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Dr. Kara Dempsey

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kara Dempsey
Oct 10, 2023

Dr. Kara Dempsey, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, SAFE Grant
Dr. Ellen Lamont, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Sociology
Dalton Akos '22 '23, an alumna of both the Department of Biology and Department of Geography and Planning, serves as a Student Records Coordinator in Boone. Emily Cunningham '21, an alumna of App State's Department of Counseling, Family Therapy and Higher Education, serves as an Academic Advisor in Hickory.

Meet the New Staff Members in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH)
Oct 4, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University alumnae have joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH).

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Following his graduation from the Appalachian State University Department of Psychology in May 2022, Ryan Kennedy (He/They) joined the department as the Administrative Support Associate.

September 2023 CAS Staff Spotlight: Ryan Kennedy
Sep 29, 2023

Each month of the academic year, the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) randomly selects one staff member to be featured in a staff spotlight on our website and social media accounts and to receive a small gift in recognition of their service to the College. To

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Dr. Paul Worley, professor in and chair of App State’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, right in foreground, and Andrea Elaver, assistant director of university events, unveil the rededicated portrait of Lillie Shull Dougherty — one of App State’s three founders — during the 2023 Founders Day ceremony at Founders Plaza. Photo by Troy Tuttle

App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
Sep 28, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in 1899 at Watauga Academy — the predecessor of App State — and honor App State’s founders, B.B. Dougherty, D.D.

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Faculty members and students from Appalachian State University's Department of Physics and Astronomy are the authors of a new paper in The Astronomical Journal, a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of astronomy published by the American Astronomical Society. The study, titled "TU Tau B: The Peculiar 'Eclipse' of a Possible Proto-Barium Giant," is featured in the October 2023 edition.
Dr. Robert Swarthout, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, is the principal investigator on the project. Department of Physics and Astronomy professors Dr. Chris Thaxton and Dr. James Sherman serve as co-investigators.

Drs. Robert Swarthout, Chris Thaxton, and James Sherman Receive $531,902 NSF Grant
Sep 25, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — A group of faculty members from the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling over $530,000.

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The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University

Meet the New Faculty in App State's College of Arts and Sciences
Sep 1, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — This semester, nearly 50 new full-time faculty members are joining the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences in both Boone and Hickory. To learn more about them, read below.

College News, Faculty & Staff
Andie Pabón Thomas joined the Appalachian State University Department of English as the Administrative Support Associate in May 2022.

August 2023 CAS Staff Spotlight: Andie Pabón Thomas
Aug 31, 2023

Each month of the academic year, the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) randomly selects one staff member to be featured in a staff spotlight on our website and social media accounts and to receive a small gift in recognition of their service to the College. To

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Dr. Andrew Bellemer, associate professor of molecular neuroscience and assistant chair of faculty administration in the Department of Biology. Photo by Chase Reynolds.