Who's Who Wednesday: Dr. Elizabeth Perego
Mar 8, 2023
Today's Who's Who Wednesday features Dr. Elizabeth Perego, assistant professor in the Appalachian State Department of History.
College News, Faculty & Staff
App State's Center for Appalachian Studies prepares for AppalachiaFest
Mar 6, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Appalachian Studies is preparing for the 46th Annual Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference, which will be held for the first time at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio from March 16-19.
College News, Students, Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
Lumbee tribal flag now hangs in App State’s student union, honoring the Lumbee people and their history
Mar 3, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University recognized and honored the nearly 60,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and their history on Feb. 27 with the hanging of the Lumbee tribal flag in Plemmons Student Union.
University News, Faculty & Staff, Students, Diversity & Inclusion
February 2023 CAS Staff Spotlight: Mindy Cook
Feb 28, 2023
Each month, 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.
College News, Faculty & Staff
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Tom Hansell
Feb 28, 2023
Tom Hansell, Professor of Appalachian Studies, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
College News, SAFE Grant, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Support
Since 1958, App State's Southern Appalachian plant collection has aided research, teaching and conservation
Feb 27, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — With a High Country winter settled over Boone, thousands of plant specimens rest in perpetual bloom on Appalachian State University’s campus — ready to assist faculty and students in their research, teaching and conservation efforts, regardless of the season.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Outreach & Community Engagement, Students
Worley and Birkhofer receive North Carolina Literary Review honor
Feb 21, 2023
The 2023 Ehle Prize is awarded to Melissa D. Birkhofer and Paul M. Worley for their essay, “She Said That Saint Augustine Is Worth Nothing Compared to Her Homeland: Teresa Martín and the Méndez Cancio Account of La Tama (1600).”
College News, Arts & Cultural, Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff
6 CAS faculty receive 2023-25 GRAM program awards
Feb 15, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of the 2023-25 Graduate Research Assistant Mentoring (GRAM) program awards.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Awards & Honors, Grants & Research
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Evans
Feb 14, 2023
Dr. Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2022
App State professor Katherine Ledford awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach in Jordan
Feb 13, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies at Appalachian State University, is spending the spring 2023 semester in Amman, Jordan, where she is fostering cross-cultural understanding through literature.
University News, Grants & Research, Global Learning, Faculty & Staff