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Samuella Sigmann, photo by University Communications.

Chemical Safety in Schools Professional Development Workshop
Mar 15, 2021

Chemical Safety in Schools WorkshopWith Samuella Sigmann, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation SciencesSaturday, April 17, 20219 a.m.Virtual Event...

Taylor Young a first-year Watauga Residential College student from Raleigh majoring in music therapy. Photo by Joey Rosado.

Freshman receives recognition in annual North Carolina Writers' Network Competition
Mar 11, 2021

Taylor Young, a freshman Watauga Residential College (WRC) student from Raleigh, was recently informed that her short fiction piece, titled “Remembr...

Titlemark for the Student and Faculty Excellence Fund (SAFE)

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Abigayle Feather ‘19, Psychology
Mar 10, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Abigayle Feather ‘19, Psychology Abigayle Feather was an undergraduate student from Charlotte, N.C. Student ...

Picture a Scientist film poster

Film and live conversation with scientists on diversity and inclusion in S.T.E.M.
Mar 9, 2021

Watch film Picture a Scientist and register for a live candid conversation with world-renowned scientists on advancing diversity and inclusion in S.T....

Nirmala Erevelles is professor of Social and Cultural Studies in Education at the University of Alabama. Photo submitted.

GWS hosts Disability, Eco(In)justice and Transnational Solidarities with Nirmala Erevelles
Mar 9, 2021

Thursday, March 18 4-5 p.m. ESTRegister for the virtual event at https://forms.gle/WTvKmf4fd8BGMJKM8Nirmala Erevelles is professor of S...

A poster promoting the 13th Southeast German Studies Workshop, hosted by the App State Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies. Graphic submitted.

International Workshop on German-Jewish and Forced Migration Studies Thursday, March 18 - Friday, March 19, 2021
Mar 9, 2021

Thursday, March 18 - Friday, March 19, 2021The first online Southeast German Studies workshop brings together 50 junior and senior American and German...

A poster for the “Gender, Sex and Violence” online lecture by Stefanie Schueler-Springorum. Graphic submitted.

Berlin Center Director Speaks on Gender, Sex and Violence in Nazi Germany
Mar 8, 2021

Thursday, March 18, 202111:15 a.m-1 p.m.In cooperation with the Southeast German Studies Consortium, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studie...

Dr. Andy Heckert, far left, enjoys the progress his students are making on a 2014 dig in the Triassic of Arizona as part of his field course known as the “Triassic Trip.” Students seated on the ground are, from left to right, Devin Hoffman ’17, now a Ph.D. candidate in geosciences at Virginia Tech; Chelsea Vaughn ’16, a sergeant in the U.S. Army; and Mathew Sandefur ’16, a geologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Standing in back is dig site volunteer Scott

Revealing Earth’s story through the geologic record
Mar 5, 2021

Dr. Andy Heckert has more than 25 years of experience as a practicing paleontologist, and he shares his passion for fossils with Appalachian State Uni...

CAS Zoomers Continue Spring 2021 - Session 2 of 3 with Dr. Jessica Martell and Dr. Zackary Vernon.

CAS Zoomer - Contested Cuisines: Southern and Appalachian Foodways
Mar 5, 2021

In the midst of a global pandemic, the College of Arts and Sciences started a virtual zoom series to engage with Appalachian alumni and friends. We ar...

Laura Johnston ’99, ’19 in Alberta, Canada while on a trip partially funded by a College of Arts and Sciences SAFE grant. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Laura Johnston ’99, ’19, Appalachian Studies
Mar 4, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Laura Johnston ’99, ’19, Appalachian Studies Laura Johnston was a graduate student from Deep Gap, N.C. Two...

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