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Research alliance aims to elevate profile of regional public colleges [faculty mentioned]
Inside Higher Ed
Jan. 27, 2021
Dr. Andrew Koricich in App State’s Reich College of Education is mentioned as being among faculty conducting research on rural schools as part of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges. The new research hub was founded to highlight the importance of regional public institutions to students and communities.
How New River got its flow back: App State’s NRLP completes Payne Branch environmental restoration project
Jan. 25, 2021
App State’s New River Light and Power has completed its grant-funded project to remove the historic Payne Branch dam from the New River’s Middle Fork, helping to restore this river corridor to a more natural state — which includes improved water quality and enhanced habitat for the area’s aquatic wildlife. Dive in to learn more.
Nearly $12 million in federal funding supports App State Empowering Teacher Learning program
Jan. 22, 2021
App State has been awarded nearly $12 million in federal grant funding to implement Empowering Teacher Learning — a teacher-directed professional learning program designed to add flexibility to traditional recertification and state licensure renewals for Western North Carolina teachers.
App State alumnus produces news to keep Kentuckians informed
Jan. 21, 2021
As a news producer at Spectrum News 1 in Louisville, Kentucky, App State alumnus John Park ’20 uses the skills he learned at App State to create news programs.
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.
Ask the Experts [faculty featured]
Wallet Hub
Jan. 14, 2021
This Q&A article features Dr. David C. Marlett, managing director of the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center inApp State’s Walker College of Business, on trends in the car insurance industry, including the unexpected profits auto insurers are experiencing during COVID because of fewer claims.
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 Hedrick 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.
Perspective | NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps: Strengthening the talent pipeline to public service [staff quoted]
EdNC
Jan. 11, 2021
This article about the NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps shares comments from App State’s Dr. Susan McCracken, director of career development and economic engagement, about an Appalachian student's internship related to public service in Burke County.
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.