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Scholarship honors Dr. Willie C. Fleming, builds diversity legacy
Oct. 9, 2020
App State’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship is a win-win for diversity, according to its initiator, Judge Gary Henderson ’92 ’94. Recipients, who are provided full in-state tuition and fees, mentorship and additional opportunities, benefit the Appalachian Community through their leadership efforts to promote cultural diversity.
Poised for postgraduate success — App State Fleming Scholars continue diversity advocacy
Oct. 9, 2020
The first four recipients of App State’s full-tuition Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a rising business leader, a college adviser, a graduate student hopeful and a medical professional — have graduated from App State and are poised for postgraduate success. Learn about their next steps beyond App State.
‘The mission doesn’t stop’: App State holds Operation Agile Leader training exercises locally for senior ROTC cadets
Oct. 2, 2020
To help keep students safe during COVID-19, App State held Operation Agile Leader (OAL) training exercises locally for senior ROTC cadets. The cadets’ leadership skills were assessed as part of OAL, which took place at the university’s Teaching and Research Farm in Ashe County.
App State college advisers prepare rural Western NC students for college success
Oct. 1, 2020
Regional high school seniors are learning how to prepare for and succeed in college — and beyond — thanks to support provided by App State’s College Advising Corps (CAC). Read on to learn more about CAC program and the impact it has made to date.
App State encourages campus community to use new COVID-19 contact tracing mobile app
Sep. 24, 2020
App State and AppHealthCare are joining the statewide rollout of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ (NCDHHS) COVID-19 contact tracing mobile application.
App State hosts virtual celebration of research and creative activity, honors two faculty members
Sep. 23, 2020
At the culmination of App State’s weeklong celebration of research and creativity activity, the university honored Drs. Curtis Ryan and Alecia Jackson with the Chancellor’s and Provost’s Awards, respectively. They were recognized for superior achievement in their fields and sustained productivity.
App State furniture design program awarded $12K grant to support student scholarships
Sep. 23, 2020
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) Furniture Foundation has awarded $12,000 in grant funding to App State’s furniture design program to support student scholarship opportunities. This is the 17th AHFA grant awarded to the university since 2002.
App State participates in questionnaire to support UNC System Racial Equity Task Force
Sep. 18, 2020
The University of North Carolina (UNC) System has released a questionnaire to support the work of its Racial Equity Task Force. The survey — sent to faculty, staff and students of all 17 UNC System institutions, including App State — will be open for submissions until Sept. 30.
Maintaining wellness in uncertain times — tips from a public health major and peer educator
Sep. 17, 2020
Appalachian State University student Caroline Pruitt, a public health major and peer educator, works to spread the good news about wellness.
4 lauded authors to appear in App State’s first virtual Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 11, 2020
The author lineup for Appalachian’s fall 2020 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series, to be held virtually due to COVID-19, includes novelist Jacinda Townsend, creative nonfiction author Graham Hoppe and poets Jacinta White and Nickole Brown.
Stroll and learn: Health, Wellness and Safety Walk signs guide students to helpful resources
Sep. 11, 2020
A self-guided Health, Wellness and Safety Walk in early fall helped inform students about resources available to them for their well-being.
#ShowYourLove in the High Country
Sep. 11, 2020
App State partnered with AppHealthCare on the High Country “Show Your Love” public health campaign, which encourages residents and visitors to follow the 3Ws: wear a face covering, wait 6 feet apart and wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer.
The tradition continues — App State celebrates a hybrid Founders Day
Sep. 8, 2020
App State’s third annual Founders Day commemorates a 121-year history. Ceremonies include Bell Ringers Society induction and ribbon cutting ceremony for two new residence halls.
App State Student Learning Center appoints triplet of leaders
Sep. 8, 2020
The three leaders — Lee Cope, Katharine Johnson and Travis Erickson — began their new roles in the Disco Student Learning Center this summer. Cope serves as the center’s executive director; Johnson serves as interim director of university tutorial services; and Erickson serves as director of auxiliary services.
App State football players call meeting, organize Boone march to ‘end injustice’
Watauga Democrat
Aug. 29, 2020
Appalachian State University football players taking a stand against social injustice with march through Boone.
App State enrollment reaches 20,023, breaks records for underrepresented students
Aug. 28, 2020
App State releases fall 2020 data showing record enrollment of 20,023 students and significant increases of first-year underrepresented students.
From Hollywood to the High Country — App State’s mobile TV studio to serve as a learning lab on wheels
Aug. 28, 2020
The studio, which got its start as a Hollywood movie prop, will serve as a mobile learning lab for Mountaineer students covering High Country news and events through AppTV. The truck’s first stop? Appalachian’s 2020 Founders Day celebration.
From the Triassic to Appalachian — Archie the aetosaur makes his bronze debut on campus
Aug. 28, 2020
A four-year collaboration of faculty and students in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES) and Department of Art is now on display — Archie “is the largest and most accurate aetosaur sculpture in the northern hemisphere and one of the best in the world.”