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How to keep students feeling connected and supported — 4 Excellence in Teaching Award winners weigh in

How to keep students feeling connected and supported — 4 Excellence in Teaching Award winners weigh in
Jul 7, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — At the beginning of the 2020 spring semester, no one at Appalachian State University could have imagined a complete transition to online learning — with only days to prepare.

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The Center Online: A Jewish Child Survivor of the Holocaust Gives Testimony  Monday, July 27, 2020

The Center Online: A Jewish Child Survivor of the Holocaust Gives Testimony Monday, July 27, 2020
Jul 6, 2020

The Center Online: A Jewish Child Survivor of the Holocaust Gives Testimony 

Monday, July 27, 2020

7 p.m.

Online Zoom-based event

This talk is free and open to the public. 

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App State’s Fulbright scholars

App State’s Fulbright scholars foster international connections despite global pandemic
Jul 3, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Many of Appalachian State University’s 2019–20 Fulbright scholars were overseas when the COVID-19 pandemic began, requiring them to cut short their residencies and return to the U.S.

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Winners of David Hodgin English Award Announced

Winners of David Hodgin English Award Announced
Jul 2, 2020

We are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural David Hodgin English Award, which this year called for works that addressed the impact the Covid-19 has had in our lives.

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SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ellen Lamont

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ellen Lamont, Sociology
Jul 1, 2020

Dr. Ellen Lamont

Assistant Professor, Honors Coordinator
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient
Project:

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A plume of dust coming from the Sahara Desert to the U.S.

App State researchers to study dust plume as it settles over Boone
Jun 29, 2020

A sweeping plume of dust — traveling 5,000 miles from the Sahara Desert to the U.S.

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Graduation cap graphic

List of Spring Graduates Now Available Online
Jun 25, 2020

Appalachian State University has released the list of 2,411 undergraduate students and 341 graduate students that received degrees during commencement ceremonies held in May 2020. The College of Arts and Sciences would like to congratulate 755 of those gradautes that com

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Jane Barghothi named vice chancellor for university advancement at Appalachian State

Jane Barghothi named vice chancellor for university advancement at Appalachian State
Jun 23, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Jane McIntyre Barghothi ’96 has been named Appalachian State University’s vice chancellor for university advancement. Barghothi has served as senior associate vice chancellor for university development since July 2019.

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