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Topic: Gifts and Grants

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  • Appalachian sets new record with 4 Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.

  • Bienenstock Furniture Library Announces 2019 Furniture Design Competition Winners
    Bienenstock Furniture Library Announces 2019 Furniture Design Competition Winners
    Furniture World
    March 11, 2019

    There were 32 entries from 7 different colleges. Colleges represented included: Weber State, Kendall, SCAD, Appalachian State University, University of Central Oklahoma, University of Idaho, and the University of Houston. John Lalevee of Appalachian State University won the first place award for Furniture Design.

  • Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
    Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
    March 6, 2019

    Appalachian Scholars with Diverse Abilities learn real-life career skills through a partnership with Boone-based technology company ECRS.

  • Local business ECRS establishes new scholarship program for Appalachian computer science students
    Local business ECRS establishes new scholarship program for Appalachian computer science students
    March 1, 2019

    Over the next four years, ECR Software Corporation (ECRS) will award $176,000 in total scholarship support to eight undergraduate and two graduate students in Appalachian’s Department of Computer Science.

  • N.C. Arts Council supports Dance Theatre of Harlem residency at Appalachian
    N.C. Arts Council supports Dance Theatre of Harlem residency at Appalachian
    Feb. 27, 2019

    As part of the residency, Dance Theatre of Harlem members performed at Appalachian in the 2018–19 “The Schafer Center Presents …” series and conducted workshops and master classes with theater and dance students.

  • NIOSH supports Appalachian research on how to keep workers safe on the job
    NIOSH supports Appalachian research on how to keep workers safe on the job
    Feb. 26, 2019

    Appalachian psychology professors Drs. Shawn Bergman and Tim Ludwig will collaborate on a four-year pilot study funded by NIOSH to examine how using HSE data in analytics can help keep workers safe on the job.

  • NPS funds Appalachian survey of WNS-affected bats in Blue Ridge Parkway area
    NPS funds Appalachian survey of WNS-affected bats in Blue Ridge Parkway area
    Feb. 22, 2019

    The survey, conducted in fall 2018 by Dr. Mark Spond, Appalachian’s liaison to the National Park Service, investigated the distribution and extent of white-nose syndrome in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

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