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Topic: Students

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  • Appalachian State student teachers navigate the realities of teaching
    Appalachian State student teachers navigate the realities of teaching
    The Paper
    Nov. 23, 2024

    Morganton’s The Paper highlights two App State student teachers, Savannah Epley and Laiken Baker, who reflect on the challenges and joys of stepping into their first teaching roles while navigating the unexpected realities of the profession. Both Epley and Baker are senior elementary education majors from Morganton.

  • 125 years: App State Founders Day commemorates university’s legacy of education access, innovation and excellence
    125 years: App State Founders Day commemorates university’s legacy of education access, innovation and excellence

    With the Founders Bell ringing, 9 new members were inducted into App State’s Bell Ringers Society

    Nov. 22, 2024

    App State celebrated its seventh annual Founders Day on Nov. 21 to commemorate its founders, B.B., D.D. and Lillie Shull Dougherty, and the first day of classes held at Watauga Academy in 1899. Nine new members were inducted into the university’s Bell Ringers Society as part of the day’s events.

  • UNC System Board of Governors approves App State's new Doctor of Nursing Practice hybrid program
    UNC System Board of Governors approves App State's new Doctor of Nursing Practice hybrid program

    The program, launching in fall 2026, will develop the next generation of rural health care leaders

    Nov. 20, 2024

    In fall 2026, App State will launch a new Doctor of Nursing Practice program, designed to educate family practice nurse practitioners and respond to health care provider shortages, especially in rural areas. The program has been approved by the UNC System Board of Governors.

  • App State receives gift from La-Z-Boy Foundation to establish endowed professorship in applied design
    App State receives gift from La-Z-Boy Foundation to establish endowed professorship in applied design
    Nov. 19, 2024

    App State has received a $333,000 gift from La-Z-Boy Foundation to establish a new endowed professorship in the Department of Applied Design in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. The professorship will support a department faculty member, with a focus on furniture design or interior design.

  • App State Oral History Program preserves the past and present through storytelling
    App State Oral History Program preserves the past and present through storytelling

    Special Collections Research Center houses oral histories, university archives, historical exhibits and more

    Nov. 18, 2024

    App State’s Oral History Program conducts and curates oral history interviews, which are housed in the university’s Special Collections Research Center. The interviews range in date from the mid-1960s to the present day, with a focus on university and regional history.

  • App State holds annual ceremony to honor service and sacrifices of veterans, military families
    App State holds annual ceremony to honor service and sacrifices of veterans, military families
    Nov. 14, 2024

    App State held its annual Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11 on the Boone campus, honoring the service and sacrifices of veterans and military families. The event featured remarks from App State Interim Chancellor Heather Norris and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. George Sankey.

  • Excellence in Teaching: A Q&A with App State’s Dr. Brooke Christian
    Excellence in Teaching: A Q&A with App State’s Dr. Brooke Christian
    Nov. 11, 2024

    In this Q&A, Dr. Brooke Christian, App State’s winner of the 2024 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award, shares her love for teaching, her passion for chemistry, her research and more. The award is given annually to one outstanding faculty member at each UNC System school.

  • Military Times ranks App State among the nation’s best schools for military service members, veterans for 2024
    Military Times ranks App State among the nation’s best schools for military service members, veterans for 2024
    Nov. 8, 2024

    App State has been recognized among the nation’s top higher education institutions for military service members and veterans, placing among the top 13% of schools named to Military Times’ 2024 “Best for Vets: Colleges” rankings list.

  • NCInnovation selects App State as a support hub for applied research commercialization
    NCInnovation selects App State as a support hub for applied research commercialization
    Nov. 8, 2024

    App State will join six other UNC System institutions as a headquarters for NCInnovation’s applied research support. NCInnovation provides grant funding, mentorship and partnership development to university researchers to support innovative, real-world research at North Carolina’s public universities.

  • App State alum donates $1 million to Disaster Relief Fund
    App State alum donates $1 million to Disaster Relief Fund

    Dr. Lee Barnes ’90 catalyzes support for students, faculty and staff impacted by Hurricane Helene

    Nov. 7, 2024

    Appalachian State University alumnus Dr. Lee Barnes ’90 donated $1 million to the App State Disaster Relief Fund, providing immediate resources for students, faculty and staff in need.

  • Mountaineers–Bulldogs doubleheader raises more than $11,000 in hurricane relief funds
    Mountaineers–Bulldogs doubleheader raises more than $11,000 in hurricane relief funds
    Nov. 7, 2024

    On Nov. 2, App State and UNC Asheville played a seven-inning baseball doubleheader in Kannapolis, with proceeds from the event benefiting the App State Disaster Relief Fund and the UNC Asheville Athletics Disaster Relief Fund. The schools raised more than $11,000, which will support their campus communities’ recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

  • App State Writing Across the Curriculum Program nationally recognized as an Exemplary Enduring WAC Program
    App State Writing Across the Curriculum Program nationally recognized as an Exemplary Enduring WAC Program
    Nov. 4, 2024

    App State’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Program has been nationally recognized with a 2024 Exemplary Enduring WAC Program Award from the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum and WAC Clearinghouse. The annual Exemplary WAC Program Awards recognize the extraordinary achievements of WAC directors and their teams in establishing, maintaining and sustaining programs that foster and facilitate exemplary engagement with writing across the curriculum at their institutions, as well as institutional commitments to support these achievements.

  • App State earns rankings among the best schools in the nation, Southeast for 2024–25
    App State earns rankings among the best schools in the nation, Southeast for 2024–25

    US News has named the university a top 3 regional university for innovation, undergraduate teaching and veterans support

    Oct. 31, 2024

    The latest college rankings and recognitions of six national publications — including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine — have one thing in common: All place App State among the best schools in the nation, and the Southeast, for 2024–25.

  • How to Prepare for Your First Job Post-Graduation [staff featured]
    How to Prepare for Your First Job Post-Graduation [staff featured]
    U.S. News & World Report
    Oct. 31, 2024

    This article in U.S. News & World Report offers eight tips on how college graduates can be successful when first joining the workforce. Jennifer Shaffer, director of App State’s Career Development Center, advises students to use past experiences from internships, part-time jobs and volunteer opportunities to better their chances of landing a great job.

  • Students impacted by hurricane will receive extra scholarship support
    Students impacted by hurricane will receive extra scholarship support

    NC resident students with family incomes below $80,000 will receive an average of $850 in additional grant aid

    Oct. 30, 2024

    The UNC System announced that the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority is awarding additional financial aid to eligible students at Appalachian State University. The grant will help to offset some of the unexpected costs from Hurricane Helene.

  • App State students dedicate 500+ hours toward Hurricane Helene relief and recovery efforts during Day of Service
    App State students dedicate 500+ hours toward Hurricane Helene relief and recovery efforts during Day of Service
    Oct. 24, 2024

    Around 175 App State students took part in the university’s Student Day of Service - Together We Are Mountain Strong event, held Oct. 19. They logged over 500 hours of community service to support Hurricane Helene relief and recovery efforts in communities across the High Country.

  • App State announces 2024–25 recipient of the Heltzer Endowed Scholarship
    App State announces 2024–25 recipient of the Heltzer Endowed Scholarship
    Oct. 23, 2024

    App State has announced the newest recipient of the Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer Endowed Scholarship. Established in 2021, the Heltzer Scholarship covers approximately 75% of tuition.

  • App State announces 3 new recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship
    App State announces 3 new recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship
    Oct. 15, 2024

    Three first-year students at App State have been named as the newest recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship. Established by The Stanley and Dorothy Frank Family Foundation, the scholarship supports App State students from Guilford County.

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