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ROSE, the solar vehicle team's new Cruiser Class solar car. ROSE — which stands for Racing on Solar Energy — was unveiled at the Holmes Convocation Center on Appalachian State University's campus at 1 p.m. Friday, June 22. ROSE will compete in major solar car races in July, but the vehicle was designed for comfort, practicality and real-world transportation solutions. About 150 people attended the unveiling. Photo by Chase Reynold

Racing on Solar Energy — ROSE's racing team
Jun 27, 2018

Team Sunergy’s 2018 crew taking Appalachian State University’s Cruiser Class solar car ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy) to two international competitions this summer includes 15 team members, four faculty advisors and a university photographer.

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Two Appalachian Students receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Jun 25, 2018

Two Appalachian students, Rachel Jordan, Lilburn, G.A. and Autumn Melby, Sanford, N.C. have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.

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Adam Moore’18 History, social studies education, Department of History. Photo by Marie Freeman

College of Arts and Sciences names Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for 2017-18
Jun 22, 2018

Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences has named Adam Moore the Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for the 2017-18 school year.

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Appalachian State University announces 2018 Chancellor’s Scholars
Jun 19, 2018

Ten incoming first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship, which covers full institutional costs for four years of st

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Appalachian State University announces 2018 Wilson Scholars
Jun 7, 2018

Six students have been named Wilson Scholars at Appalachian State University. The Wilson Scholars Program is the university’s premier, merit-based scholarship program that blends academic excellence, leadership and service.

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Adrienne Stumb (right) with her student Maci Cook (left)

Secondary English education alumna partners with Appalachian State University to design grant that will support interdisciplinary unit for seventh-grade students
Jun 5, 2018

English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher, Adrienne Stumb ’02, worked closely with Dr. Elizabeth Frye, Department of Reading Education and Special Education and Dr. Craig Fischer, Department of English, to curate a comic-con style event at Bethel Elementary school.

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Tori Tensi. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

Senior Sociology Major Tori Tensi: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Jun 4, 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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Nancy Contreras-Quinteros, a senior chemistry major; Carly Peggs, an Appalachian junior majoring in psychology and Bethany Brotherton, a senior majoring in anthropology at Appalachian.

A trio of Appalachian students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
May 18, 2018

Nancy Contreras-Quinteros, Carly Peggs and Bethany Brotherton — all Gilman Scholarship recipients — will study and intern abroad during summer 2018.

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Over 3,500 students receive degrees at Appalachian during commencement ceremonies, May 11-12

Over 3,500 students receive degrees at Appalachian during commencement ceremonies, May 11-12
May 18, 2018

Six commencement ceremonies were held at Appalachian State University over two days, Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12. A total of 3,229 undergraduate students and 369 graduate students received degrees.

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The inaugural Wilson Scholars, as new students, atop Table Rock in the Pisgah National Forest. The steep hike, according to Sarah Aldridge, second from left, became a metaphor for overcoming obstacles on the path to academic success. Photo submitted

‘Four years of transformative change’
May 17, 2018

Graduating Wilson Scholars reflect on their experiences in Appalachian’s premier scholarship program

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