Students

Catherine Lattimore

Student Highlight: Catherine Lattimore
Apr 4, 2018

Catherine Lattimore, has found a way to combine her interests with her work. While pursuing a degree in mathematical sciences, she learned about the a...

Senior Geography Major Abie Nicole Bonevac. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

Senior Geography Major Abie Nicole Bonevac: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Mar 20, 2018

The CAS Corps are chosen to  serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute ...

ack Griffin, a senior from Waxhaw majoring in physics at Appalachian, works to develop a demonstration laser. Photo by Marie Freeman

A taste of science: Appalachian team creates an edible laser
Mar 20, 2018

Dr. Lauren Woods and a team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University want to bring lasers out of the realm of Star Wars weaponry and into t...

Shannon Wells, Global studies major, Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies from Wilmington, North Carolina

Shannon Wells, Global studies major earns Critical Language Scholarship
Mar 16, 2018

Wells, a Wilmington native and global studies major at Appalachian, was recently awarded a Critical Language Scholarshipto continue her study of ...

Junior philosophy major and religion minor, Jordan Venditelli, from Raleigh, N.C.

Student Highlight: Jordan Venditelli
Mar 13, 2018

Jordan Venditelli is putting theory into practice.Junior philosophy major and religion minor, Jordan Venditelli, from Raleigh, N.C. has been the presi...

2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships funded by NIST
Mar 12, 2018

Dr. Tonya Coffey, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, received $18,522 in funding from the United State...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist, Nicholas Kristof

Why Students Should Care About the World & Change It
Mar 9, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist, Nicholas Kristof...

Cody Rusher

Cody Rusher, Presented at the 4th Minding Animals International Conference in Mexico City
Feb 22, 2018

Cody Rusher, a second-year graduate student in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) program, presented at th...

Senior Biology major Alyssa Phillips: CAS Corps Feature of the Month

Senior Biology major Alyssa Phillips: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Feb 6, 2018

The CAS Corps are chosen to  serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and exe...

L to R: BRES teacher and curriculum coach Tania Rollins, Appalachian STEM faculty Dr. Jamie Levine, Geology; Dr. Tonya Coffey, Physics; Dr. Dana Powell, Anthropology; Dr. Michael Madritch, Biology; Dr. Bob Swarthout, Chemistry and Environmental Science. Not pictured: Dr. Saskia van de Gevel, Geography & Planning; and Dr. Gypsy Price, Anthropology.

Appalachian faculty, students and alumni providing outreach in STEAM to community grade school
Jan 10, 2018

Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences in mid-November judged Science Fair projects completed by fourth, fifth and sixth graders at...