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The team receiving the Expedition of the Year award in Atlanta, G.A.. From left: Olivia Paschall, a senior geology major from Grand Rapids, Michigan; Dr. Sarah Carmichael (associate professor of geology, PI, expedition leader); Dr. Johnny Waters (professor emeritus in Geology, co-PI, expedition co-leader) and Allison Dombrowski, a junio geology major from Raleigh. Photo submitted.

The Explorers Club of Atlanta grants Appalachian Undergraduate Students and Faculty “Expedition of the Year” Award
Dec 10, 2018

“Looking for mass extinctions in all the ‘wrong’ places: the Late Devonian of Mongolia,” a research expedition featuring Appalachian State University faculty members and two Geological and Environmental Sciences students was awarded Expedition of the Year by the Atlanta c

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A floating shelter for campus ducks was installed on the Appalachian Duck Pond Monday. The block A logo on the shelter’s roof is made of recycled metal. Photo by Marie Freeman

New duck house built for Appalachian’s campus flock
Dec 6, 2018

Campus ducks have new digs at the Appalachian State University Duck Pond. A 64-square-foot floating shelter was installed Monday to provide the ducks a safe nesting area and refuge from stormy weather.

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This slide from Bill Pfleger’s Sustainable Energy Speaker Series presentation displays Schneider Electric’s definition of a microgrid: “An integrated energy system consisting of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DER), which as an integrated system can be controlled as a single entity and operate in parallel with the grid or in an intentional islanded mode.” Image courtesy of Schneider Electric

Appalachian alumnus Bill Pfleger explores ‘The New Energy Landscape’ through microgrid technology
Dec 5, 2018

During the kick-off talk in Appalachian State University’s fall 2018 Sustainable Energy Speaker Series: Alumni Edition, Bill Pfleger ’04 ’06 ’13 said the U.S.

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Jenny Reilly receiving the practitioner of the year award, and Dr. Jim Deni who received the liftetime achievement award.

Psychology students and faculty receive top awards from the North Carolina School Psychology Association
Dec 4, 2018

At the North Carolina School Psychology Association (NCSPA) fall conference in October, three Appalachian State University Master of Arts students and a Specialist in School Psychology faculty member were given top awards.

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Dr. Rene Harder Horst receiving the Distniguished Professor Award of History
ASC Centers operate through an interdisciplinary team of school personnel, Appalachian graduate students and Appalachian faculty who, together, discuss each student referral’s issues and needs. Here, Dr. Kurt Michael, second from right, and Jennifer Wandler, Watauga High School social worker and ASC coordinator, look at a computer file as other ASC Center team members look on. Photo by Marie Freeman

Teens and mental health
Nov 30, 2018

Dr. Kurt Michael says he got “a front-seat view of human suffering” while volunteering for a crisis line for three years as a psychology major at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Jeff Miller CAS Corps headshot. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

CAS Corps Feature of the Month: Senior Physics Major Jeff Miller
Nov 29, 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.

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Dr. Yurena Yanes photo for the talk "Integrating Archeology and Geochemistry: Tales from shell middens"

Integrating Archeology and Geochemistry: Tales from shell middens
Nov 28, 2018

Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
3:30 p.m.
Rankin Science West, Room 293


The 2018 Geological and Environmental Science Colloquium Series is coming to an end this Friday with Dr. Yurena Yanes giving a talk about archeology and geochemistry.

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Mathematical Sciences title mark

Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Nov 27, 2018

Kimberly M. Shepherd, Chief Executive Officer, SkyLine Membership Corporation/SkyBest Communications, Inc.


Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
3 - 4 p.m.
Walker Hall, Room 103A

This talk is free and open to the public.


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North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics logo

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 Mawhinney
Professors, Department of Mathematical Sciences
North Carolina Collaborative for Mathematical Learning 2018 Innovator Award
North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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