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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-solving focus of her field.

College News, Alumni
The Geobago from the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences

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 elementary school children.

College News, Sustainability
Mathematical Sciences graphic

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 of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University

College News, Events
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 — for the smooth transition coming in as a veteran, her choice of major and where she wants to go next.

College News, Students
Sornito Brown Bag flyer

What the Cracks and Mold Had to Say During the Monsoon Season
Nov 8, 2018

Dr. Christina Verano Sornito

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018

12:00 p.m.
Anne Belk Hall, Room 342

College News, Events
IORHM program picture from the River Cities Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference in Chattanooga

IOHRM Students attend the River Cities Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference
Nov 7, 2018

This past weekend, the Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management Program (IOHRM) attended the River Cities Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

College News, Students, Events
Shannon Furr CAS Corps headshot. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

CAS Corps Feature of the Month: Senior History Major Shannon Furr
Nov 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 execute opportunities for academic and professional growth.

College News, Students, CAS Corps
Dr. Jon Carter, who has researched undocumented migration from Honduras for 20 years. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Appalachian’s Dr. Jon Carter offers historical context for ‘migrant caravan,’ points to U.S. free-trade policies of 1990s
Nov 5, 2018

Why are thousands of Hondurans migrating en masse to the U.S. border? Appalachian State University sociocultural anthropologist Dr.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Poet, Toi Derricotte (The Undertaker’s Daughter; Tender; The Black Notebooks)

HBFVWS presents Toi Derricotte
Nov 2, 2018

Poet, Toi Derricotte (The Undertaker’s DaughterTenderThe Black Notebooks)

Craft Talk: Write One Poem: Change Your Life 
3:30-4:45 p.m. 
Table Rock Room

College News, Events