Durham PAC endorses Political Science Alum for open City Council seat
Jan 22, 2018
Monday night, the People’s Alliance PAC endorsed Javiera Caballero, 2000 graduate with a B.S. in Political Science, International and Comparative Politics with minors in both Sustainable Development and Women's Studies, for the appointment.
College News, Alumni, Sustainability
Simon & Schuster announces the publication of Appalachian professor Mark Powell's ‘Small Treasons’
Jan 18, 2018
Simon & Schuster announces the publication of “Small Treasons,” the fifth novel by Mark Powell, assistant professor of creative writing and contemporary fiction in Appalachian's Department of English.
College News, Faculty & Staff
Open Nominations for General Education Faculty Awards 2018
Jan 17, 2018
The General Education Office is now accepting nominations for the following awards:
College News, Awards & Honors
"Wilmington on Fire" Director, Christopher Everett to visit campus in February
Jan 17, 2018
On February 28, 2018 Appalachian State University will host Christopher Everett, Director of “Wilmington on Fire” for a screening, followed by a question and answer session at 6:30 p.m. in I. G. Greer Theater. This event is free and open to the public.
College News, Events
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 Blue Ridge Elementary School in Ashe County.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Students, Alumni
President of the American Chemical Society visits Appalachian Chemistry Department
Jan 9, 2018
Dr. Allison A. Campbell, President of the American Chemical Society and Director of Earth and Biological Sciences at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory spent a day visiting with the Department of Chemistry, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University.
College News, Faculty & Staff
USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research International Teaching Fellowship
Jan 8, 2018
The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invites proposals for its 2018-2019 International Teaching Fellowship that will provide support for university and college faculty to integrate testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Visual...
College News, Grants & Research
Appalachian Studies faculty member at Appalachian State University attracts global interest with film “After Coal”
Jan 5, 2018
Appalachian Studies faculty member and documentary filmmaker Tom Hansell will present, on two continents this spring, “After Coal” a feature length documentary film that explores how coal mining communities survive after industry moves on.
College News, Faculty & Staff
PAID INTERNSHIP with the National Park Service Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Jan 5, 2018
Interpretation Services Internship: May 7 – August 25, 2018
College News, Students
A window into the cosmos, hidden on the parkway: App State's Dark Sky Observatory offers glimpse of universe
Jan 3, 2018
Twenty minutes east of Boone, at the end of a twisting gravel road, a team of university researchers peer into the cosmos to learn more about the distant stars.
College News, Events