Topic: Gifts and Grants

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NSF grant supports new approach to teaching botany
Feb. 1, 2016
A National Science Foundation grant awarded to two faculty members at Appalachian will support their work to develop engaging botany laboratory experiences for undergraduate students and, at the same time, build a database related to ecological changes occurring in the Southern Appalachians.
Key Appalachian studies publications to be made available online through NEH and Mellon grant
Jan. 27, 2016
Appalachian studies scholars and those interested in regional history will have greater access to out-of-print works thanks to a two-year National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Open Book Program grant totaling $88,000 awarded to Appalachian State University.
Minerals from around the world donated to Appalachian’s geology department
Jan. 25, 2016
A collection representing one man’s lifetime fascination with minerals has been donated to the Department of Geology at Appalachian State University.
Scholarship recital held Jan. 28 at the Hayes School of Music
Jan. 21, 2016
Seven scholarship recipients from the Hayes School of Music will perform during the annual Endowed Scholarship Recital Thursday, Jan. 28.
Appalachian professors help transform higher education in Kurdistan
Jan. 7, 2016
Transforming higher education can be a slow, laborious process – even more so if the institution is located in a country surrounded by armed conflict and regional unrest.
Winners of Coe and West scholarships announced
Jan. 4, 2016
The Department of English and the Creative Writing Concentration at Appalachian State University have announced the winners of scholarships awarded for prose and poetry.
Appalachian students partner with community nonprofits
Dec. 18, 2015
BOONE—Appalachian State University juniors and seniors who were enrolled in Principles of Fund Raising, an upper-level class offered in the university’s Department of Communication, raised almost $5,000 for area nonprofits this fall.
Appalachian Child Development Center raises $2,000 for St. Jude
Dec. 17, 2015
BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Child Development Center (CDC) raised more than $2,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the annual St. Jude Trike-A-Thon. Funds raised will support the research and treatment of childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Appalachian’s Foundation Board elects new officers, board members
Dec. 17, 2015
Four officers and five new members have been elected to the Appalachian State University Foundation Board of Directors.
IIANC makes $250,000 investment in Appalachian’s Brantley Risk and Insurance Center
Nov. 12, 2015
The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has made a $250,000 gift to the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center to help modernize the center located in the Walker College of Business.
Appalachian’s SDAP program receives federal funds to help students thrive
Oct. 30, 2015
Ask any college student about their goals and the most likely response is finding a good job and supporting themselves after graduation. Students with intellectual disabilities are no different.
X-rays uncover gut of 320-million-year-old animal
Oct. 28, 2015
The inner workings of a tiny fossil have been studied using X-ray microscopy, revealing evidence of its digestive system for the first time.
Professor joins project to help veterans become farmers
Oct. 27, 2015
Helping former soldiers transition to farming to help meet the nation’s food system needs is a goal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Appalachian State University is part of that effort.
Fleming Scholarship awarded to Boyd, Gordon and Henderson
Sep. 25, 2015
The inaugural Willie C. Fleming Scholarship has been awarded to three freshmen at Appalachian State University—Troy Boyd of Stanley, Latanya Gordon of Fayetteville and Jasmine Henderson of Charlotte. Each has received a $1,000 scholarship.
Professor receives NIH grant to study the relationships between mood and memory
Sep. 24, 2015
Lisa Emery, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Psychology, has received a three-year, $270,375 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health to better understand relationships between mood and memory.
Appalachian receives NSF grant to address math and science teacher shortage in rural schools
Sep. 17, 2015
A four-year, $1,165,039 grant from the National Science Foundation awarded to Appalachian State University will help address the shortage of math and science teachers in rural schools.
Appalachian awarded $273,922 from U.S. Department of Education to support Student Veterans
Sep. 16, 2015
Appalachian is the only UNC system school to receive DOE Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) funding.
Full-ride Chancellor’s Scholarship supports students with graduate or professional degree goals
Sep. 9, 2015
Ten freshmen have been awarded a full-ride Chancellor’s Scholarship, designed for those wanting to eventually pursue graduate or professional degrees.