Welcome to the new Environmental Sciences Director, Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce
Jan 29, 2018
The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences is pleased to announce that after an internal search Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce has accepted the position of Director of the Environmental Science Program effective January 1st, 2018.
College News, Faculty & Staff
With biomass energy, weighing forest restoration and carbon emissions
Jan 29, 2018
When state utility regulators held a workshop last month about increasing the use of forest biomass for power, one topic did not make it into the discussion: the emissions produced from burning small trees, branches and treetops hauled from Arizona's forests.
College News, Sustainability
Q&A with Dana Powell, author of Landscapes of Power
Jan 24, 2018
Dana Powell, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University, examines the rise and fall of the controversial Desert Rock Power Plant initiative in New Mexico in her new book, ...
College News, Faculty & Staff
High Country Herbarium: Preserving Plants & Plant Communities in the Southern Appalachians
Jan 23, 2018
Guest curated by faculty and staff in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University, High Country Herbarium: Preserving Plants and Plant Communities in the Southern Appalachians through Art and Science, is a collaborative and interdisciplinary exhibit displaying herbari
College News
Public film and discussion series “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring offerings
Jan 23, 2018
“Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces its second discussion series, to take place during February, March and April 2018.
College News, Events
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