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L to R: BRES teacher and curriculum coach Tania Rollins, Appalachian STEM faculty Dr. Jamie Levine, Geology; Dr. Tonya Coffey, Physics; Dr. Dana Powell, Anthropology; Dr. Michael Madritch, Biology; Dr. Bob Swarthout, Chemistry and Environmental Science. Not pictured: Dr. Saskia van de Gevel, Geography & Planning; and Dr. Gypsy Price, Anthropology.

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.

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Dr. Allison A. Campbell, President of the American Chemical Society visits Appalachian Chemistry Department

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.

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USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research International Teaching Fellowship

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”

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.

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PAID INTERNSHIP  with the National Park Service Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

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
Appalachian State Dark Sky Observatory on the Blue Ridge Parkway

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. 

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CAS Quarterly Newsletter: Dec. 2017

CAS Quarterly Newsletter: Dec. 2017
Jan 2, 2018

The College Quarterly Newsletter Dec. 2017 - click the link or click view original to read the latest edition.

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Black Mountain College Semester at Appalachian State University

Black Mountain College Semester at Appalachian
Jan 2, 2018

Black Mountain College Spring 2018 Exhibitions & Events
EXHIBITIONS

Nov 24-April 7 - "Arts at the Center: A History of Black Mountain College" (BRAHM)

College News, Black Mountain College
Faculty of Distinction at Appalachian State

Faculty of Distinction
Dec 21, 2017

Appalachian attracts and retains an exceptionally talented and committed faculty. Small classes and close interactions between faculty and students create a strong sense of community, which has become an Appalachian hallmark.

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Community Engagement, Gifts and Grants at Appalachian State University

UNC-Greensboro funds Learning Through Implementation: Investigating Mathematics Learning Across Communities project
Dec 21, 2017

Funding from the University of North Carolina Greensboro will support the work of Appalachian and UNC-G professors to advise upon and implement new secondary mathematics standards.

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