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"Talking Black in America," with Dr. Walt Wolfram, N.C. State University
Mar 22, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 (both events)The events are free and open to the public.The Department of Anthropology welcomes, Dr. Walt Wolfram from N.C. ...

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The Inaugural Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Spring Symposium
Mar 22, 2019

Monday March 25, 20196:30 - 8 p.m.Greenbriar Theater, Plemmons Student Unionand Tuesday, March 26, 2019,8:45 a.m. - 7 p.m.Belk Library, Room 421The pr...

Dr. Baker Perry, graduate program director and professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, works at the weather station he installed on the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru. The station sends data directly to his lab in Boone. Photo by Marie Freeman

Dr. Baker Perry — 'cornerstone of research’ in Appalachia and the Andes
Mar 21, 2019

Dr. Baker Perry ’98, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning, is the great-great-grandson of D.D. Dougher...

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Prominent Scholar of Peace and Conflict Studies Dr. Thomas Matyók to Speak at ASU
Mar 21, 2019

On Tuesday, March 26, Dr. Thomas Matyók, Ph.D. Director of the Air Force Negotiation Center and Associate Professor at Air War College will give a pu...

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"Teaching with Visual Materials: Controversy and Censorship"
Mar 20, 2019

Dr. Heather Waldroup, Associate Director of the Honors College and member of the Appalachian State University Humanities Council will be hosting one o...

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Department of Government and Justice Studies hosts Environmental Protection Agency and N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Brownfields Managers
Mar 20, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 20193:30 p.m.137C Attic Window Room of PSUBrownfields are properties where the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be ...

Dr. Jacqui Bergman, associate professor in Appalachian’s industrial-organizational psychology and human resource management (IOHRM) program and chair of the university’s Department of Management. Bergman was recently named interim vice provost for faculty affairs and will join Appalachian’s Division of Academic Affairs in July. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Women’s History Month Events continue with a talk by Dr. Jacqui Bergman on Gender and Leadership
Mar 19, 2019

Monday, March 25, 20196:30 - 7:30 p.m.Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114  Dr. Jacqui Bergman received her Ph.D in Industrial-Org...

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Collaboration and Critical Mathematical Inquiry: Negotiating Mathematics Engagement, Identity and Agency
Mar 19, 2019

Dr. Frances K. Harper, Assistant Professor of STEM Education at the University of TennesseeMarch 22, 20193-4pm103A Walker HallThis talk is free a...

Beekeeper Dr. James Wilkes ’87, chair of Appalachian’s Department of Computer Science, manages 100 bee colonies on his family farm. His scholarly research, conducted in part with Dr. Joe Cazier and Dr. Ed Hassler, includes tracking and analyzing beekeeping management practices. Photo submitted

Biology Seminar Series hosts Computer Science Faculty and Beekeeper James Wilkes
Mar 18, 2019

Wednesday, March 20, 20194 p.m.Rankin Science West, Room 183Dr. James Wilkes of the Department of Computer Science, will be presenting a talk titled, ...

On top of the Quelccaya Ice Cap, junior geography major Cole Barrow, bottom right, relays measurements from a snow pit to senior geography major Michael Godwin, far left, and John Howarth, who played a supporting role during the expedition. Photo by Marie Freeman

Climbing into thin air for climate research
Mar 18, 2019

Education abroad takes Appalachian State University students all over the world to experience art, different cultures and fresh perspectives....