2017 Global Leadership Undergraduate Student Award
Dec 4, 2017
“I am deeply impressed with Paige Anderholm. She is a global citizen, to be sure, but she is much more: she is a global citizen who helps others become global citizens — on our campus and abroad.” - Dr.
College News, Students, Awards & Honors
Local resident’s research honored
Nov 30, 2017
Known for her work in the field of sediments and sedimentary rocks, Liutkus-Pierce said the environments in which the ancestors of humans lived and how those dynamic environments may have influenced human evolution are her real passion.
College News, Faculty & Staff
Appalachian Carbon Research Group (ACRG) Hosts Successful Forest Offset Workshop
Nov 30, 2017
The Appalachian Carbon Research Group at ASU is an interdisciplinary and collaborative group of students, staff, and faculty, who are studying carbon dioxide emissions, carbon accounting, and carbon offset possibilities.
College News, Grants & Research, Faculty & Staff
Appalachian researcher helps link oxygen increase to biodiversity growth
Nov 27, 2017
Oxygen has provided a breath of fresh air to the study of the Earth’s evolution some 400-plus million years ago.
College News, Grants & Research
Accounting major earns U.S. citizenship, gives back to Ethiopia
Nov 22, 2017
Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Maheder Yohannes is a first-generation college student majoring in accounting at Appalachian State University.
College News, Students
Appalachian education student aspires to teach lessons in individuality
Nov 21, 2017
Judson MacDonald ’17 wanted to be a teacher ever since he walked into his kindergarten career day in one of his father’s oversized business shirts, but he wasn’t sure there was a place for him in education.
College News, Alumni
Sarah Freeman-Thibault: Diversity and Inclusion at Appalachia
Nov 14, 2017
“At Appalachian, everyone is different, so everyone can be themselves. There’s no Appalachian ‘normal,’” said Freeman-Thibault.
College News, Students
Dr. Robert Hill, Appointed to North Carolina Psychology Board
Nov 14, 2017
According to his students. Dr. Hill has said that, given the diversity of human behavior and personality, “being normal is a myth, and often overrated.”
College News, Faculty & Staff
BRAHM Winter Exhibition: Featuring Black Mountain College
Nov 13, 2017
The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum (BRAHM) invites the community to celebrate the grand opening of three exhibitions with a reception on Thursday, November 30 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The Museum will provide hors d’oeuvres, live music and free admission throughout the evening.
College News, Black Mountain College
Abraham Howell: Getting involved, trying new things
Nov 13, 2017
Applying to Appalachian State University seemed “a smart choice” to Abraham Howell of Charlotte. Now a sophomore who is excelling both academically and socially, Howell said he’s glad he did.
College News, Students