Topic: Gifts and Grants

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MLK Challenge: 20 years of service at Appalachian
Jan. 25, 2019
Take a look back at the many projects students, faculty and staff have completed alongside community partners through the years as part of the annual challenge honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
20th anniversary of Appalachian’s MLK Challenge draws more than 200 participants
Appalachian’s program has become a model for other campuses across the state and nation
Jan. 25, 2019
The annual event honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, as students accomplish challenging projects alongside community partners.
Watauga County Schools funds continued support of Appalachian ASC Center
Jan. 18, 2019
This funding ensures that, for the 13th consecutive year, students in Watauga High School have access to the high-quality mental health services provided by Appalachian’s Assessment, Support, and Counseling Center.
US Department of Education funds Appalachian Fulbright-Hays GPA Program in Indonesia
Dec. 18, 2018
Through the four-week program, regional K–12 teachers, along with Appalachian faculty and students in the RCOE, will study abroad in Indonesia to develop curricula and immersive digital media.
Jigang “Harrison” He receives inaugural Appalachian Global Engagement Award
Dec. 18, 2018
Jigang “Harrison” He, president and CEO of Kestro Cos., was recognized during Appalachian’s International Education Week for his sustained contributions and support for advancing global learning at Appalachian.
Appalachian receives continued support for Federal TRIO SSS program
Dec. 18, 2018
The Federal TRIO Student Support Services program at Appalachian provides comprehensive services for about 200 first-generation and/or low-income students.
Appalachian receives NRPA funding for survey on older adults’ participation in sports
Dec. 13, 2018
Using NRPA data from 1,200 adults over the age of 50, Appalachian’s Dr. Stephanie West and Jill Naar will identify how parks and recreation departments can best facilitate older adult participation in sports and physical activities.
Sun Belt Conference gifts $10K to Appalachian’s Reich College of Education and Watauga County Schools
Dec. 7, 2018
The gift was part of the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Week initiative and funded Appalachian’s First Teach Program.
ASC Centers credited for improved teen mental health
Watauga Democrat
Dec. 4, 2018
Kurt Michael says he got “a front-seat view of human suffering” while volunteering for a crisis line for three years as a psychology major at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Teens and mental health
A school-based intervention program developed by Appalachian’s Dr. Kurt Michael lowers rural teens’ suicide attempts and boosts their well-being
Nov. 29, 2018
Appalachian’s Aeschleman Distinguished Professor of Psychology shows his passion for teens’ mental health through the ASC school-based treatment program he founded in 2006.
NSF funds Appalachian research of ‘Changing Glacier Dynamics at Athabasca Glacier’
Nov. 20, 2018
Appalachian’s Dr. William Armstrong, along with geology majors Hannah Field and Anthony Hengst, will travel to the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park to study the glacier’s basal motion.
Appalachian’s Drs. Xiaofei Tu and Wendy Xie awarded STARTALK grant for 2018 Chinese immersion program
Nov. 19, 2018
Fifteen High Country high school students with limited or no previous exposure to Chinese language and culture participated in the three-week culturally rich and academically rigorous program held on Appalachian’s campus.
Spooky Duke 2018 scares up fun and funds for High Country families
Nov. 5, 2018
Monsters, superheroes and skeletons galore raced to support the work of Appalachian’s Parent Family Support Network-High Country during the eighth annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest.
New River Light and Power’s Good Neighbor Program rounds up for those in need
Oct. 24, 2018
Through the program, NRLP customers can round up their electric bill to the next nearest dollar to assist with paying the electric bills of customers who need financial assistance.
NSF grant funds Appalachian research on the effects of too few zzz’s
Oct. 22, 2018
Drs. David Dickinson, Dave Bruner and Dave McEvoy, of Appalachian’s Department of Economics, will use their awarded funding to perform a weeklong study on the effects of sleep restriction in young adult participants.
Appalachian’s Kin-Yan Szeto awarded NYPL Fellowship to research Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Oct. 19, 2018
During Szeto’s 2018–19 residency, she will perform on-site research at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, focusing on the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan.
Appalachian faculty and student research examines how LGBTQ students navigate the campus hookup culture
Oct. 17, 2018
An article authored by senior gender, women’s and sexuality major Sope Kahn and Appalachian’s Drs. Ellen Lamont and Teresa Roach “demonstrates some of the ways LGBTQ people are challenging heterosexual hookup culture” on college campuses.
La-Z-Boy Foundation provides funding for student-designed lab at Appalachian
Oct. 16, 2018
The La-Z-Boy Foundation’s $75,000 gift will fund the creation of L.I.D.A. — the student-designed Lab for Innovating in Design. The lab will house laser and vinyl cutters, 3D printers, as well as space for a technician’s office.