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Isabel Sullivan. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

Senior Biology Major Isabel Sullivan: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Aug 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. Jonathon Hyde, dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student affairs, left, poses with Rhonda Brooks Bullock, center, and Celine Bullock, daughter and granddaughter, respectively, of Ronnie L. Brooks, for whom the Ronny L. Brooks Award for Outstanding Leadership is named. Sarah Aldridge, who was not in attendance at the Leadership and Legacy awards ceremony, is the 2018 recipient of the award. Photo by Jeremiah Bradshaw

10 Appalachian students honored for academic, service and leadership excellence
Jul 31, 2018

Ten Appalachian State University students were recognized for their significant contributions to campus in the areas of academic, service and leadership excellence during the 2018 Celebration of Leadership and Legacy awards ceremony held at Appalachian in April.

College News, Students, Awards & Honors
Mark Zrull

Faculty Highlight: Mark Zrull
Jul 30, 2018

“What became really clear to me in my postdoctoral training was that I needed the energy of undergraduates around me and that I really loved teaching.”

College News, Faculty & Staff
Team Sunergy’s Cruiser Class vehicle, ROSE, is designed to look and feel like a car consumers will drive in the future. This photo, of ROSE climbing a steep mountain on the way from Wyoming to Oregon, was taken by supporting staff member Chase Reynolds and won the National Park Service photo competition, held in conjunction with the American Solar Challenge. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Appalachian’s Team Sunergy ties for second place in 2018 American Solar Challenge
Jul 27, 2018

Appalachian State University’s solar vehicle team has secured a second-place tie in the 2018 American Solar Challenge (ASC), an international solar vehicle distance road race held biennially by the Innovators Educational Foundation (IEF).

College News, Events, Students
This image displays the prehistoric Dunkleosteus — a large, armored fish that existed during the Late Devonian period, or about 380–360 years ago. Image by Jaime Chirinos/Science Photo Library
A Survivor Speaks: Eugenie Mukeshimana on the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and the Abuse of Music

A Survivor Speaks: Eugenie Mukeshimana on the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and the Abuse of Music
Jul 25, 2018

The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies invites the public to a presentation by Rwandan Genocide survivor Eugenie Mukeshimana.

College News, Events
Image by Dmitrii Pridannikov/Shutterstock.com
Dominic Ysidron

Student Highlight: Dominic Ysidron
Jul 23, 2018

Dominic Ysidron has paired a seemingly unlikely combination of study as a double major in psychology and philosophy and religion with a minor in statistics. Yet, Ysidron believes this mix has helped him tailor his education to exactly what he needs for his future studies and career.

College News, Students
Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University. He is co-author of a study on ozone pollution trends that was published June 28 in the journal Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene as part of the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR) project. Photo by Marie Freeman

Appalachian’s Dr. Howard Neufeld contributes to global research on plant-damaging ozone pollution
Jul 20, 2018

A study published June 28 in the journal Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene that examines global ozone pollution trends has worldwide implications for plants and key crops.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Sustainability
ASU professor and child clinical psychologist Kurt D. Michael is the founder of the ASC Center, a partnership between Appalachian State University and regional K-12 public schools to provide counseling and mental health education to students.

Counseling partnership yields positive results for WHS students
Jul 19, 2018

The Assessment, Support and Counseling (ASC) Center at Watauga High School served 325 students — 24 percent of the student body — in the 2017-18 academic year, according to a presentation given to the Watauga County Board of Education on July 9.

College News, Faculty & Staff