Topic: Students

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Appalachian sets new record with 4 Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists
April 30, 2019
Appalachian alumni Megan Holt-Smith ’15 ’16, John Kennedy ’16 and Emma Labovitz ’18, along with senior psychology major Caroline Webb, will use their Fulbright awards to study, conduct research and teach abroad during the 2019–20 academic year.
Health care in a rural setting
Nursing students gain real-world experience through Appalachian–Ashe Memorial Hospital partnership
April 29, 2019
An NCAHEC-funded partnership with Ashe Memorial Hospital is providing Appalachian nursing students with on-site, clinical experience in providing basic health care services to patients from underserved, rural communities.
Future teachers visit Hickory Public Schools
Hickory Daily Record
April 27, 2019
More than a dozen students from Appalachian State University visited Hickory Public Schools recently. As future educators, they were welcomed with enthusiasm from district speakers including HPS Superintendent Robbie Adell, Chairman of the HPS Board of Education Bryan Graham, Grandview Middle School Principal Jennifer Griffin, HPS Personnel Officer Tracy Sigmon, and HPS Director of Communications Beverly Snowden.
Appalachian senior Jake Haire builds on his future through KMI International internship
April 26, 2019
Appalachian’s Jake Haire has been selected for a summer 2019 internship with construction management/consulting firm KMI International.
Dave by the Bell: Why Choose App State?
April 25, 2019
Climb the mountain — come to college at App State! Students on Sanford Mall share why they chose Appalachian and why you should too.
Student death: how App State communicates after tragic events
The Appalachian
April 18, 2019
During the 2014-15 academic year, App State started to review the policy for when a student dies. That summer, App State created the Student Death Protocol.
Appalachian State University Design Students Show “Homework” in High Point
Interior Design
April 18, 2019
Plant Seven, an emerging center for design, culture and commerce in High Point, North Carolina, furthered its reputation for cultivating innovation with Homework, an exhibition of works by undergraduates from the furniture design concentration at Appalachian State University.
Dave by the Bell: Can I retake that class?
April 16, 2019
What class would you retake if you had the chance? Find out what App State students said on a brand new Dave by the Bell.
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.