Adverse Weather Update: Jan. 11-12, 2025
For non-faculty employees on App State’s Boone and Hickory Campuses:

On Sat., Jan 11, Condition 2 (Suspended Operations) remains in effect until 5pm.

From 5pm on Jan. 11 until noon on Sun., Jan. 12 Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) is in effect.

Topic: Faculty and Staff

Displaying 235 - 252 of 1456

4 acclaimed authors to visit App State’s campus, share their work this fall
The authors’ visits are part of App State’s fall 2022 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 21, 2022
Four acclaimed authors — Savannah Sipple, Neema Avashia, Leigh Ann Henion and Scott Blackburn — will visit App State’s campus this fall as part of the 2022–23 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.
App State Mountaineers experience real-world climate science in Peru
Dr. Baker Perry leads National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, study abroad program in Andes Mountains
Sep. 16, 2022
National Geographic Explorer and App State geography professor Baker Perry led App State students on their study abroad program in Peru — then spearheaded the effort to install the highest weather station in the Tropical Andes as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition
3 honorees awarded App State’s 2021–22 Plemmons Leadership Medallions
Sep. 15, 2022
App State’s Board of Trustees honored three leaders — two students and a former member of Student Affairs — with 2022 Plemmons Leadership Medallions for enriching the quality of life of students at App State.
App State opens Academy at Elkin, its second lab school
Sep. 2, 2022
Elected officials and local dignitaries joined App State and Elkin City Schools educators and staff on Aug. 23 to celebrate the opening of App State’s second laboratory school — one of nine operating as part of the University of North Carolina System Laboratory School initiative.
Local youth snack their way to improved language, literacy skills through App State summer program
Aug. 24, 2022
A summer program developed by App State’s Beaver College of Health Sciences provides young students the opportunity to improve their language and literacy skills — while learning healthy eating habits. The program pairs snack preparation and sampling with a speech-language pathology curriculum.
With expansion almost complete, App State’s Child Development Center nearly doubles in capacity
Child care program earns prestigious accreditation
Aug. 5, 2022
App State’s Child Development Center expansion is nearing completion, allowing the center to serve 54 additional students. The center is also celebrating achievement of accreditation through the Pathways to Accreditation program, offered by the Children’s Council of Watauga County.
A bright finish for Team Sunergy: App State solar vehicle team takes 2nd place in 2022 American Solar Challenge
The team also earned the competition’s Electrical Design Award
Aug. 5, 2022
App State’s student-run solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, secured a second-place finish in the multi-occupant vehicle category of the 2022 American Solar Challenge. The team completed 1,549 miles over the eight-day road race and took home the competition’s Electrical Design Award for the second consecutive year.
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.
Appalachian Energy Summit reports $1.6 billion in avoided energy costs statewide
App State hosts decade of NC energy conferences to put ideas into action
July 21, 2022
The Appalachian Energy Summit marks its 10th year by continuing to lead the UNC System and state agencies toward a goal of $2 billion in avoided energy costs by 2025.
Live streaming weather data from the roof of the world [faculty featured]
CNN
July 20, 2022
Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State's Department of Geography and Planning, recounts his experience leading a successful expedition to install a new weather station at Bishop Rock on Mount Everest. The weather station provides real-time weather data that can improve the understanding of climate change.
It’s Cool to be Short When You’re in the Arctic Permafrost [faculty featured]
Eos
July 15, 2022
A first-author publication by Dr. Sarah Evans, assistant professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, is highlighted by the editor of Eos magazine. The paper reports on findings from ground temperature measurements made at nearly two dozen locations across Baffin Island, Canada, which provide a basis for improved prediction of permafrost thaw across the Arctic.
App State’s Team Sunergy qualifies for American Solar Challenge with solid performance at Formula Sun Grand Prix
July 12, 2022
The team completed 475 laps totaling 950 miles over the three-day road course at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas, qualifying for the 1,470-mile American Solar Challenge.
App State students score 2nd-place divisional win in national solar competition
The student team was recognized for its solar power system, designed to meet the renewable energy needs of a campus community
June 29, 2022
A multidisciplinary team of App State students captured a second-place win in the 2021–22 Solar District Cup, recognized for their solar power system design. This national competition challenges students to develop renewable energy solutions for college campuses or urban districts.
App State biology interns spend summer in Wilson Creek’s ‘natural playground’
Cleanup, conservation and outreach for a National Wild and Scenic River
June 29, 2022
App State biology majors Nick Campany and Carson Scott serve as interns for ACleanWilsonCreek.org, a conservation effort encompassing research, education and hands-on cleanup.
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.
How Appalachian State’s Police Officer Development Program is Revolutionizing Policing
Campus Safety
June 14, 2022
Campus Safety magazine interviews App State Police Chief and Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist Andy Stephenson for an article and podcast about App State's innovative Appalachian Police Officer Development Program.
App State announces new master’s degree in occupational therapy
Program to help address OT shortage in rural NC, welcomes first cohort in fall 2024
June 10, 2022
Beginning in fall 2024, Appalachian State University’s new Master of Science in occupational therapy program will help address a critical lack of occupational therapists in Western North Carolina.
Cardiovascular Recovery in Young Adults Takes Several Months after COVID-19 Infection
American Physiological Society
June 8, 2022
The findings of research conducted at App State are published in the June 2022 issue of The Journal of Applied Physiology.