SECU continues to fund Appalachian internships; 10 students complete 2017 summer internships
Aug 10, 2017
Ten students from Appalachian State University completed 2017 summer internships in public sector and nonprofit entities of rural and underserved regions of North Carolina as part of a program called the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Public Service Fellows.
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Appalachian awards 11 students Plemmons Scholarships for 2017-2018
Aug 2, 2017
Eleven first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Plemmons Leadership Scholarships. Plemmons Scholars have shown outstanding leadership in either their high schools or communities.
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Appalachian student receives scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation, engages community in biking
Jul 14, 2017
An Appalachian State University student who helped organize the first women’s cycling event in the Boone area in the summer of 2016 has been awarded the women’s Joshua Kuck Memorial Scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation.
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Meet the 2017 Wilson Scholars
Jul 12, 2017
Among the six new Wilson Scholars at Appalachian State University this year are a published author, the founder of a non-profit charity and an advocate for women’s empowerment. One recipient has worked to relieve hunger in his community.
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Appalachian awards four Fleming Scholarships for 2017-18
Jul 6, 2017
Four first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Fleming Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year.
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Appalachian awards 10 students Diversity Scholarships for 2017-18
Jun 29, 2017
BOONE, N.C.—Ten first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Diversity Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year.
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Dr. Tom Whyte, uncovering human history
Jun 16, 2017
Dr. Tom Whyte was less than a year away from graduating with an art degree from James Madison University when he took a field archaeology class the summer before graduation. - See more at: http://appalachianmagazine.org/stories/id/750#sthash.yRZW25X0.dpuf
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Appalachian student becomes first recipient of teaching fellowship with the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington, D.C.
Jun 14, 2017
BOONE, N.C.—The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) through a partnership with Appalachian State University is launching its first Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) Fellowship.
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Appalachian’s 2017 Fulbright awards
Jun 8, 2017
Two faculty, one alumna and one graduating senior from Appalachian State University have received awards from the Fulbright Program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S.
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Appalachian’s Shaina Katz has received a Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic this summer in Morocco
May 30, 2017
Shaina Katz, a junior from Apex who is majoring in political science and minoring in Arabic at Appalachian State University, has received a Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic for eight weeks in Meknes, Morocco beginning in early June.
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