Topic: Global

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Spring break study abroad opportunity makes global connections
March 14, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences program in Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at collaborated with four organizations to create a study abroad research trip in Holocaust studies for Appalachian students during their 2017 spring break.
Nile Project’s April 4 performance at Appalachian inspires a slew of residency activities over a 3-day period, benefitting programs from sustainability to the arts
March 13, 2017
The Nile Project—a collective of 35 musicians from 11 Nile countries—will hold a residency at Appalachian, including 11 activities over three days, affecting not only various arts programs but also initiatives related to sustainability, of which Appalachian is a leader.
Five Appalachian students are semi-finalists for Fulbright Scholars program
Feb. 27, 2017
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study, conduct research and/or teach English abroad.
Flutist Göran Marcusson to present a guest recital March 2 at Appalachian
Feb. 24, 2017
Göran Marcusson, a renowned flutist from Sweden, will present a guest recital at Appalachian State University.
Percuba Ensemble to perform music for percussion March 4 at Appalachian; Cuban group also to lead master classes
Feb. 24, 2017
Percuba, which consists of six musicians, fuses elements of classical, folkloric and popular Cuban music. The result is a “very original style in which the combination of musical and visual elements elevate every instrument or gesture to a main role.”
Guin Thi: Finding ‘home’ on Appalachian’s campus
Feb. 20, 2017
By the time she arrived on campus, ready to begin her college journey, Appalachian State University freshman Guin Thi had exceeded the hopes and dreams of her family. Now she is realizing her own dream, learning more about a profession that has intrigued her since childhood: architectural design.
Studying precipitation patterns
Rain in the Andes, warm winters in Boone – geographers try to piece together a pattern and predict climate change
Feb. 14, 2017
Learn how precipitation patterns in Peru are impacting climate change in the High Country.
Six Appalachian students awarded the Generation Study Abroad Scholarship
Jan. 23, 2017
Six Appalachian students received a $2,500 scholarship to study abroad through the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Generation Study Abroad™ initiative.
Appalachian leads writing projects at Chinese universities
Jan. 20, 2017
As part of a recent project of Appalachian’s American Cultural Center at Northeastern University (NEU) in Shenyang, China, three Appalachian professors developed instructional videos and other online materials for a website on academic writing in English.
Appalachian ranks 3rd among master’s degree-granting institutions for study-abroad participation
Nov. 18, 2016
The strength of Appalachian State University’s study-abroad programs and student interest in global living and learning has placed the university near the top of rankings released Nov. 14 by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Diversity Scholars Program – building unity through diversity
Nov. 10, 2016
Want to help build unity through diversity? The Diversity Scholars Program is one of Appalachian’s top scholarship programs.
Appalachian State University geologist’s research on ancient footprints garners worldwide attention, will shed light on the roots of our origin
Oct. 21, 2016
Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, an associate professor in the Department of Geology, has recently published research around the age and formation of the largest assemblage of Homo sapiens footprints discovered to date, in the shadow of the Ol Doinyo L’engai volcano in Tanzania.
Chancellor’s Scholars study in Ireland during fall break
Oct. 10, 2016
The 10 newest Chancellor’s Scholarship recipients at Appalachian State University will study abroad in Dublin, Ireland in October 2016.
Nominations sought for Global Leadership and Local to Global awards
Oct. 4, 2016
Both the Global Leadership awards and the Local to Global award recognize “extraordinary contributions of students, faculty and staff who have initiated, developed and/or supported opportunities for global learning.”
Evan Lohmann joins Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development as assistant director of education abroad
Sep. 27, 2016
Two of Lohmann’s main areas of emphasis in his first year at Appalachian are to increase the outreach efforts and strengthen student advising for the OIED.
Appalachian State University’s Global Film Series presents ‘Journey to the West’ Sept. 21
Sep. 20, 2016
Based on one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature of the same name, “Journey To The West” is a contemporary remake of the misadventures of a Buddhist monk as he makes a pilgrimage from China to India.
World-renowned Holocaust scholar C.R. Browning to lecture at Appalachian Sept. 25
Sep. 19, 2016
The keynote lecture of the 2016 annual meeting of the North Carolina Jewish Studies Consortium at Appalachian State University will be delivered by Dr. Christopher R. Browning. Browning’s talk is titled “Holocaust History and Survivor Testimony: The Starachowice Factory Slave Labor Camps” and is based on his recent book “Remembering Survival.”
Fulbright Scholar from Appalachian reflects on political unrest in Ethiopia
Sep. 16, 2016
Does studying abroad change the way we respond to world news? Fulbright Scholar Dr. Vachel Miller reflects on his yearlong experience in Ethiopia as violence embroils his host city.