Topic: Safety

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Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 3
June 26, 2019
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
App State partners with Eastman Chemical Co. for NIOSH-funded study on data analytics and workplace safety
June 4, 2019
Appalachian professor Dr. Shawn Bergman has received continued funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for the study, which examines how data analytics could inform employers’ decisions regarding their employees’ health and safety.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 5
May 17, 2019
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted April 3
March 19, 2019
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Mental health — a key to academic and social success
Appalachian offers year-round programming on mental health awareness, self-care and suicide prevention
Feb. 27, 2019
A variety of opportunities help students keep mental health and self-care a priority, explains Coordinator for Student Mental Wellness Elizabeth Cavallaro.
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.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted March 6
Feb. 21, 2019
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Bryce Helms — from Appalachian police cadet to full-time APD officer
Feb. 19, 2019
Bryce Helms, a senior criminal justice major, is the first cadet from the APDP to be hired by the Appalachian Police Department. She began her new role as a full-time police officer with the department in January.
Flu season 2019: prevention, symptoms and treatments
Feb. 11, 2019
An ounce of prevention protects the health of Appalachian students during flu season.
Appalachian to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Feb. 6
Jan. 31, 2019
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Jan. 2, 2019
Dec. 19, 2018
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
With App State Police, Madison Cook follows in family footsteps of service
Dec. 12, 2018
The junior criminal justice-international studies major is a member of the first class of Appalachian’s two-year Police Officer Development Program, which was created to equip Appalachian students with the knowledge, skills and training to become law enforcement officers.
After the storm — App State digs out
Dec. 10, 2018
A winter storm dumped 16–20 inches of snow on campus and the surrounding areas, causing meteorologists to consult the record books and students to break out their sleds and snowboards. Campus fared well and is digging out.
In bad weather, how does App State decide what to do?
Dec. 7, 2018
Class cancellations, delays, operations conditions – how does the university make these decisions and what do they mean?
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Dec. 19
Dec. 3, 2018
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Natural gas leak at Appalachian State University causes building evacuation, traffic re-route
Nov. 29, 2018
Appalachian State University officials re-routed traffic on Rivers Street and evacuated one campus building for about two hours Wednesday night after police officers detected a natural gas leak.
ASU Student Receives American Red Cross’ Highest Award
GoBlueRidge.net
Nov. 15, 2018
An Appalachian State University student’s action performing CPR on an unresponsive classmate this February has earned her the American Red Cross’ highest award, the Certificate of Merit. Amanda Buffa, a senior special education major from New Bern, received the award during a ceremony Monday, Nov. 12, in the Plemmons Student Union Solarium on campus.
Sound the Alarm — It can save a life
Avery Journal
Nov. 14, 2018
The American Red Cross, Appalachian State University students and representatives of the Boone Fire Department teamed up with the goal of visiting 167 households in two mobile home communities. They were to install free, 10-year life smoke alarms. Toys and disaster activity books were also distributed to the children.

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