Topic: Faculty and Staff

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Scholarly Teaching Academy recognizes teacher-scholars
Nov. 18, 2015
Meet the latest participants in Appalachian State University’s Scholarly Teaching Academy, and see how these faculty are focused on teaching excellence.
A veteran’s commitment continues long after military service ends
Nov. 12, 2015
A veteran’s commitment to serve doesn’t stop when he or she leaves the military. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Vickie Hughes, now associate professor in the Department of Nursing faculty at Appalachian State University, illustrated that point with a story she told during a Veterans Day ceremony on campus.
Joseph Bathanti collaborates on veteran-focused literary project
Nov. 11, 2015
Words from veterans across North Carolina were transformed into the acclaimed theatrical production “Deployed” and now are the focus of a new video released by the North Carolina Arts Council.
Hutchins receives National Translation Award
Nov. 9, 2015
The award recognizes Hutchins' Arabic to English translation of “The New Waw: Saharan Oasis” by Ibrahim al-Koni.
Campus Forum to be held on online education Nov. 9
Oct. 27, 2015
A campus forum—“Online Teaching: Issues, Conflicts, and Controversies for Faculty, Students, and the Public”— will be held by the Appalachian State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
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.”