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Alumna, Caroline Noel ’13, B.A. in Anthropology and a B.A. in English.

Appalachian alumna wins NSF Fellowship: Support for graduate-level global study
May 9, 2019

Appalachian State University alumna, Caroline Noel ’13 has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program to continue her doctorate studies of socio-cultural anthropology at the University of Virginia (UVA), where she plans to

College News, Alumni, Grants & Research, Awards & Honors
Student scientists and instructors test the water quality in Boone Creek, a waterway that travels through Appalachian’s main campus. Plans to daylight the creek are part of a larger resiliency initiative. Photo by Marie Freeman

The case for resiliency
Apr 18, 2019

Appalachian biology professor Dr. Shea Tuberty and former FEMA Administrator Brock Long discuss how developing a culture of preparedness fosters resiliency. 

College News, Sustainability, Alumni, Faculty & Staff
Appalachian alumnus Chris Waldon ’16 ’18, a site reliability engineer at IBM. Photo submitted

Surrounded by inspiration, Appalachian alumnus keeps applications running at IBM
Apr 17, 2019

As a site reliability engineer at IBM, Appalachian State University alumnus Chris Waldon’s favorite aspect of his job is working with great people who inspire him.

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Appalachian alumna Dr. Meredith McCarroll ’98 ’01, director of writing and rhetoric at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. McCarroll is the author of “Unwhite: Appalachia, Race, and Film” and “Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy.” Photo submitted
Matt Pegram ’12 & ’14 B.S. Applied Physics; M.A., Engineering Physics, Instrumentation and Automation (PSM) and M.B.A., Master of Business Administration. Photo submitted.

Q and A with Matt Pegram, National Instruments
Apr 2, 2019

Matt Pegram ’12 & ’14
B.S. Applied Physics
M.S., Engineering Physics, Instrumentation and Automation (PSM)
M.B.A., Master of Business Administration
Job Title:  Account Manager

College News, Alumni
The cover of Appalachian Reckoning by Dr. Meredith McCarroll, a two-time Appalachian State University alumna

Appalachian Reckoning - Book discussion with author Meredith McCarroll
Mar 29, 2019

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
6 p.m.
Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 421

This event is free and open to the campus and community

Book Discussion with Dr. Meredith McCarroll will include:

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Dr. Brandon Carpenter, Postdoctoral Fellow FIRST Program. Photo submitted.

Biology Seminar Series continues with Alumnus Dr. Brandon Carpenter
Mar 12, 2019

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
4 p.m.
Rankin Science West, Room 183

College News, Events, Alumni
Bryce Helms, a senior criminal justice major and full-time Appalachian police officer, takes a pause from her duties for a photo in the university’s Plemmons Student Union. Photo by Marie Freeman

Bryce Helms — from Appalachian police cadet to full-time APD officer
Feb 22, 2019

As the Appalachian State University Police Department (APD) prepares to welcome new cadets to its Appalachian Police Officer Development Program (APDP) — now in its second year — Officer Bryce He

College News, Students, Alumni
Lane Bailey ’87 ’89 stands just outside Kilosa Township, which is located in the Kilosa District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Bailey, who is city manager of Salisbury, traveled to Tanzania as part of the International City/County Management Association’s ENGINE Program. Photo submitted

Locally and globally, Lane Bailey ’87 ’89 works to improve communities
Jan 30, 2019

Salisbury City Manager Lane Bailey ’87 ’89 says he gets up each day to go to work to make his community a better place — whether that’s in North Carolina or across the globe.

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