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App State professor performs at Carnegie Hall
Watauga Democrat
July 26, 2019
Taking a break from his math professor duties at Appalachian State University, Witold Kosmala traded calculus lessons for a violin to join three generations of his family to play with the Millennial Choirs and Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City earlier this month.
App State Police Department honored as NCPEA Law Enforcement Agency of the Year
July 25, 2019
Appalachian State University’s Police Department was recognized as the Law Enforcement Agency of the Year by the North Carolina Police Executives Association for its Appalachian Police Officer Development Program.
App State’s Department of Marketing gains supply chain management major
July 25, 2019
Effective fall 2019, the supply chain management degree program offered by Appalachian’s Walker College of Business will transition from the college’s Department of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management to the Department of Marketing, resulting in a re-naming of the departments.
App State appoints Dr. Vachel Miller as new director of doctoral program in educational leadership
July 18, 2019
Miller, a professor in the Reich College of Education’s Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, began his new role in July. He served as interim director of the program from 2013–15.
App State opens new Lactation Lounge in Plemmons Student Union
July 18, 2019
Appalachian recently opened its new Lactation Lounge in the Plemmons Student Union. The space is available to faculty, staff, students and campus visitors who are breastfeeding and/or expressing milk.
Dr. Terry McClannon named associate dean for student affairs and program services in Reich College of Education
July 18, 2019
In his new role, McClannon, a professor in the Reich College of Education’s Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the college’s undergraduate and graduate student affairs.
Dr. Amy Milsom named chair of App State’s Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
July 17, 2019
Milsom comes to Appalachian from Clemson University, where she served as professor and program coordinator of counselor education.
Dr. Theresa Redmond wins 2019 Outstanding Volunteer Award from National Association for Media Literacy Education
July 17, 2019
Redmond, associate professor of media studies in Appalachian’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, was recognized for volunteering a substantial amount of time in service of a specific NAMLE project.
App State’s Kara Snow excels in internship at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
July 16, 2019
Applied physics major Kara Snow excels in North Carolina Space Grant internship at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and intends to dedicate her life to astrophysics research.
App State’s Dr. Tom Kane recognized with 2019 Parthenon Award
July 15, 2019
Kane, who has served as director of university housing at Appalachian since 2008, is one of five recipients of the ACUHO-I Foundation’s 2019 Parthenon Awards, which recognize supreme achievement in the profession, outstanding service, leadership and contributions to the field of campus housing.
Dr. Pennie Bagley named chair of Walker College of Business’ Department of Accounting
July 9, 2019
Bagley joined the WCOB faculty in 2010 and has recently served as the college’s experiential learning faculty fellow, providing resources and helping her colleagues develop experiential learning components in the curriculum.
Walker College of Business names new associate dean for undergraduate programs and administration
July 9, 2019
Dr. Dave McEvoy, professor in the Walker College’s Department of Economics, stepped into his new role July 1, taking over the position from Dr. Sam Formby, who will begin phased retirement in the 2019–20 academic year.
Higher Education Has Become a Partisan Issue [faculty quoted]
The Atlantic
July 5, 2019
Dr. Andrew Koricich, assistant professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, is quoted on the increasing partisanship of education. He says the political idea that taxes shouldn’t be raised for something that benefits individuals fails to recognize how society benefits from teachers, doctors, lawyers and other jobs that require a college education.
Survey: Respondents willing to pay for stormwater management, lower salt levels
Watauga Democrat
July 5, 2019
Using the Boone Creek watershed that runs through Appalachian State University’s campus as a laboratory, an interdisciplinary research team at Appalachian has been studying impacts from stormwater runoff and how to manage that runoff.
ASU produces new documentary on history of Moses Cone’s Flat Top Manor
Watauga Democrat
July 5, 2019
Thanks to a team from Appalachian State University, visitors at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, located off the Blue Ridge Parkway, will have the opportunity to learn more about the history of the park’s Flat Top Manor.
Joseph Bathanti wins Lee Smith Award for his literary contributions to Appalachian culture
July 2, 2019
Bathanti, professor of creative writing and the McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian, was recognized for his work to preserve and promote Appalachian culture.
Sun Belt names App State’s Dr. Amanda C. Howell a 2019 Faculty Member of the Year
June 25, 2019
Howell, senior lecturer and chemistry lab coordinator at Appalachian, is one of 12 educators nationally to be recognized by the Sun Belt Conference for having a positive impact on the lives of students and student-athletes.
App State’s Dr. Sonja Ardoin co-authors book examining social class in higher education
June 24, 2019
Ardoin’s third book, “Straddling Class in the Academy,” released by Stylus Publishing in May, “open(s) the conversation around social class identity and higher education.”