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  • 178 Spooky Duke racers help App State raise more than $13,000 for special-needs children
    178 Spooky Duke racers help App State raise more than $13,000 for special-needs children
    Nov. 13, 2020

    More than 175 racers from across the nation participated in App State’s virtual 2020 Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest. Proceeds from the annual event benefit App State’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country (FSN-HC), which supports High Country children with special needs and their families.

  • ‘Doughnut Forget to Vote’ — grant funds voter education, mobilization event for App State students
    ‘Doughnut Forget to Vote’ — grant funds voter education, mobilization event for App State students
    Nov. 4, 2020

    Nearly 750 App State students were treated to a sweet reminder to vote, along with voter information, as part of “Doughnut Forget to Vote” — a nonpartisan voter education and mobilization event held Oct. 22 on App State’s campus.

  • $500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
    $500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
    Oct. 27, 2020

    App State and South Africa’s University of the Free State (UFS) will strengthen their existing partnership through a two-year mountain-to-mountain project that has received $500,000 in grant support. Read more about the project, which will engage faculty, staff and graduate students at both institutions.

  • App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
    App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
    Oct. 9, 2020

    Three of App State’s signature scholarships — the Chancellor’s Scholarship, the Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship and the Diversity Scholars Program — provide full in-state tuition and fees, plus additional benefits to provide a lifetime of value.

  • App State announces 2020–21 class of Chancellor’s Scholars
    App State announces 2020–21 class of Chancellor’s Scholars
    Oct. 9, 2020

    The Chancellor’s Scholarship — a four-year program of rigorous study that covers full institutional costs — is Appalachian’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship. It is awarded to the highest achieving students who have earned entry into the university’s Honors College.

  • 4 diversity advocates named 2020–21 App State Fleming Scholars
    4 diversity advocates named 2020–21 App State Fleming Scholars
    Oct. 9, 2020

    Four incoming first-year students with the desire to promote cultural diversity have received Appalachian’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship, which awards full in-state tuition and fees for up to four consecutive years.

  • App State welcomes 10 aspiring leaders into 2020–21 Diversity Scholars Program
    App State welcomes 10 aspiring leaders into 2020–21 Diversity Scholars Program
    Oct. 9, 2020

    Appalachian’s Diversity Scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated leadership potential, academic achievement, a willingness to create positive change and a commitment to the principles of diversity.

  • Scholarship honors Dr. Willie C. Fleming, builds diversity legacy
    Scholarship honors Dr. Willie C. Fleming, builds diversity legacy
    Oct. 9, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship is a win-win for diversity, according to its initiator, Judge Gary Henderson ’92 ’94. Recipients, who are provided full in-state tuition and fees, mentorship and additional opportunities, benefit the Appalachian Community through their leadership efforts to promote cultural diversity.

  • Poised for postgraduate success — App State Fleming Scholars continue diversity advocacy
    Poised for postgraduate success — App State Fleming Scholars continue diversity advocacy
    Oct. 9, 2020

    The first four recipients of App State’s full-tuition Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a rising business leader, a college adviser, a graduate student hopeful and a medical professional — have graduated from App State and are poised for postgraduate success. Learn about their next steps beyond App State.

  • High Country families benefit from $73K-plus in grant funding awarded to App State Parent to Parent FSN-HC
    High Country families benefit from $73K-plus in grant funding awarded to App State Parent to Parent FSN-HC
    Oct. 7, 2020

    For more than 30 years, App State’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country has supported High Country families with special needs children — work made possible by donations and external grant funding. Read on to learn about the organization’s $73,000-plus in grant support for 2019–20.

  • App State college advisers prepare rural Western NC students for college success
    App State college advisers prepare rural Western NC students for college success
    Oct. 1, 2020

    Regional high school seniors are learning how to prepare for and succeed in college — and beyond — thanks to support provided by App State’s College Advising Corps (CAC). Read on to learn more about CAC program and the impact it has made to date.

  • App State furniture design program awarded $12K grant to support student scholarships
    App State furniture design program awarded $12K grant to support student scholarships
    Sep. 23, 2020

    The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) Furniture Foundation has awarded $12,000 in grant funding to App State’s furniture design program to support student scholarship opportunities. This is the 17th AHFA grant awarded to the university since 2002.

  • Sumner ’75 supports launch of AppTV mobile studio, shares his thoughts on looking — and giving — back
    Sumner ’75 supports launch of AppTV mobile studio, shares his thoughts on looking — and giving — back
    Sep. 18, 2020

    Wayne Sumner ’75 was on-site with support and equipment at Appalachian State University’s mobile TV studio debut during Founders Day 2020. He reflected on his time at App State and shared his thoughts on giving back to the university.

  • App State awarded nearly $1M grant to ADVANCE APPALACHIAN women in STEM academic careers
    App State awarded nearly $1M grant to ADVANCE APPALACHIAN women in STEM academic careers
    Sep. 18, 2020

    The National Science Foundation has awarded Appalachian $995,509 in grant funding to implement ADVANCE APPALACHIAN — a program designed to support and advance the careers of Appalachian faculty who are women in STEM disciplines. The program will be implemented over the next three academic years.

  • From Hollywood to the High Country — App State’s mobile TV studio to serve as a learning lab on wheels
    From Hollywood to the High Country — App State’s mobile TV studio to serve as a learning lab on wheels
    Aug. 28, 2020

    The studio, which got its start as a Hollywood movie prop, will serve as a mobile learning lab for Mountaineer students covering High Country news and events through AppTV. The truck’s first stop? Appalachian’s 2020 Founders Day celebration.

  • From the Triassic to Appalachian — Archie the aetosaur makes his bronze debut on campus
    From the Triassic to Appalachian — Archie the aetosaur makes his bronze debut on campus
    Aug. 28, 2020

    A four-year collaboration of faculty and students in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES) and Department of Art is now on display — Archie “is the largest and most accurate aetosaur sculpture in the northern hemisphere and one of the best in the world.”

  • US Geological Survey funds App State research on climate change impacts to Ozark salamander species
    US Geological Survey funds App State research on climate change impacts to Ozark salamander species
    Aug. 27, 2020

    With grant support from the U.S. Geological Survey, Appalachian biology professor Dr. Jon Davenport is undertaking a four-year project that will provide a clear understanding of how potential climate changes — including increased temperatures and changing precipitation — could affect salamander populations of Missouri’s Ozark Mountains.

  • Paying it forward: App State professor creates scholarship for STEM-focused first-generation students
    Paying it forward: App State professor creates scholarship for STEM-focused first-generation students
    Aug. 26, 2020

    First-generation college students in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) are benefiting from the pay-it-forward efforts of professor Dr. Chrystal Dean and her late husband. The pair created the Dean Family First Generation Teacher Education Scholarship, which supports first-generation RCOE students focused on STEM education.

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