Topic: Faculty and Staff

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Faculty of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music will present concerts Feb. 5 and 7
Feb. 3, 2017
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present faculty concerts Feb. 5 and 7.
Appalachian’s new Center for Academic Excellence becomes one-stop shop for effective teaching and learning
Jan. 27, 2017
Student success depends on effective teaching and learning. Appalachian’s Center for Academic Excellence keeps faculty at the top of their game.
Dr. Rick Klima, math skills builder
Jan. 27, 2017
Dr. Rick Klima, professor and assistant chair of Appalachian State University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences, uses encryption and the democratic process as tools for teaching math skills.
Dr. Ok-Youn Yu, extending the growing season with biomass
Jan. 27, 2017
Dr. Ok-Youn Yu is using on-farm biomass resources to produce energy for greenhouses, increasing winter yields of fresh produce and farmers’ profits.
Dr. Dana Powell, activist researcher at the Dakota Access Pipeline
Jan. 27, 2017
The Standing Rock pipeline protest led to on-the-ground activist research for Dr. Dana Powell, assistant professor of anthropology at Appalachian.
Dr. Karen Caldwell uses the expressive arts to prepare future counselors
Jan. 27, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Karen Caldwell promotes expressive arts therapy in developing marriage and family counselors.
Appalachian assistant professor Alice P. Wright recognized by archaeology association, leads collaborative, interdisciplinary research team
Jan. 4, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Alice P. Wright is recognized for excellence at the 2016 Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC).
Michael Mayfield, champion of General Education
Dec. 15, 2016
Dr. Michael Mayfield, vice provost for undergraduate education at Appalachian State University, never meant to be a teacher. According to his wife he “fell into it by accident.” It’s true: at his first conference presentation as a graduate student, he actually fell from the stage. He tells folks, she said, the humbling experience of climbing back up and carrying on resonated and he’s been on stage as an educator ever since.
Fall 2016 commencement photos
Dec. 14, 2016
See photos from Appalachian State University’s December 2016 Commencement ceremonies.
John C. Welborn – Appalachian’s Food Services Supervisor
Dec. 14, 2016
Food Services Supervisor John Welborn extends a more than 60-year family legacy by working in Sanford Commons at Appalachian State University.
Food Services Director Pam Cline ’94 pays attention to sustainability and students’ tastes
Dec. 14, 2016
Director of Food Services Pam Cline shares her career path, industry trends and how Appalachian State University’s sustainability initiatives impact her work.
2016 Staff Excellence Award winners
Dec. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University’s 2016 Staff Excellence Awards were presented to Livelle Leon Rodriguez, Barry Sauls, Lori Townsend and Tom Van Gilder.
Ball named director of sustainability at Appalachian
Dec. 9, 2016
Following a national search, Dr. Lee F. Ball Jr. has been named director of sustainability at Appalachian State University. Ball has held the position on an interim basis since June 2015.
Standing Rock pipeline protest leads to enhanced anthropology teaching and activist research at Appalachian State University
Dec. 8, 2016
The Standing Rock pipeline protest led to on-the-ground activist research for an undergraduate student and her anthropology professor.
Photographs taken by Dr. Dana Powell during visits to Oceti Sakowin encampment at Standing Rock, North Dakota
Dec. 8, 2016
All photos by Dr. Dana Powell, professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University
Ray Christian, storyteller
Dec. 6, 2016
Ray Christian, a storyteller and instructor at Appalachian State University, compartmentalizes his life of 55 years into three disparate segments: an impoverished childhood in a Richmond, Virginia, ghetto, 20 years serving his country in the U.S. Army, and the past two decades “doing nothing but going to school.”
Dr. Scott Marshall studies earthquakes from space
Nov. 27, 2016
Geophysicist Dr. Scott Marshall studies earthquakes from space, because satellite data can help map fault lines.
Professorships honor three faculty in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business
Nov. 21, 2016
Business faculty Delbert Goff, Chris McNeil and Scott Hunsinger have been awarded professorships in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business.