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Topic: Gifts and Grants

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  • 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.

  • App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    March 22, 2022

    Dr. Alice Wright and Dr. Cameron Gokee are leading an archaeological research team into the Linville Gorge Wilderness area to learn more about the lives of Indigenous people who used the land hundreds of years ago, while facilitating the preservation of cultural resources.

  • App State to host academy aimed at preparing Appalachian region’s future entrepreneurs
    App State to host academy aimed at preparing Appalachian region’s future entrepreneurs
    Feb. 24, 2022

    This summer, App State is hosting the 2022 Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA) — an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) initiative that aims to prepare the Appalachian region’s next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers. AEA is a partnership between ARC, App State, the National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education and STEM West.

  • C.D. Spangler Foundation’s $2M gift funds literacy professorship at App State
    C.D. Spangler Foundation’s $2M gift funds literacy professorship at App State

    Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy is first named professorship in Reich College of Education

    Feb. 16, 2022

    A $2 million gift from the C.D. Spangler Foundation has established the Spangler Distinguished Professorship of Early Child Literacy at Appalachian State University, the first named professorship in App State’s Reich College of Education.

  • App State to offer online veterinary technology degree beginning in August
    App State to offer online veterinary technology degree beginning in August

    Dr. Virginia Corrigan appointed as director of new 4-year program

    Jan. 21, 2022

    App State’s new Bachelor of Science in veterinary technology will prepare students for meaningful employment in the growing veterinary medical profession and lead to career advancement opportunities for those already working in the field.

  • App State research team examines ancient evidence in mass extinctions
    App State research team examines ancient evidence in mass extinctions
    Jan. 7, 2022

    Dr. Sarah Carmichael describes her job as similar to that of a crime scene investigator — and the evidence she examines is more than 350 million years old. Through her research, Carmichael and her team seek insight on the causes and outcomes of mass extinctions during the Devonian period.

  • App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    Dec. 15, 2021

    App State has stepped onto the world stage as the lead institution to operate and maintain weather stations at the highest elevation on the planet — Mount Everest. Funded by the National Geographic Society, the project is creating new opportunities on campus and impacting climate research worldwide.

  • App State stands with Western Kentucky, encourages support for relief fund
    App State stands with Western Kentucky, encourages support for relief fund
    Dec. 13, 2021

    Appalachian State University stands with those affected by the devastating tornadoes in Western Kentucky and is asking Mountaineers to support the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund.

  • Fossils offer App State Fulbright Scholar clues on ancient animal evolution
    Fossils offer App State Fulbright Scholar clues on ancient animal evolution
    Dec. 10, 2021

    App State paleontologist Dr. Andy Heckert has embarked on a Fulbright journey that will take him to Earth’s Northern and Southern hemispheres, where he will study and compare two fossil collections from the Triassic period. His research may yield new insights into how the evolution of ancient vertebrates set the stage for today’s ecosystems.

  • App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    Dec. 7, 2021

    A research team at App State is investigating effective treatments for triple-negative breast cancer — the type of breast cancer with the least number of and least effective treatment options available.

  • App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics
    App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics

    A new beekeeping information system developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System could help boost U.S. honeybee populations.

    Nov. 23, 2021

    A team of faculty researchers at App State and UNC Charlotte are developing a new beekeeping information system to investigate the health, development and genomic diversity of honeybee hives. Their research, awarded a UNC System grant, could help boost declining honeybee populations across the U.S.

  • App State partners with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to prepare equity-focused school leaders
    App State partners with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to prepare equity-focused school leaders
    Nov. 22, 2021

    App State has partnered with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools as part of the Wallace Foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative — a five-year, $102 million endeavor to prepare school leaders who are capable of advancing the district’s vision of equity in education.

  • Chris Petti’s gift to An Appalachian Summer Festival a major lift for Schaffels’ $1 million challenge
    Chris Petti’s gift to An Appalachian Summer Festival a major lift for Schaffels’ $1 million challenge
    Nov. 17, 2021

    Benefactor Chris Petti has pledged $500,000 to be applied toward a $1 million challenge gift from Nancy and Neil Schaffel, in support of the endowment fund for An Appalachian Summer Festival — Appalachian State University’s annual celebration of the performing and visual arts.

  • App Builds a Home breaks ground on 3rd ‘safe and affordable home’
    App Builds a Home breaks ground on 3rd ‘safe and affordable home’
    Nov. 17, 2021

    App Builds a Home held a Nov. 6 groundbreaking ceremony for its third build in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity. Fundraising for the project is off to a strong start with a $20,000 matching grant from State Farm.

  • App State announces 4 recipients of its Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
    App State announces 4 recipients of its Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
    Nov. 10, 2021

    Four first-year students have been awarded full in-state tuition to App State through the university’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a merit-based scholarship designed to support students from underrepresented populations.

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