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Poster image: Mark Bray and Eli Meyerhoff will discuss the historical context and enduring legacies of Francisco Ferrer’s Modern School, an anarchist living-learning cooperative founded in Manhattan in 1911.

Department of Anthropology presents: "Revolutionary Pedagogy: Anarchist Education and the Modern School"
Jan 7, 2019

CANCELLED

Thursday, January 24, 2019
6:15 p.m.
Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union

College News, Events, Sustainability
Appalachian is one of 61 Bee Campuses across the nation providing safe, sustainable habitats for pollinators. Appalachian received the designation from the The Xerces Society. Illustration courtesy of The Xerces Society Inc.

‘Beefriending’ pollinators
Jan 6, 2019

The Xerces Society has recognized Appalachian State University for providing a safe campus with sustainable habitats for some of its smallest, and one might say, most productive black and gold members — bees.

University News, College News, Awards & Honors, Sustainability
Climate Stories Collaborative Collage

Climate Stories Collaborative Showcase 2019
Jan 2, 2019

In April 2019, the Climate Stories Collaborative will host a showcase of works produced by students enrolled in courses across the university.* This exhibit and associated events at

Faculty & Staff, Sustainability, Events
A long distance view of mountains. Photo by Marie Freeman.

International Mountain Studies Symposium open call for Participants
Dec 19, 2018

Appalachian State University will bring together three influential, international academics in mountain studies as keynote speakers and twelve international mountain studies scholars as core presenters to engage with students, faculty and the community at Appalachian for a one day International...

Global Learning, Events, Grants & Research, Sustainability
2019 New River Symposium

2019 New River Symposium – Call for Presentations
Dec 12, 2018

The biannual New River Symposium celebrates the ecological and social values of the New River bringing together the river’s diverse constituents, while providing a forum for partnership, research and policy development.

College News, Events, Sustainability
This slide from Bill Pfleger’s Sustainable Energy Speaker Series presentation displays Schneider Electric’s definition of a microgrid: “An integrated energy system consisting of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DER), which as an integrated system can be controlled as a single entity and operate in parallel with the grid or in an intentional islanded mode.” Image courtesy of Schneider Electric

Appalachian alumnus Bill Pfleger explores ‘The New Energy Landscape’ through microgrid technology
Dec 5, 2018

During the kick-off talk in Appalachian State University’s fall 2018 Sustainable Energy Speaker Series: Alumni Edition, Bill Pfleger ’04 ’06 ’13 said the U.S.

College News, Alumni, Sustainability
The Geobago from the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences

Renovated RV creates educational opportunities for Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Nov 12, 2018

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences salvaged a forgotten recreational vehicle and gave it new life—as a laboratory on wheels for elementary school children.

College News, Sustainability
Dr. Shea Tuberty, professor and assistant chair in Appalachian’s Department of Biology, far left, works with biology graduate students Grant Buckner, of Burnsville, center, and Cristina Sanders, of Taylorsville, to check water samples from a creek in Durham Park on campus just before the flooding associated with Hurricane Michael took place. Photo by Marie Freeman

Responding to flood threats — prevention and planning at Appalachian
Oct 29, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Rain from recent back-to-back hurricanes put flood control measures to the test at Appalachian State University.

University News, Sustainability
Hundreds of members from the Appalachian and local communities enjoy a sustainable meal of salad, baked potatoes and apple pie during the 2018 Community FEaST held on Appalachian’s Sanford Mall. The event is designed to bring people from all walks of life together to engage in conversations about the importance of a sustainable food system for all. Photo by Marie Freeman

Appalachian’s Community FEaST 2018 serves dialogue around sustainable food as main course
Oct 22, 2018

Approximately 300 members of the Appalachian State University Community — including students, faculty, staff and administrators — and the local Boone community came together on Appalachian’s Sanford Mall for an evening of fellowship, food and conversation about the importance o

College News, Sustainability
The first stop on the field trip was inside the Highway 105 Quarry operated by Vulcan Materials Company.

200 Geologists visit the High Country for a Carolina Geological Society Field Trip
Oct 17, 2018

The Carolina Geological Society’s 79th annual meeting took place in the high country in October with 200 geologists in attendance.

College News, Sustainability