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Digital marketing concentration combines creativity and business skills
Q&A with student Kayla Sessoms
May 7, 2021
App State’s Kayla Sessoms is graduating from one of App State’s newest degree concentrations: digital marketing.
App State’s Collegiate Recovery Community expands sober event offerings
May 6, 2021
App State’s Collegiate Recovery Community has fostered new partnerships with campus departments and organizations to increase the variety of its sober events — which are open to all students.
First on scene: Clinical simulations prepare App State athletic training students
April 26, 2021
App State athletic training students put their studies into action during a series of simulated clinical scenarios, ranging from cardiac distress to a leg fracture.
App State’s CS4ALL Program expands access to computer science education for rural Appalachian students
April 23, 2021
CS4ALL — a professional development program offered by App State — is designed to expand access to and diversify computer science education for students at rural high schools in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The two-year program is supported by a National Science Foundation grant awarded to App State’s Drs. Rahman Tashakkori, Cindy Norris and Jay Fenwick.
App State embraces Earth Day every day
April 22, 2021
App State’s Office of Sustainability offers programs and events to help the campus community learn ways to stay environmentally conscious year-round.
Service-learning and undergrad research make the grade for student Tatum Schwartz
April 22, 2021
App State student Tatum Schwartz found her major by taking an introductory course through the general education curriculum. Now she is excelling in sociology with plans for graduate school — she counts service-learning and undergraduate research among her most meaningful experiences.
Mountaineer photographer Jesse Barber focuses on storytelling
April 20, 2021
Jesse Barber, a senior from Sawmills, combines his passion for photography, the environment, people and culture in his self-designed interdisciplinary studies major, focusing on documentary studies in Appalachia.
App State honors 20th anniversary of Diversity Celebration
April 16, 2021
App State’s 2021 Diversity Celebration marked the 20th anniversary of this annual event and featured a full slate of virtual and in-person events designed to showcase diverse cultures through art, ideas and entertainment.
Tackling trauma — Mountaineer strives to bring compassion and care to Watauga County
April 14, 2021
Appalachian State University alumna and adjunct instructor Denise Presnell ’93 ’17 has made it her mission to educate and inform the High Country about trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and resiliency. In the process, she has engaged a village.
An App State sustainable development major hopes to ‘save the world’
April 12, 2021
Justin Marks, a senior sustainable development major with a concentration in community, regional and global development, announced on national television he hopes to “save the world” — a plan playing out through his community engagement and service.
App State Common Reading Program announces ‘Belonging’ as 2021–22 book selection
April 9, 2021
As part of the 2021–22 App State Common Reading Program, all incoming first-year and transfer students will receive an e-book copy of Nora Krug’s award-winning graphic memoir “Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home” during their orientation sessions.
App State higher education professor helps create, co-directs Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges
April 9, 2021
App State’s Dr. Andrew Koricich is one of four co-founders and co-directors of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges — a grant-funded initiative aimed at increasing appreciation for and understanding of U.S. regional, or rural-serving, colleges and their contributions. To date, the project has received more than half-million dollars in support.
Lynn Patterson’s door at App State’s Belk Library is open
April 1, 2021
Lynn Patterson ’89, university program specialist in App State's Belk Library and Information Commons, considers her relationships with students as an important part of her job. The alumna has mentored many students over her 30-year employment at the university.
App State earns 2nd consecutive Top 10 Military Friendly School designation
March 30, 2021
App State has earned the No. 6 spot among large public schools receiving the Top 10 Military Friendly® Schools honor for 2021–22. This designation, awarded by VIQTORY, recognizes U.S. higher education institutions for their support of and resources for student veterans and active-duty military members. App State has been named among the nation’s Military Friendly Schools for more than a decade.
App Builds a Home is raising funds and building walls
March 29, 2021
With the foundation and fundraising nearly complete for App State’s second App Builds a Home (ABAH) project, a “Walls-Up Build Week” event is scheduled on the App State campus in April to construct walls for a home built in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity.
App State Police develops new unit to specialize in diversity, inclusion and community engagement
March 25, 2021
The Appalachian Police Department has developed the Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement Unit to help build meaningful relationships and trust between APD officers and campus and community members from underrepresented groups. Read on to learn more about the unit and Cashae Cook ’14, who was appointed diversity, inclusion and community engagement officer in January.
App State installs campfire location so students can socialize in outdoor spaces
March 25, 2021
The addition of a campfire and propane fire tables at App State is intended to address students’ feelings of isolation often associated with colder months, especially during the continuing pandemic.
App State champions transfer student success
March 8, 2021
Looking to transfer to App State? You’re in good company, and you’ll find support to help you succeed. One in four students at App State is a transfer student, whether they come from a community college, a four-year institution, the military or years spent in the workforce.