Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
May 16, 2019
For the second consecutive year, high school students of the High Country will have the opportunity to embark on a virtual journey to Beijing and learn about Chinese language and culture through Appalachian State University’s
College News, Grants & Research, Outreach & Community Engagement, Global Learning
Appalachian celebrates its Class of 2019 — nearly 4,000 students — at Spring 2019 Commencement
May 15, 2019
The palpable excitement of Appalachian State University’s Class of 2019 — nearly 4,000 students — was evident throughout Friday and Saturday’s commencement exercises.
College News, Students, Alumni
Learn a language, expand your worldview
May 14, 2019
Appalachian’s Dr. Wendy Xie teaches Chinese. She talks about the value and importance of learning another language.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Global Learning, Arts & Cultural
CAS Outstanding Alumni Award nominations due May 24
May 13, 2019
The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking nominations for the 2019 College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award.
College News, Alumni, Awards & Honors
Watch Spring 2019 Commencement
May 13, 2019
Watch Archived streams
The following Spring 2019 Commencement streams have been archived and are available online:
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College Interim Chair Announcement for fall 2019
May 10, 2019
Starting on July 1, Dr. Martial K. Frindéthié and Dr. Thomas B. Ellis will begin interim department chair positions in their respective departments.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Departmental News
Appalachian alumna wins NSF Fellowship: Support for graduate-level global study
May 9, 2019
Appalachian State University alumna, Caroline Noel ’13 has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program to continue her doctorate studies of socio-cultural anthropology at the University of Virginia (UVA), where she plans to
College News, Alumni, Grants & Research, Awards & Honors
Appalachian’s Department of History faculty member to return to Oxford as Visiting Research Fellow
May 8, 2019
Dr. Michael J. Turner, the Roy Carroll Distinguished Professor of British History at Appalachian State University, will be spending the academic year 2019-20 at the University of Oxford as a Visiting Research Fellow.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Awards & Honors, Grants & Research
2019-20 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing winner announced
May 7, 2019
Amerity Head, a junior from Forest City, N.C. at Appalachian State University is the winner of the Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing in prose for 2019-20.
College News, Students, Awards & Honors
From the Appalachians to the Andes
May 6, 2019
From the highest peaks to the Amazon rainforest floor, two groups of students led by Appalachian State University professors trekked through Peru in summer 2018.
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