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Appalachian Chancellor Sheri Everts, second from left, with the inaugural winners of the Chancellor’s Awards for Inclusive Excellence: Rabbi Stephen Roberts, spiritual leader of the Temple of the High Country, far left; Watauga County Schools Superintendent Scott Elliott, who represented the school district’s Coffee Talk program, second from right; and Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, professor in and chair of Appalachian’s A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, far right. Photo by Marie Fr

App State presents inaugural awards for inclusive excellence, welcomes poet Nikki Giovanni
Jan 21, 2020

Appalachian State University honored Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, Rabbi Stephen Roberts and the Watauga County Schools Coffee Talk program with the inaugural Chancellor’s Awards for Inclusive Excellence.

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ASU current English department graduate student and author Thom Young. Photo Submitted.

University Bookstore Student Author Spotlight: Thom Young
Jan 16, 2020

 Author Thom Young shares his recently published book, "Bespoke."

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
5 p.m. 
Beacon Heights, Room 417
Plemmons Student Union

This event is free and open to the campus and community.

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Physics and Astronomy Colloquium with Dr. Gerardo Vazquez
Jan 15, 2020

Dr. Gerardo Vazquez from Salisbury University will be giving a talk entitled "The James Webb Telescope: Characteristics, Instruments, Main Missions and Dusty Galaxies" in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

Friday, Jan. 24, 2020
Garwood Hall, Room 107

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Andy Mendoza, Cell/Molecular Biology major, Chemistry minor. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

CAS Corps Feature of the Month: Andy Mendoza
Jan 14, 2020

The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute opportunities for academic and professional growth.

College News, Students, CAS Corps
Dr. Thomas R. Cameron, Assistant Professor, Davidson College. Photo from Davidson College, https://www.davidson.edu/people/thomas-cameron.

Math Colloquium Series presents: On the Rankability of Data
Jan 13, 2020

Dr. Thomas R. Cameron, Assistant Professor, Davidson College
January 24, 2020
3-4 p.m.
Walker Hall, Room 103A 

This talk is free and open to the public.

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This aerial photo shows the rows of photovoltaic (PV) panels installed atop Appalachian’s Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences. Photo by Marie Freeman

App State creates ‘roadmap to climate neutrality’
Jan 3, 2020

Appalachian State University’s new Climate Action Plan will be released April 22, 2020 — the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

College News, University News, Sustainability
Graduates process into Appalachian State University’s Holmes Convocation Center during Fall 2019 Commencement Dec. 13. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State welcomes newest class of 1,300 alumni
Dec 20, 2019

The Holmes Convocation Center at Appalachian State University came alive to the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” as more than 1,300 students crossed the stage during the university’s Fall Commencement exercises, held Dec. 13.

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National Board Certified Teacher Dr. Amie Snow ’06 ’14, director of curriculum and instruction at the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, greets two young students as they enter the school for Open House Aug. 22. Snow is a two-time graduate of Appalachian and her NBCT credential includes a generalist/middle childhood certification. She holds an M.A. in reading education with a general graduate teaching certificate and a doctorate in educational leadership. Photo by Marie Freeman

App State named No. 1 nationally for certified teachers
Dec 19, 2019

Appalachian State University has been recognized — for the fourth consecutive year — as a national leader for the number of Reich College of Education (RCOE) alumni who are National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT).

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Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. Photo submitted.

An Evening with Nikki Giovanni 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Dec 18, 2019

Join us for the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration featuring world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni.

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Katelin Smith on the campus of Duke University for the SNCURCS conference (2019). Photo submitted.

Katelin Smith Presents at the 15th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium
Dec 17, 2019

On Saturday, November 23, Katelin Smith, a junior at Appalachian State University majoring in Sociology with a concentration in social inequalities, gave an oral presentation on her research titled "Exploring why women use #metoo to share personal experiences of sexual assault: a qualitative...

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