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Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty Members Receive North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2018 Innovator Award
Nov 26, 2018

Dr. Debbie Crocker and Dr. Katie MawhinneyProfessors, Department of Mathematical SciencesNorth Carolina Collaborative for Mathematical Learning 2018 I...

 STARTALK, a project funded by the National Security Agencyand administered by the National Foreign Language Center, 15 High Country high school students with limited or no previous exposure to Chinese language and culture participated in a three-week Chinese immersion program at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian’s Drs. Xiaofei Tu and Wendy Xie awarded STARTALK grant for 2018 Chinese immersion program
Nov 20, 2018

Thanks to a grant from STARTALK, a project funded by the National Security Agencyand administered by the National Foreign Language Cent...

Armstrong at the Honors College Graduation Ceremony in December of 2017. Photo and story by:   Garrett Alexandrea McDowell, Ph.D.

Madison Armstrong (’17) Pursues Ph.D. in Top 25 Program
Nov 19, 2018

This fall semester, Honors Alumna Madie Armstrong (‘17) began work towards her doctorate in sociology at the University of Arizona (UA)....

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Is Alexa My Neighbor? The Future of Religion and Artificial Intelligence
Nov 16, 2018

Dr. Randall ReedTuesday, Nov. 27, 20185:30 - 6:30 p.m.Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114This event is free and open to the public.The “P...

Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies program fundraises for student study abroad scholarships

Celebrate Global Studies by Supporting Student Study Abroad Opportunities
Nov 15, 2018

Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies Fundraises for Student OpportunitiesWednesday, November 28, 20186-8 p.m.The Gamekeeper Restaurant300...

Nykesha Fyffe ’17, who graduated from Appalachian’s applied physics program, is now pursuing her master’s in industrial and systems engineering at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. Photo submitted

Nykesha Fyffe ’17 plans to help solve problems of the future
Nov 15, 2018

As an undergraduate in the applied physics program at Appalachian State University, Nykesha Fyffe ’17 got excited about the problem-solvin...

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College of Arts and Sciences Students take the top three awards at 3 Minute Thesis Competition at Appalachian
Nov 13, 2018

Appalachian State University Cratis D. Williams Graduate School’s 2018 “3 Minute Thesis (3MT)” competition was held in October with a total of 3...

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Renovated RV creates educational opportunities for Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Nov 12, 2018

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences salvaged a forgotten recreational vehicle and gave it new life—as a laboratory on wheels for...

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A Framework for STEM Teaching and Learning
Nov 9, 2018

Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas, Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Director of Teacher Education & Engagement in the College...

Junior Becca Ryan, age 26, outside Appalachian’s Major General Edward M. Reeder Jr. Student Veteran Resource Center. She took some classes through Coastal Carolina Community College while working at Camp Lejeune, and then enrolled at Appalachian. Photo by Marie Freeman

Former U.S. Marine Becca Ryan says she’s glad she chose Appalachian
Nov 8, 2018

Global studies major Becca Ryan says she “nailed it” by choosing to enroll at Appalachian State University after serving in the U.S. Marines — f...