Topic: Gifts and Grants

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Appalachian winner announced for 2019 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
May 10, 2019
As part of the award, D. Jason Miller, associate professor in Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, will receive a $12,500 cash prize and a commemorative bronze medallion.
Student authors’ ‘vivid,’ ‘insightful’ prose recognized in 2019–20 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing competition
May 10, 2019
Appalachian juniors Amerity Head and Franklin Bogle, both English majors, were named winner and runner-up, respectively of the competition. Novelist and former Appalachian professor Abigail DeWitt judged this year’s competition.
Registration opens for the High Country Triple Crown running series
May 10, 2019
Appalachian State University announces open registration for its High Country Triple Crown running series.
‘The High Country Meets the Middle Kingdom’
Appalachian’s STARTALK Program immerses students in Chinese language, culture
May 7, 2019
Through the three-week program at Appalachian, 20 students from regional high schools will explore Chinese language and culture in and beyond a structured classroom setting.
Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
May 7, 2019
The three-week program — to take place July 8–26 on Appalachian’s campus — is open to rising ninth through 12th grade students in the High Country area with limited or no previous exposure to Chinese.
Dr. Cameron Gokee awarded NSF grant to conduct archaeological research in Bandafassi — a West African ‘shatter zone’
May 6, 2019
Gokee will spend the next two academic years leading archaeological research in the Bandafassi region of eastern Senegal to study how the Atlantic slave trade impacted social life in this West African “shatter zone.”
Appalachian sets new record with 4 Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists
April 30, 2019
Appalachian alumni Megan Holt-Smith ’15 ’16, John Kennedy ’16 and Emma Labovitz ’18, along with senior psychology major Caroline Webb, will use their Fulbright awards to study, conduct research and teach abroad during the 2019–20 academic year.
Health care in a rural setting
Nursing students gain real-world experience through Appalachian–Ashe Memorial Hospital partnership
April 29, 2019
An NCAHEC-funded partnership with Ashe Memorial Hospital is providing Appalachian nursing students with on-site, clinical experience in providing basic health care services to patients from underserved, rural communities.
Aspiring Eagle Scout enhances Academy at Middle Fork grounds
April 26, 2019
Appalachian’s Academy at Middle Fork received an outdoor learning space and campus beautification as part of a youth’s path to achieving his Eagle Scout rank.
Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach interdisciplinary courses in Austria
April 23, 2019
Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies in Appalachian’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz in Austria in spring 2020.
Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded 2019–20 Cornell University SOH Fellowship
April 8, 2019
Powell, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropology, is one of only seven scholars in the U.S. and Canada selected by the Cornell University Society for the Humanities (SOH) as 2019–20 Fellows.
Appalachian’s Walk to Defeat ALS nearly doubles fundraising goal
April 4, 2019
More than 500 participants took part in the inaugural event organized to honor Dr. Dane Ward, dean of libraries at Appalachian, who was diagnosed with ALS in October 2017.
Surrounded by inspiration, Appalachian alumnus keeps applications running at IBM
March 29, 2019
The experience alumnus Chris Waldon ’16 ’18 had in Appalachian’s Honors College and as a Chancellor’s Scholar inspired his path to a career with IBM.
NC AHEC funds Appalachian–Ashe Memorial Hospital partnership to develop nursing clinic
March 26, 2019
The clinical site at Ashe Memorial allows undergraduate nursing students at Appalachian to strengthen their skills of therapeutic communication, basic nursing care, and safety and health promotion for underserved, rural populations.
Appalachian’s Upward Bound receives over $700K in ED funding for 2018–19
March 26, 2019
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded Upward Bound Director Aaron Gersonde with over $700,000 in funding for the program, which supports regional high schools students’ transition to and success in postsecondary education.
Winners announced for 2019 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program
March 21, 2019
The winning teams earned awards up to $10,000 each from the Office of the Chancellor and Division of Academic Affairs.
Triangle Community Foundation awards continued support for Luther H. Hodges biography
March 18, 2019
The additional Triangle Community Foundation funding will support Campbell, associate professor of history at Appalachian, as he continues his biography project on “one of North Carolina’s most important political and economic leaders” — Luther H. Hodges.
Dr. Mark Spond assesses condition of agricultural parcels along Blue Ridge Parkway using NPS funding
March 15, 2019
Spond — Appalachian’s liaison to the National Park Service — completed the assessment in fall 2018, evaluating the current conditions of the parcels to identify corrective actions and/or best management practices needed.