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App State senior awarded spring 2021 Rogers and Janice Whitener Scholarship for creative writing
Jan. 15, 2021
App State’s Zöe Benfield, a senior English–creative writing major, is the spring 2021 recipient of the Rogers and Janice Whitener Scholarship, which recognizes performance in creative writing for a majoring student, as well as active, positive citizenship in all courses, including those in creative writing.
First-generation App State student hammers out a new perspective
Jan. 13, 2021
A few years ago, Joe Graber ’20 was working in construction and unsure of what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. Now, he is building toward a master’s degree in computer science at App State.
Magical moments in hospitality brought Hedrick to App State
Jan. 11, 2021
Disney magic inspired Sam Hedrick to transfer to App State, where she is majoring in hospitality and tourism management and building skills and experience for her future career.
A return ‘home’ for The Appalachian News Adviser Allison Bennett Dyche
Jan. 11, 2021
Allison Bennett Dyche, news adviser for App State’s student newspaper, The Appalachian, returned to App State a month prior to Election Day after serving four years as director of student media at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dyche previously worked as App State’s assistant director for student media.
App State alumni donate 2,000-plus face coverings to Academy at Middle Fork
‘We have to take care of one another’
Jan. 8, 2021
Donated by App State alumni Robert Roach ’08 and Tom Webb ’73 ’75, along with Webb’s son, Ben Webb, and Brad Valentine, the face coverings are helping to make the return to in-person instruction safer for students and teachers at App State’s Academy at Middle Fork.
App State Mountaineer approaches physics with military discipline
Jan. 8, 2021
App State senior Steven Klingler applies discipline developed in his military career to excel as a student studying applied physics.
Reflections on a year defined by COVID-19
Dec. 22, 2020
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Appalachian State University has enacted a coordinated, universitywide response — in concert with agencies across the town, region and state — while continuing to further its academic mission.
The Princeton Review names App State an ‘excellent choice’ for an MBA
Dec. 22, 2020
The Princeton Review has named App State’s Walker College of Business in its “The Best Business Schools 2021” list, which recognizes U.S. schools with the best on-campus MBA degree programs. App State also offers its nationally recognized MBA through App State Online.
One for the history books: Top App State moments of 2020
Dec. 21, 2020
Revisit key moments, from a landmark fall enrollment of more than 20,000 students to a public health campaign to help slow the spread of COVID-19, that show App State resilience during a year of historic challenges.
App State to receive new cold storage units designated for a COVID-19 vaccine
Dec. 21, 2020
Appalachian State University will be among 15 University of North Carolina System institutions to receive new cold storage units designated for doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. App State will have the capacity to store 116,200 doses in its new units.
10 tips for staying healthy through winter — advice from App State’s student health medical director
Dec. 21, 2020
Washing hands, wearing face covering and getting a flu shot top the list. Read on to learn what else App State’s Taylor Rushing, M.D., medical director of the M.S. Shook Student Health Service, recommends.
App State shares biannual status report of its fraternities and sororities
Dec. 16, 2020
App State releases a status report of its 30 recognized fraternities and sororities as of late fall 2020.
App State senior recognized for outstanding leadership, service in her campus and local communities
Dec. 16, 2020
App State’s Lauren Moody is the recipient of a 2020 Community Impact Student Award from North Carolina Campus Compact. The award recognizes students with a deep commitment to community involvement and the ability to inspire their peers.
A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates
Dec. 11, 2020
Approximately 4,000 Appalachian Community members gathered virtually to celebrate more than 1,700 graduates of App State’s Fall Class of 2020. The keynote speaker for the university’s Fall 2020 Commencement was alumnus and WBTV News anchor John Carter ’79.
4 Appalachian Community members awarded for global leadership and engagement
Dec. 7, 2020
App State’s Global Leadership Awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have made extraordinary contributions to global learning by initiating, developing and/or supporting opportunities for global learning at App State and in the local community. Read on to learn the awards winners for 2020.
More than 1,700 Mountaineer graduates to be recognized during App State’s virtual Fall Commencement
Dec. 7, 2020
App State will recognize more than 1,700 Mountaineer Class of 2020 graduates — including 1,348 undergraduate and 361 graduate students — during its virtual Fall 2020 Commencement. The guest speaker for this year’s event is alumnus and WBTV News anchor John Carter ’79.
App State joins national alliance to develop more diverse, inclusive STEM faculty
Dec. 4, 2020
App State has joined 18 other higher education institutions across the nation in a three-year effort to develop inclusive best practices for recruiting, hiring and retaining STEM faculty, as well as ensuring all STEM faculty engage in inclusive teaching, advising and research mentoring.
App State funded to study rare bats along Blue Ridge Parkway area, investigate disease
Dec. 4, 2020
Dr. Mark Spond, App State’s liaison to the National Park Service (NPS), was awarded NPS funding to conduct studies of bats along North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway — data from which will help expand NPS knowledge of the area’s rare bat species and those affected by white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fatal fungal disease.