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.
College News, Faculty & Staff
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.
College News, Grants & Research
Dr. Dana Powell publishes new book on Navajo (Diné) sovereignty and energy development
Dec 21, 2017
Dr. Dana Powell has published a new book on Navajo (Diné) sovereignty and energy development. It appears in the "New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century" series by Duke University Press.
College News, Faculty & Staff
Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office names Alum 2017 Employee of the Year
Dec 21, 2017
Cpl. Matt Taylor was recently picked by the command staff at the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office to receive the “2017 Employee of the Year” award. Taylor graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University in 2011.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Awards & Honors
Appalachian alumnus Brock Long leads FEMA’s mission of support
Dec 19, 2017
Appalachian State University alumnus William Brockmann “Brock” Long ’97 ’99, a native of Newton, North Carolina, serves as the administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
College News, Alumni
Appalachian graduates 1,475 at December 2017 commencement ceremonies
Dec 18, 2017
A total of 1,475 students graduated from Appalachian State University Saturday, Dec. 16, during commencement in Holmes Convocation Center.
College News, Students
Anthropology students awarded grant from Clinton Global Initiative
Dec 18, 2017
Abigail Rubio and Evangeline Giaconia, anthropology majors at Appalachian State University, have been awarded a grant from the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) in order to design and implement a bilingual literacy program in an Ecuadorian community.
College News, Students, Grants & Research
Violence a matter of scale, not quantity or time period, researchers show
Dec 14, 2017
Anthropologists have debated for decades whether humans, living in tribal communities thousands of years ago, were more or less violent than societies today.
College News, Grants & Research
3 Appalachian State University students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad
Dec 13, 2017
Roser, a junior political science major from Mount Holly, North Carolina, will study in Morocco; sophomore community and regional planning major Reed-Kelly, from Boone, North Carolina, will study in the Czech Republic; and Renteria, a junior global studies major from Charlotte, North Carolina,...
College News, Students, Awards & Honors
Trustees OK fee increase to renovate Sanford Hall
Dec 11, 2017
One of Appalachian State’s most used academic buildings is slated for renovation, to be funded from proceeds of the student debt services fee.
College News, University News