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  • Climbing into thin air for climate research
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    ‘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?
    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
    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
    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
    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.

  • Tau Sigma awards 3 Appalachian transfer students $9K in scholarships
    Tau Sigma awards 3 Appalachian transfer students $9K in scholarships
    Feb. 8, 2019

    Seniors Nolan McDaniel, Holly Parsons and Gretchen Synk — all of whom are officers in the Gamma Nu Chapter of Tau Sigma at Appalachian — will use their scholarship funding for graduate school, study abroad and more.

  • 12 Appalachian invitees to serve in Peace Corps in 2019
    12 Appalachian invitees to serve in Peace Corps in 2019
    Feb. 7, 2019

    Appalachian’s invitees will each serve in one of six different work sectors — agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth in development — in 10 countries located on four continents around the globe.

  • Josh Gregory answers the call for needed high school physics teachers
    Josh Gregory answers the call for needed high school physics teachers
    Feb. 5, 2019

    A story about a politician’s misunderstanding of physics led Josh Gregory on the path to Appalachian’s Physics (BS) – Secondary Education program.

  • Appalachian’s Collegiate Recovery Community: A space for recovery, support and success
    Appalachian’s Collegiate Recovery Community: A space for recovery, support and success
    Feb. 1, 2019

    The new program at Appalachian aims to provide students a space and community that supports continued recovery — as well as opportunities and an environment for fun sober activities.

  • LIFE Village funds collaboration with Appalachian to design homes for adults with autism
    LIFE Village funds collaboration with Appalachian to design homes for adults with autism
    Jan. 29, 2019

    During fall 2018, students and faculty in the Building Science Architectural Design Studio III at Appalachian worked with the LIFE Village board to design living spaces that meet the needs of adults with autism.

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