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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The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
Jul 31, 2017
On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will occur over the United States. Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy have been working for months to share the experience with the campus and community.
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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’s chancellor and university representatives discuss Appalachia economic, energy and educational issues with bipartisan U.S. Senate panel in D.C.
Jun 27, 2017
ASU NEWS—Appalachian State University’s chancellor and faculty and staff representatives have a “seat at the table” for U.S.
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Appalachian Energy Summit "Perspectives: Policy and Practice"
Jun 21, 2017
The 2017 Appalachian Energy Summit is the sixth-annual meeting of some of the world's most brilliant minds in energy policies and practices.
University News, Events, Sustainability
Senior citizens find volunteer sites through Appalachian Senior Programs
May 25, 2017
Thanks to the Appalachian Senior Programs, senior citizens in the High Country are volunteering to meet the needs of their neighbors.
Through the Appalachian Senior Companion Program and the Appalachian Foster Grandparent Program,
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Art and geology students at Appalachian collaborate to sculpt Triassic aetosaur based on a handful of pre-historic bones unearthed in North Carolina
Mar 13, 2017
Forget Jurassic Park. Appalachian State University will soon have its own Triassic Park – complete with its very own dinosaur-like creature.
University NewsAppalachian State University Partners with Southwestern Community College for $1.4 Million NASA Grant
Apr 13, 2016
BOONE - Appalachian State University, in partnership Southwestern Community College, has been awarded a $1.4 million dollar grant by NASA to fund the Smoky Mountain STEM Collaborative.
College News, University News, Grants & ResearchLatest issue of the Appalachian Journal focuses on Appalachian music
Dec 10, 2015
BOONE—The Appalachian Journal has published its first special edition on Appalachian music. This double issue (vol. 42, nos. 3-4) is the largest one in the journal's 42-year history, with 300-plus pages and 60-plus contributors.
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