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  • Walker College of Business names new associate dean for undergraduate programs and administration
    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]
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.”

  • Reich College of Education inducts 3 new Rhododendron Society members
    Reich College of Education inducts 3 new Rhododendron Society members
    June 21, 2019

    The Rhododendron Society’s newest members — Appalachian alumni Dorothy “Dot” Case ’69, Chris Moody ’99 and Angela Quick ’91 — were inducted Friday, June 14, during a brunch held at Hound Ears Club in Boone.

  • Appalachian produces new documentary on the history of Moses Cone’s Flat Top Manor
    Appalachian produces new documentary on the history of Moses Cone’s Flat Top Manor
    June 20, 2019

    Appalachian partnered with the National Park Service to produce a new documentary about the history of Flat Top Manor at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. The film is now showing in the manor’s minitheater.

  • NEA grant supports 35th annual An Appalachian Summer Festival
    NEA grant supports 35th annual An Appalachian Summer Festival
    June 20, 2019

    For the past 34 years, An Appalachian Summer Festival has brought renowned creative and performing artists to the High Country. This year’s lineup includes Patti LaBelle, The Temptations, the Punch Brothers and others.

  • Walker College of Business faculty and staff honored with 2019 Sywassink Awards for Excellence
    Walker College of Business faculty and staff honored with 2019 Sywassink Awards for Excellence
    June 20, 2019

    The winners of the Walker College of Business’ annual Sywassink Awards for Excellence are recognized for excellence in teaching, research, service and more.

  • App State’s Staff Shout Out program announces Linda Scherry as winner of its May drawing
    App State’s Staff Shout Out program announces Linda Scherry as winner of its May drawing
    June 19, 2019

    As part of winning the Staff Shout Out program’s May drawing, Linda Scherry, loan manager in Appalachian’s Office of Student Financial Aid, will receive a gift from the University Bookstore valued at $25.

  • App State’s Dr. Tracy Smith recognized for distinguished service in middle grades education
    App State’s Dr. Tracy Smith recognized for distinguished service in middle grades education
    June 17, 2019

    Smith is the recipient of the 2019 C. Kenneth McEwin Distinguished Service in Middle Grades Education Award for her impact on the advancement of middle-level education in North Carolina.

  • This beastly tornado left behind captivating images and an incredible set of data
    This beastly tornado left behind captivating images and an incredible set of data
    Washington Post
    June 17, 2019

    When it comes to tracking a tornado, sometimes it’s most effective to hunt in packs. One assistant professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., is spearheading an effort to do exactly that. Meet Anton Seimon. His work covers an array of topics, from long-term climate-change effects in the Andes Mountains to the dynamics of tornadoes on quick time scales.

  • App State researchers scale Mount Everest to conduct climate research as part of National Geographic expedition
    App State researchers scale Mount Everest to conduct climate research as part of National Geographic expedition
    June 14, 2019

    Dr. Baker Perry and Dr. Anton Seimon were part of a multidisciplinary expedition that installed the world’s two highest weather stations (at 8,430 meters and 7,945 meters), examined soil samples and glacial lakes to better understand the range of life surviving on Earth’s highest peaks, and more.

  • Forecasting extreme weather atop the highest mountain in the world
    Forecasting extreme weather atop the highest mountain in the world
    ABC News
    June 13, 2019

    Dr. Baker Perry, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, and Dr. Tom Matthews, a lecturer at Loughborough University, talk about the challenges they faced installing a weather station on Mount Everest.

  • App State’s Dr. Baker Perry to be featured in National Geographic livestream June 13
    App State’s Dr. Baker Perry to be featured in National Geographic livestream June 13
    June 12, 2019

    Perry, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, will take part in a livestreamed panel discussion titled “Fueling Earth’s Engines” Thursday, June 13, at 9:05 a.m. as part of National Geographic’s Explorers Festival.

  • App State survey: Respondents willing to pay for stormwater management and reduce negative effects from runoff
    App State survey: Respondents willing to pay for stormwater management and reduce negative effects from runoff
    June 12, 2019

    Research conducted by an interdisciplinary team at Appalachian explores how to mitigate impacts from stormwater runoff. The team has also conducted surveys throughout the Appalachian region to learn more about public perceptions of stormwater.

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