Departmental News

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David Hodgin Writing Award: Call for Submissions
Apr 29, 2020

Submissions for this Department of English competition are due Monday, May 11, 2020 as anonymous attachments to english@appstate.edu with the subject,...

Dr. Beverly Moser, Center for Academic Excellence Champion. Photo by University Communications.

CAE Faculty Champion spotlight: Dr. Beverly Moser
Apr 28, 2020

Dr. Beverly MoserProfessor, German and TESL/Applied LinguisticsDepartment of Languages, Literatures and CulturesThe Center for Academic Excellence has...

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Anthropology Alumni and new graduates have a stellar year with job and graduate school acceptances
Apr 23, 2020

As the 2019-2020 academic year comes to a close, the Department takes great pride in celebrating new jobs and graduate school acceptances for our alum...

Dr. Beth Davison, Center for Academic Excellence Champion. Photo submitted.

CAE Faculty Champion spotlight: Dr. Beth Davison
Apr 21, 2020

Dr. Beth Davison Professor & Co-DirectorDepartment of Sociology/Department of Interdisciplinary Studies/University Documentary Film SeriesThe...

Dr. Martial K. Frindenthie (left) and Dr. Saskia van de Gevel (right). Photos by Chase Reynolds.

Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences announces new department chairs
Apr 6, 2020

Dr. Martial K. Frindéthié, will chair Appalachian’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures effective March 1, 2020 and Dr. Saskia van d...

App State intern Sarah Caudill, far right, with leaders in Washington, D.C. With her, from left to right, are Angela Woods, Caudill’s supervisor in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Academic Exchanges; Macon Barrow, a branch chief in the U.S. Department of State; Kay Cole James, president of the Heritage Foundation; and Caroline Casagrande, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State. Photo submitted

Sarah Caudill interns with U.S. Department of State’s Mandela Washington Fellowship
Nov 15, 2019

Through a highly competitive process, Appalachian State University student Sarah Caudill was selected to intern in summer 2019 at the U.S. Department ...

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Jess Eatman Uses Her Sociological Knowledge in the For-Profit World!
Sep 27, 2019

Graduating with double Bachelor of Science degrees in Sociology (Concentration in Applied Research Methods) and Mathematics, Jess Eatman is a great ex...

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Rethinking the Space of Southern Studies: Dr. Zackary Vernon on Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies
Sep 11, 2019

Zackary Vernon's edited collection Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies was published last month by Louisiana State University Press. The c...

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Sanford Hall construction brings new homes to two academic departments
Sep 9, 2019

Spring and summer were full of changes for the English department and the languages, literatures and cultures department, formerly housed in Sanford H...

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Jessica Pittman Dale Applies Her Sociology Skills to Encourage Prevention in Our Communities
Sep 4, 2019

Jessica Pittman Dale is an Appalachian State alumnus with a mission. Graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology with a concentr...