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Neighboring Notable Maggie Gettys: She's fighting back from spinal injury, wants to be remembered as someone who never gives up
Hickory Daily Record
April 15, 2019
Hickory native Maggie Gettys is an avid outdoorswoman graduating from Appalachian State University in May. In July 2016, her outdoor endeavors came to a halt when she was traumatically injured.
WBI title caps emotional ride for App State players and coaches
Appalachian State Mountaineers
April 3, 2019
App State's 76-59 victory against North Texas in front of a record-breaking home crowd capped a WBI Championship run that was meaningful for the Mountaineers' head coach, team and program.
NC AHEC funds Appalachian–Ashe Memorial Hospital partnership to develop nursing clinic
March 26, 2019
The clinical site at Ashe Memorial allows undergraduate nursing students at Appalachian to strengthen their skills of therapeutic communication, basic nursing care, and safety and health promotion for underserved, rural populations.
Shauna Caldwell '18 captures women of Appalachia
All About Women
March 25, 2019
When people speak about Shauna Caldwell, they use words like “intentional,” “caring,” “wise” and “creative.” A High Country native born in Boone and raised in Banner Elk, Shauna is an artist, herbalist and graduate student in the Appalachian Studies program at Appalachian State University.
From the Appalachians to the Andes
A Peru study abroad becomes a metaphor for the Appalachian Experience
March 15, 2019
In summer 2018, two groups of students, led by Appalachian professors, trekked the highest peaks of Peru and explored the Amazon rainforest, sharing sustainability practices and conducting critical climate research along the way.
Climbing into thin air for climate research
A faculty-led study abroad in Peru supports NSF experiments and student learning
March 15, 2019
Appalachian students joined Dr. Baker Perry, one of the top experts in his field, to climb mountains and traverse glaciers in Peru, all while participating in climate research projects that may impact the world.
Appalachian’s international collaboration yields renewable solutions for Peru village
March 15, 2019
During summer 2018, Appalachian students traversed Peru — from the heights of Machu Picchu to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon rainforest — with the focus of studying and implementing renewable energy solutions in remote areas of the country.
Peak to peak — Mountaineers study abroad in Peru
March 15, 2019
Learn about the Peruvian study abroad experience and climate change research of Appalachian State University students and faculty through nine brief videos.
Bienenstock Furniture Library Announces 2019 Furniture Design Competition Winners
Furniture World
March 11, 2019
There were 32 entries from 7 different colleges. Colleges represented included: Weber State, Kendall, SCAD, Appalachian State University, University of Central Oklahoma, University of Idaho, and the University of Houston. John Lalevee of Appalachian State University won the first place award for Furniture Design.
Water quality, volcanic destruction and glacier recession among Appalachian's research highlighted at national conference
March 6, 2019
Fifteen Appalachian State University students, alumni and faculty attended the 2018 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C., where the students and alumni presented research in a range of earth science topics.
Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
March 6, 2019
Appalachian Scholars with Diverse Abilities learn real-life career skills through a partnership with Boone-based technology company ECRS.
Cherokee High School students share Valentine's Day lesson at Green Valley
Watauga Democrat
March 1, 2019
Cherokee High School students traveled to Green Valley Elementary School on Feb. 13 to teach a Valentine’s Day lesson by sharing the traditional Cherokee story of the first strawberries. The six CHS students who visited the school are dual-enrolled at Appalachian State University and are taking this semester’s Cherokee Culture and Leadership class taught by CHS teacher Heath Robertson and Reich College of Education Associate Professor Allen Bryant.
Mental health — a key to academic and social success
Appalachian offers year-round programming on mental health awareness, self-care and suicide prevention
Feb. 27, 2019
A variety of opportunities help students keep mental health and self-care a priority, explains Coordinator for Student Mental Wellness Elizabeth Cavallaro.
‘Careers for Impact’: Students explore businesses balancing purpose and profit
Feb. 27, 2019
The inaugural “Careers for Impact” event on Appalachian’s campus introduced students to regional nonprofit organizations and Certified B Corporations — a type of business that balances purpose and profit, working for the greater good.
Dave by the Bell: What's Your Happy Song?
Feb. 22, 2019
University Communications' favorite interruption, Dave Blanks and UComm intern Alyssa Rodriguez, interview unsuspecting Appalachian students to discover their go-to "happy song."
Peru study abroad programs, summer 2018
Feb. 21, 2019
View photos from two Appalachian faculty-led study abroad programs in Peru that focused on climate research and sustainable energy practices.
Bryce Helms — from Appalachian police cadet to full-time APD officer
Feb. 19, 2019
Bryce Helms, a senior criminal justice major, is the first cadet from the APDP to be hired by the Appalachian Police Department. She began her new role as a full-time police officer with the department in January.
Gilman Scholar Patrick Ross conducts independent study in Madagascar
Feb. 15, 2019
Ross, a senior sustainable development major, traveled to Madagascar’s Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in November 2018, where he installed cameras as part of his independent study of the rainforest’s small carnivore inhabitants.