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Topic: Gifts and Grants

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  • 2022 marks milestone year in App State’s 123-year history
    2022 marks milestone year in App State’s 123-year history
    Dec. 19, 2022

    With another year in the books, App State has much to celebrate. Take a look back at the university’s accomplishments in 2022, including a return trip to Mount Everest, a three-hour feature on ESPN and the best fundraising year in more than a decade.

  • ‘How I funded my App State education’
    ‘How I funded my App State education’

    App State students, alum share their tips on how to pay for college

    Dec. 19, 2022

    In this feature, App State students and an alumna share examples of the many ways to pay for college. Two-thirds of App State students receive financial aid during their time in school, including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study programs and tuition assistance.

  • App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
    App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields

    100 students will receive support over the 5-year grant period

    Dec. 15, 2022

    App State is among five UNC System schools awarded a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant to support underrepresented students in STEM fields through the Mountains to Sea North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. The program will serve 100 App State students.

  • App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
    App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
    Nov. 30, 2022

    On Saturday, Nov. 5, costumed runners and walkers in App State’s 12th annual Spooky Duke 5K/10K Race and Costume Contest raised more than $26,000 — a new record for the event — to help support regional families who have children with special needs.

  • Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities
    Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities

    App State secures funding for cross-cultural exchange in North Carolina and New Zealand

    Nov. 1, 2022

    High school students from the North Carolina Cherokee and New Zealand Māori nations will exchange best practices for preserving language and culture during visits funded by a $100,000 grant awarded to App State.

  • App State researchers co-author study unearthing decades of coal ash deposits in NC lakes
    App State researchers co-author study unearthing decades of coal ash deposits in NC lakes
    Oct. 24, 2022

    A recently published study co-authored by App State scientists details coal ash deposits in the sediment of five North Carolina lakes located near coal-fired power plants. The study appeared online Oct. 3 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

  • 4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
    4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
    Oct. 24, 2022

    Three Appalachian State University students and a faculty member received 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct research relating to aerospace and aviation fields.

  • 4 App State students named inaugural recipients of new scholarship
    4 App State students named inaugural recipients of new scholarship

    Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer Endowed Scholarship Fund supports students with financial need

    Oct. 4, 2022

    Four App State students have been named the inaugural recipients of a new scholarship established in memory of Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer, longtime friends of the university. This renewable scholarship will cover approximately 75% of the students’ tuition.

  • Federal funding supports App State programs to prevent falls among older adults
    Federal funding supports App State programs to prevent falls among older adults

    $552,322 awarded to Interprofessional Clinic for falls prevention programs in 7 High Country counties

    Oct. 3, 2022

    Thanks to more than a half-million dollars in federal funding, App State is partnering with the High Country Area Agency on Aging to safeguard the independence of older adults in North Carolina’s High Country — by expanding and implementing falls prevention programs in the seven-county region.

  • Reich College of Education staff coach Northwestern NC’s new teachers
    Reich College of Education staff coach Northwestern NC’s new teachers

    Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm oversees the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program at App State

    July 6, 2022

    App State supports new teachers through the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program — offering weekly coaching, professional development and an annual conference.

  • Freiman family donates more than $2 million to App State
    Freiman family donates more than $2 million to App State

    Gifts benefit An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries

    July 5, 2022

    The Freiman family has donated more than $2 million to App State in support of An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries. The gifts were given in memory of Larry Freiman — who passed away in 2021 — by his wife, Barbara, and their children and grandchildren.

  • App State alum donates $1.3 million in support of App State Athletics and Walker College of Business
    App State alum donates $1.3 million in support of App State Athletics and Walker College of Business
    June 22, 2022

    Dennis Covington ’92 and his wife, Katherine, have made a $1.3 million gift in support of academic resources and facilities for App State Athletics and the Walker College of Business.

  • App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million
    App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million

    The organization’s latest donations mark 60-plus years of university and community support

    May 19, 2022

    To date, App State has received more than $2 million in support from Scottish Rite organizations, which has benefited clinics, scholarships and programs related to communication disorders and reading education.

  • Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    April 19, 2022

    Inspired by his daughter’s positive experience at a speech therapy camp, alumnus Dr. Ed Rankin ’79, along with his wife, Thuy Le, donated funding to App State to support a similar program at the university — it will be the first summer camp of its kind in North Carolina.

  • App State’s online RN to BSN program receives scholarship support for students in Western NC
    App State’s online RN to BSN program receives scholarship support for students in Western NC
    April 14, 2022

    Students in 18 Western North Carolina counties and the Qualla Boundary will have new opportunities to receive scholarship support for App State’s online RN to BSN program thanks to a recent $150,000 donation from Dogwood Health Trust.

  • High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
    High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
    April 13, 2022

    “Roots and Routes: Stories of Migration in the High Country” — an App State project supported by the N.C. Humanities Council — is providing Hmong refugee and Latinx migrant families an opportunity to share their stories, histories and contributions to Western North Carolina.

  • How does extreme weather impact mental health? App State research team awarded grant to find answers
    How does extreme weather impact mental health? App State research team awarded grant to find answers
    April 4, 2022

    When climate disasters hit, what happens to the mental health of young people? Dr. Maggie Sugg received a $413,598 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to find the answer.

  • App State breaks ground on Innovation District project — ‘the potential is limitless’
    App State breaks ground on Innovation District project — ‘the potential is limitless’

    Phase 1 development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research, as well as faculty/staff housing.

    March 25, 2022

    On March 25, App State ceremoniously broke ground on a long-held goal and a valuable piece of its future — the Innovation District project. Phase one of development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research, as well as housing for App State faculty and staff.

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