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Junior Becca Ryan, age 26, outside Appalachian’s Major General Edward M. Reeder Jr. Student Veteran Resource Center. She took some classes through Coastal Carolina Community College while working at Camp Lejeune, and then enrolled at Appalachian. Photo by Marie Freeman

Former U.S. Marine Becca Ryan says she’s glad she chose Appalachian
Nov 8, 2018

Global studies major Becca Ryan says she “nailed it” by choosing to enroll at Appalachian State University after serving in the U.S. Marines — for the smooth transition coming in as a veteran, her choice of major and where she wants to go next.

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IORHM program picture from the River Cities Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference in Chattanooga

IOHRM Students attend the River Cities Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference
Nov 7, 2018

This past weekend, the Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management Program (IOHRM) attended the River Cities Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Shannon Furr CAS Corps headshot. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

CAS Corps Feature of the Month: Senior History Major Shannon Furr
Nov 6, 2018

The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute opportunities for academic and professional growth.

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Flag of the USC Shoah Foundation's Center for Advanced Genocide Research and the Holocaust Studies Program at Western Galilee College in Israel

Funding available for Conference in Israel through CJHPS
Oct 24, 2018

In mid-March 2019, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies will be holding its first conference in Israel.

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SECU Public Service Fellows program at Appalachian State

Internship Testimonials: SECU Public Service Fellows program
Oct 18, 2018

The SECU Public Service Fellows program is designed to connect interested, talented undergraduate students with local leadership in order to obtain meaningful on-the-job experience with a local agency or...

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Senior Computer Science Major Preston Wilson. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

CAS Corps Feature of the Month: Senior Computer Science Major Preston Wilson
Oct 5, 2018

The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute opportunities for academic and professional growth.

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Dr. Ellen Lamont, Department of Sociology and senior Cultural, Gender and Global Studies major, Sope Kahn - photo submitted and photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

Faculty and student research on Navigating Campus Hookup Culture
Sep 27, 2018

Current research examples of the college hookup scene consistently show it to be heavily gendered and heteronormative.

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IOHRM students had the opportunity to present their internship experiences over the summer to the faculty and the 1st years students.

IOHRM Internship Presentations
Sep 25, 2018

The Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management Program is an Interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree, offered by the Departments of Psychology and Management, to prepare professionals for work in business, industry, and government. 

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Cross-college collaboration supports graduate certificate in middle and secondary teaching
Aug 21, 2018

For the past two years, the College of Arts and Sciences has been partnering with the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University to support a graduate certificate in middle and secondary teaching.

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Shohei Tsutsumi '18 – A Passion Steeped in Tradition

Shohei Tsutsumi ’18 experiences life-changing encounter with Appalachian music and culture
Aug 8, 2018

An international student’s decision to study old-time music at Appalachian State University has influenced not only their life but others’ as a local community begins to see itself and its traditions from a new perspective.

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