App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence
Sep 21, 2021
As a senior at Appalachian State University, Carter Blue ’20 delved into intimate partner violence in her senior thesis.
College News, Outreach & Community Engagement, AlumniMountaineer alumna Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 has her eye on international urban design
Sep 9, 2021
Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 dreams of designing a world of happy, healthy cities — inspired by a book she read as a geography student at Appalachian State University.
College News, Alumni, Outreach & Community EngagementRural Resilience and Innovation Seed Grants
Aug 25, 2021
New Department in the College: Rural Resilience and Innovation
Alumnus Trevor McKenzie named Director of Center for Appalachian Studies
Aug 17, 2021
Trevor McKenzie '10, '12 has been named director of the Center for Appalachian Studies effective Aug 1, 2021.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Alumni, Arts & Cultural, Outreach & Community EngagementApp State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
Aug 12, 2021
Appalachian State University’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area.
College News, Outreach & Community Engagement, Arts & Cultural, Faculty & StaffAlumna Continues Legal Psychology Research from time at Appalachian
Jul 22, 2021
Patricia Ferreira ’21 received a masters in Experimental Psychology in May and contributed to research in the Dr. Wiley F.
College News, Alumni, Grants & Research, Outreach & Community EngagementApp State’s Julianna Roupas ’21 designed her own path to medical school
Jul 6, 2021
Julianna Roupas ’21 wrote her own ticket for her journey to medical school with a self-designed major at Appalachian State University.
College News, Alumni, Outreach & Community Engagement, StudentsGrant writing course assists local organizations
Jun 1, 2021
This past fall semester, a community-engaged grant writing course for English majors assisted Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) and F.A.R.M. Cafe in seeking funding to further each organization’s mission. Dr.
College News, Outreach & Community Engagement, Faculty & Staff, StudentsApp State joins Universities Studying Slavery consortium, continues its work to foster diversity and inclusion
May 27, 2021
Appalachian State University is among more than 70 higher education institutions across the nation and world that have joined the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium to foster greater diversity and inclusion within their campus and local communities.
College News, Outreach & Community Engagement, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, StudentsService-learning and undergrad research make the grade for student Tatum Schwartz
May 25, 2021
When Tatum Schwartz arrived at Appalachian State University she did not anticipate launching a clothing drive for migrant families or assisting in a research study on the lingering impacts of a global pandemic — two of her most meaningful experiences as a sociology major, she said.
College News, Students, Grants & Research, Outreach & Community Engagement