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Topic: Global

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  • Appalachian’s emphasis on study abroad gains continued recognition
    Appalachian’s emphasis on study abroad gains continued recognition
    Dec. 17, 2014

    More and more Appalachian students are studying abroad, bringing continued recognition from the International Institute of Education.

  • Wilson Scholars begin college with study abroad in France
    Wilson Scholars begin college with study abroad in France
    Sep. 19, 2014

    The Wilson Scholars program welcomes four inaugural scholars, who began their Appalachian Experience with study abroad.

  • Maison Reciprocity row house design ranks 9th in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    Maison Reciprocity row house design ranks 9th in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    July 12, 2014

    Maison Reciprocity, Appalachian’s net-zero energy house designed in collaboration with Université d’Angers, comes in 9th place at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014.

  • Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    July 11, 2014

    Students from Appalachian State University and Université d’Angers worked together to build Maison Reciprocity, a net-zero energy house that competed in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014. The row house was built in Boone and shipped to France, where students had 10 days to reassemble the structure for the competition June 28 – July 14.

  • Appalachian’s American Cultural Center in China focuses on sustainability
    Appalachian’s American Cultural Center in China focuses on sustainability
    July 7, 2014

    Sustainability was the theme for recent activities at the American Cultural Center in Shenyang, China. The center, located at Northeastern University in Shenyang, is co-directed by Appalachian State University. It was launched in May 2013 with an initial $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State.

  • Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry reassembled in France
    Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry reassembled in France
    June 30, 2014

    Maison Reciprocity, Appalachian State University’s entry in the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, has been reassembled on its Versailles, France, location, and voting for the People’s Choice Award closes July 11.

  • Maison Reciprocity: Goals and Technologies
    Maison Reciprocity: Goals and Technologies
    June 29, 2014

    Team Réciprocité speaks about their team's goals and technologies for their Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry, Maison Reciprocity.

  • Appalachian receives $183,000 grant to train international science and English teachers
    Appalachian receives $183,000 grant to train international science and English teachers
    June 25, 2014

    Appalachian State University has received a $183,000 Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program grant to implement a training program designed to enhance the capacity of 20 teachers representing 17 countries to teach science and English. The TEA Fellows will come from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, India, Jordan, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Zambia.

  • Students prepare Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry for cross-Atlantic journey
    Students prepare Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry for cross-Atlantic journey
    April 24, 2014

    Thirty-four students from Appalachian State University will soon begin packing for a 4,000-plus mile trip to Versailles, France. But before they pack their luggage, they first have to prepare their 1,200-square foot house for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 competition.

  • Helping sustain and revitalize Guatemala’s indigenous culture
    Helping sustain and revitalize Guatemala’s indigenous culture
    March 24, 2014

    A professor’s longtime relationship with a Guatemalan town helps sustain and revitalize its indigenous culture.

  • Students serve others during winter break
    Students serve others during winter break
    Jan. 6, 2014

    Winter Alternative Service Experience (ASE) Programs at Appalachian State University allow students to use the long holiday to explore and serve a different community. Programs vary in length and cost, but provide the same components of service, learning and exploration found in Alternative Service Experience programs during fall and spring breaks.

  • Pakistani and American students discover their similarities during exchange program
    Pakistani and American students discover their similarities during exchange program
    Dec. 8, 2013

    Young Pakistani students, Appalachian State University students and Watauga County public school students spent some time together recently and found they were more similar than dissimilar despite living worlds apart.

  • Maison Reciprocity: Design
    Maison Reciprocity: Design
    Oct. 31, 2013

    Team Reciprocity speaks about how their row house design is market-ready, energy-independent, adaptable, affordable, and a community-centric residential housing solution.

  • Study abroad: Malawi 2012
    Study abroad: Malawi 2012
    Sep. 7, 2013

    A study abroad experience related to sustainability has developed into an ongoing community relationship between Appalachian State University and the African nation of Malawi.

  • Malawi: A transforming experience inspires an ongoing relationship
    Malawi: A transforming experience inspires an ongoing relationship
    Sep. 6, 2013

    Students learn and practice community solutions through a special relationship between Appalachian and Malawi.

  • Appalachian receives $297,529 grant to continue Pakistani schools exchange program
    Appalachian receives $297,529 grant to continue Pakistani schools exchange program
    Aug. 23, 2013

    Appalachian State University has received a second grant totaling $297,529 from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, to continue an exchange project between public schools in Watauga County and Taxila, Pakistan.

  • Appalachian opens American Cultural Center at China’s Northeastern University
    Appalachian opens American Cultural Center at China’s Northeastern University
    July 15, 2013

    Appalachian State University is one of 19 U.S. universities to open an American Cultural Center at a Chinese university. The center at Northeastern University (NEU) in Shenyang, China, has been funded by a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State and is part of a program initiated by the state department in 2011.

  • AppState Roundtable: Malawi
    AppState Roundtable: Malawi
    July 7, 2013

    For decades, Appalachian State University has recognized the importance an international perspective has on undergraduate education. Appalachian's graduates are creative thinkers and problem-solvers -- thought leaders who are easily able to adapt to a changing world.

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