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Topic: Gifts and Grants

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App State Fulbright awardee Dr. Gregory Perreault engages in cross-national study on digital journalism
April 12, 2021
App State’s Dr. Gregory Perreault, assistant professor of multimedia journalism, has been awarded a 2020–21 Fulbright to teach and perform research at Austria’s University of Vienna this spring and summer. Through his research project, he is comparing the differences in journalistic values and practices between Austrian digital journalists and their American counterparts.
App State higher education professor helps create, co-directs Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges
April 9, 2021
App State’s Dr. Andrew Koricich is one of four co-founders and co-directors of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges — a grant-funded initiative aimed at increasing appreciation for and understanding of U.S. regional, or rural-serving, colleges and their contributions. To date, the project has received more than half-million dollars in support.
App Builds a Home is raising funds and building walls
March 29, 2021
With the foundation and fundraising nearly complete for App State’s second App Builds a Home (ABAH) project, a “Walls-Up Build Week” event is scheduled on the App State campus in April to construct walls for a home built in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity.
App State Fulbrighter Dr. Suzanna Bräuer explores microbes’ impact on climate change
March 26, 2021
App State’s Dr. Suzanna Bräuer, professor of biology, has been awarded a 2020–21 Fulbright to research how methane-producing microorganisms known as archaea impact global climate change. Her Fulbright assignment takes her to Finland, where she is also teaching graduate courses at the University of Eastern Finland.
App State Fulbright awardee Dr. Eric Karchmer researches adapting traditional Chinese medicine to treat emerging illnesses
March 26, 2021
App State’s Dr. Eric Karchmer — a 2020–21 Fulbright awardee — has embarked on a Fulbright expedition to Taiwan, where, for the next 10 months, he will research how Taiwanese families are using traditional Chinese healing practices to manage the health of their children. He is joined by his wife, App State’s Dr. Dana Powell, and their children.
2 App State seniors awarded Gilman Scholarships to study or intern abroad in 2021
March 8, 2021
App State seniors Chris Zaman, of Cary, and Myia Spivey of Rocky Mount, have each received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad — virtually or in person — in 2021. Spivey is planning to intern in Singapore this summer, and Zaman is slated to study abroad in Japan this fall.
App State professors form Cookvid-19 group to foster cooking community, raise money for local orgs [faculty featured]
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 26, 2021
A Facebook community started by App State faculty members to help people become more confident in their cooking has raised nearly $10,000 for local community organizations. Dr. Jack Kwong in the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Dr. Peter Fawson in the Department of Social Work are behind the “Cookvid-19” group.
US Department of Education continues funding for App State’s Student Support Services
Feb. 25, 2021
Cathia Silver, director of App State’s Student Support Services (SSS) program, has received continued funding from the U.S. Department of Education in support of the SSS program’s provision of holistic services to first-generation and/or low-income students.
App State receives grant support for operations related to virtual performing arts programming
Feb. 10, 2021
App State has received grant funding from the North Carolina Arts Council to support operations of the Schaefer Center and its virtual performing arts programming — including live remote events, live-streamed performances and recorded content — amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
App State and Banfield Pet Hospital® Announce New Online Vet Tech Program Aimed at Addressing Veterinary Shortage
The Associated Press
Feb. 10, 2021
News of a veterinary tech program implemented by Appalachian State University and Banfield Pet Hospital to strengthen the pipeline of licensed veterinary technicians, especially in rural areas, was shared by The Associated Press.
App State and Banfield Pet Hospital® announce new online vet tech program aimed at addressing veterinary shortage
First-of-its-kind program will help meet surging demand for pet care
Feb. 10, 2021
Banfield Pet Hospital® has made a multimillion-dollar commitment to App State to support the development of a four-year online program for licensed veterinary technicians (LVTs) to address market demand for skilled veterinary professionals.
App State awarded SECU funds for pilot program to benefit nonprofits in rural Northwest NC
Feb. 8, 2021
App State is one of three state universities selected to implement the Rural Opportunity Grant program — a pilot initiative of the North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation designed to support public nonprofits in the state’s Northwest, Northeast and Sandhills regions. The project is supported through SECU Foundation grant funding.
How New River got its flow back: App State’s NRLP completes Payne Branch environmental restoration project
Jan. 25, 2021
App State’s New River Light and Power has completed its grant-funded project to remove the historic Payne Branch dam from the New River’s Middle Fork, helping to restore this river corridor to a more natural state — which includes improved water quality and enhanced habitat for the area’s aquatic wildlife. Dive in to learn more.
Nearly $12 million in federal funding supports App State Empowering Teacher Learning program
Jan. 22, 2021
App State has been awarded nearly $12 million in federal grant funding to implement Empowering Teacher Learning — a teacher-directed professional learning program designed to add flexibility to traditional recertification and state licensure renewals for Western North Carolina teachers.
Schaffels commit to $1 million matching gift for An Appalachian Summer Festival
Jan. 22, 2021
Nancy and Neil Schaffel and the Murar Foundation have made a $1 million matching gift to the endowment for Appalachian State University’s An Appalachian Summer Festival. The gift will support the festival’s music, dance, theater, film and visual arts programming.
Grant-supported App State project explores relationship between religious studies and public issues
Jan. 13, 2021
Three religious studies faculty members at App State are engaged in a grant-funded project to envision a public-focused future for religious studies teaching and scholarship — one that explores the relationship of religion to topics at the center of public conversation and debate.
App State alumni donate 2,000-plus face coverings to Academy at Middle Fork
‘We have to take care of one another’
Jan. 8, 2021
Donated by App State alumni Robert Roach ’08 and Tom Webb ’73 ’75, along with Webb’s son, Ben Webb, and Brad Valentine, the face coverings are helping to make the return to in-person instruction safer for students and teachers at App State’s Academy at Middle Fork.
Worms–crayfish relationship affects entire freshwater stream ecosystems, App State research finds
Jan. 8, 2021
Published research co-authored by three members of the Appalachian State University Community is the first to find that some small, aquatic worms can have ecosystem-level impacts on freshwater streams due to their relationship with crayfish. Dive in to learn more.