023

    App State continues to implement its sustainable purchasing initiative as part of the university’s Climate Action Plan, which guides App State’s progress toward climate neutrality. Sustainable purchasing is the practice of buying goods that mitigate negative effects on human health and the environment.

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