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Claire Brown, Physics and Astronomy. Photo submitted

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Claire Brown, Physics and Astronomy
Nov 18, 2020

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Claire Brown, Physics and Astronomy Claire Brown is an undergraduate student from Waxhaw, N.C. College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research, Students
Appalachian State University’s Zoe Huffines, from Holly Springs, is a senior majoring in management and minoring in both sustainable business and experiential, integrative learning. After she graduates in May 2021, she plans to pursue a master’s degree in higher education at App State. Photo by Marie Freeman

Rising above adversity: A Mountaineer’s road to success
Nov 16, 2020

Zoe Huffines, an Appalachian State University senior from Holly Springs, credits her academic success to the help of mentors — a high school teacher, university faculty and staff, and scholarship donors — who have supported and guided her during her time as a Mountaineer.

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Taylor Foote in Colorado to after presenting her research at the Global Monitoring Annual Conference of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Photo submitted

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Taylor Foote '19, Physics and Astronomy
Nov 12, 2020

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Taylor Foote '19, Physics and Astronomy  Taylor Foote was an undergraduate student from Roxboro, N.C. College News, SAFE Grant, Alumni, Grants & Research
The University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa Campus, located at the base of South Africa’s Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains. Appalachian State University and the UFS Qwaqwa Campus are partnering on a two-year mountain-to-mountain project funded through the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in South Africa. The project will engage faculty, staff and graduate students at both institutions in teaching, research, mentorship, scholarship and more. Photo by Evert Kleynhans

$500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
Nov 10, 2020

Appalachian State University and South Africa’s University of the Free State (UFS) will strengthen their existing partnership through a federally funded mountain-to-mountain grant project — one that will engage faculty, staff and graduate students at both institutions in teaching, re

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Chantelle Rondel conducting research in 2018 for her SAFE Grant project, holding an Appalachian elktoe mussel. Photo submitted

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Chantelle Rondel ‘19, Biology
Nov 4, 2020

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Chantelle Rondel '19, Biology Chantelle Rondel was a graduate student from Franklin, N.C. College News, SAFE Grant, Alumni, Grants & Research, Students
Fleming Scholars Myasia Carson, Amaya Crawford, Dy’Quan Kearney, and Gracie Staser

4 diversity advocates named 2020–21 App State Fleming Scholars
Nov 2, 2020

Four first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded full tuition for up to eight semesters through the Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a merit-based scholarship established to honor Dr. Willie C.

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Matthew Laske, Maria Compagnone and Dr. Timothy Ludwig. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Matthew Laske and Maria Compagnone ‘20, Psychology
Oct 28, 2020

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Matthew Laske and Maria Compagnone ‘20, Psychology Maria Compagnone and Matthew Laske are graduate students from Middleborough, M.A. and Galesburg, M.I. College News, SAFE Grant, Students, Grants & Research
Katherine Quinn with her research presentation. Photo submitted

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Katherine Quinn, Psychology
Oct 21, 2020

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Katherine Quinn, Psychology Katherine Quinn is a graduate student from Winston-Salem, N.C.  College News, SAFE Grant, Students, Grants & Research
App State’s signature scholarships provide a lifetime of value. For the 2020–21 academic year, approximately 2,000 prospective students applied for these highly competitive scholarships — and 70 were awarded. Pictured is an aerial view of App State’s Founders Plaza, located on App State’s campus. Photo by Marie Freeman

App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
Oct 20, 2020

For the 2020–21 academic year, approximately 2,000 prospective Appalachian State University students applied for signature scholarships, which are both need- and merit-based, and 70 were awarded.

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SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jeremiah Kitunda

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jeremiah Kitunda, History
Oct 14, 2020

Dr. Jeremiah Kitunda, associate professor, Department of History Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient College News, SAFE Grant, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research