Topic: Faculty and Staff

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We Were Travelers, Not Tourists
Traveling through Cuba with 15 students, 2 colleagues and no Internet
Oct. 9, 2015
A group of students and faculty learns about the history, culture and politics of Cuba – and some of what Cubans experience each day – during a study abroad experience.
Reflections on Cuba
Oct. 9, 2015
In May, three faculty members took 15 students to Cuba for a multidisciplinary, study abroad course titled “Rhythm and Revolution: Exploring Music and Dance in Cuba.” The group committed to being travelers, not tourists and came away with an understanding of the island’s history, culture, politics and some of what Cubans experience each day.
Hayes School of Music presents ‘An Afternoon of Bassoon with Friends’
Oct. 8, 2015
What better way to spend an afternoon with friends and music than with Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music?
Works by Britten and Brahms featured in Oct. 13 recital
Sept. 30, 2015
Oboist Alicia Chapman and clarinetist Douglas Miller will perform works by Benjamin Britten and Johannes Brahms during a Hayes School of Music faculty recital.
Rosenberg honored by Global Science and Technology Forum
Sept. 30, 2015
Rosenberg, Pornchai Jullamate (Burapha University) and Ouaypon Tungthongchai (Kasetsart University) won the Best Research Paper award for their paper “Global Aging and Eldercare: The Internationalization of ‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers.’”
Pianist Rodney Reynerson performs Oct. 11
Sept. 30, 2015
Works by Grieg, Chopin, Ravel, Gershwin and ter Veldhius will be performed during a recital by pianist Rodney Reynerson.
FYI: Dr. Lee Ball on Sustainability Initiatives at Appalachian
Sept. 25, 2015
Dr. Lee Ball, Interim Director of Sustainability at Appalachian, discusses Appalachian's current sustainability initiatives.
Professor receives NIH grant to study the relationships between mood and memory
Sept. 24, 2015
Lisa Emery, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Psychology, has received a three-year, $270,375 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health to better understand relationships between mood and memory.
“Rhythm and Revolution” — Cuba Study Abroad, 2015
Sept. 23, 2015
Images from a multidisciplinary, study abroad course titled “Rhythm and Revolution: Exploring Music and Dance in Cuba.” The program was led by faculty in dance, music and global studies.
Cheeseman presents faculty recital Oct. 4
Sept. 21, 2015
Cheeseman is a member of the Hayes School of Music faculty. The program is comprised of contemporary compositions written from 1980 to 2010.
Kirkpatrick receives Brockman-Campbell Book Award for her Irish-themed poetry collection
Sept. 21, 2015
A poet and professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of English, Kirkpatrick had long wanted to write about Gonne, who was a muse to William Butler Yeats, but she was uncertain of the creative device – such as lyric or dramatic monologue – that she wanted to use.
Professor mentorship: Libby Puckett & Nicole Reilly
Sept. 17, 2015
Chemistry major Nicole Reilly ’11 credits her professors, specifically Chemistry Professor Libby Puckett with “preparing her for life.”
Zackary Vernon receives first Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
Sept. 16, 2015
Zackary Vernon, a new faculty member at Appalachian State University, is the winner of the premiere Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize for his essay titled “Boone Summer: Adventures of a Bad Environmentalist.”
Poet R.T. Smith will read from his work Sept. 24
Sept. 14, 2015
Poet and editor R.T. Smith, who is the 2015-16 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Appalachian State University, will read from his work Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room as part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
FYI: Ged Moody, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Sustainability
Sept. 13, 2015
Ged Moody discusses the history and future of The Appalachian Energy Summit.
Moore receives AAUP Chapter’s Academic Freedom Award
Sept. 10, 2015
Dr. Michael Moore, an emeritus professor in the Department of History at Appalachian State University, has received the 2015 Award for Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance from the university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Employees receive Staff Award from Appalachian
Sept. 9, 2015
The employees who were honored during convocation Sept. 3 are Sandi Jones, Russell Paige, Lynn Patterson and Tracey Tardiff.
Plemmons Medallion presented to Marquie, Deloglos, Boya and Cole
Sept. 4, 2015
Four individuals known for their service to others have received the W.H. Plemmons Medallion from Appalachian State University.