Topic: Students

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Giving back to the community: One App State student’s idea to brighten older adults’ lives through art
Feb. 23, 2021
As part of her internship with Appalachian Brian Estates, App State senior Mary Carver Deal is engaging the facility’s older adults in a colorful mural project — one taking shape right outside their windows. Learn how Deal, along with other App State students and Dementia Awareness Club members, is bringing joy to the residents’ lives amid COVID.
App State students, faculty create rock kits for students across NC
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 19, 2021
In this outreach initiative by the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, students and faculty have made 1,600 educational kits for area schoolchildren in eight counties to help them learn about geology. The Rockin’ NC kits contain rock samples and other educational materials. They are designed to substitute the in-person presentations faculty and students would typically make before the pandemic.
Raising awareness and meeting demand for increased digital accessibility at App State
Feb. 17, 2021
As App State has adapted academic delivery methods to help slow the spread of COVID-19, more learning content than ever has migrated online. This response to the pandemic has moved the dial on accessibility awareness — and raised the demand for proactive accessibility and accommodations.
App State receives grant support for operations related to virtual performing arts programming
Feb. 10, 2021
App State has received grant funding from the North Carolina Arts Council to support operations of the Schaefer Center and its virtual performing arts programming — including live remote events, live-streamed performances and recorded content — amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
App State and Banfield Pet Hospital® Announce New Online Vet Tech Program Aimed at Addressing Veterinary Shortage
The Associated Press
Feb. 10, 2021
News of a veterinary tech program implemented by Appalachian State University and Banfield Pet Hospital to strengthen the pipeline of licensed veterinary technicians, especially in rural areas, was shared by The Associated Press.
App State and Banfield Pet Hospital® announce new online vet tech program aimed at addressing veterinary shortage
First-of-its-kind program will help meet surging demand for pet care
Feb. 10, 2021
Banfield Pet Hospital® has made a multimillion-dollar commitment to App State to support the development of a four-year online program for licensed veterinary technicians (LVTs) to address market demand for skilled veterinary professionals.
Reimagined App State residence hall to offer community for transfer students
Feb. 5, 2021
Beginning this fall, students who are transferring into Appalachian State University will have the opportunity to live in the university’s first residence hall designated for transfer students.
App State virtually hosts 4 acclaimed authors for spring 2021 Visiting Writers Series
Feb. 3, 2021
Four award-winning authors — Anna Deavere Smith, Charles Dodd White, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Carter Sickels — will pay a virtual visit to App State this spring as part of the university’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. Novelists White, Clapsaddle and Sickels will read from their work and give talks on the craft of writing, and playwright Smith will give a storytelling presentation.
What’s new on the menu at App State?
Campus Dining launches fresh options aimed at increasing variety and customization
Feb. 2, 2021
App State’s Campus Dining has launched new initiatives, including fresh menu items and made-to-order options.
Students return to App State’s residence halls for spring 2021
Feb. 2, 2021
Students who live in Appalachian State University’s residence halls move back in for spring semester Jan. 28–31, with continued COVID-19 health and safety policies in place.
Appalachian State senior part of National Guard sent to Washington, D.C. [student profiled]
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 2, 2021
Lauren Spangler, an App State senior majoring in psychology, was among National Guard members stationed in Washington, D.C., during Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. She is from Charlotte.
A virtual stage keeps App State arts patrons, students entertained — from a distance
Feb. 1, 2021
App State’s Department of Theatre and Dance will offer a variety of virtual performing arts events during the spring 2021 semester to help keep campus and local community members safe during the pandemic.
How New River got its flow back: App State’s NRLP completes Payne Branch environmental restoration project
Jan. 25, 2021
App State’s New River Light and Power has completed its grant-funded project to remove the historic Payne Branch dam from the New River’s Middle Fork, helping to restore this river corridor to a more natural state — which includes improved water quality and enhanced habitat for the area’s aquatic wildlife. Dive in to learn more.
Nearly $12 million in federal funding supports App State Empowering Teacher Learning program
Jan. 22, 2021
App State has been awarded nearly $12 million in federal grant funding to implement Empowering Teacher Learning — a teacher-directed professional learning program designed to add flexibility to traditional recertification and state licensure renewals for Western North Carolina teachers.
App State transfer student has a ‘Head Start’ on her career
Jan. 20, 2021
Junior Kaitlyn Helton, an App State Online transfer student, works in McDowell County’s Head Start program while pursuing her B.S. in child development-birth through kindergarten (licensure) — applying techniques as she learns.
Ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. — service during COVID-19
Jan. 15, 2021
App State’s ACT Office suggests a variety of options for how to be service-focused this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
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.