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2020-21 Truman Capote Literary Trust Creative Writing Scholarship winner, judge and runner-up. Left to right: Victoria Goff (photo submitted), author Jacinta White (photo submitted) and Jay Phillips (photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette).

Truman Capote Literary Trust Creative Writing Scholarship 2020-21 Winners Announced
Aug 11, 2020

Students Jay Phillips and Victoria Goff, were recognized for their achievements in poetry as the 2020-21 Truman Capote Literary Trust Creative Writing...

The 2021 Gilman Scholars: Senior Victoria Anderson, Senior Ciara Sailar, Sophomore Jemiah Williams, Senior Michael Gaines, Junior Stephany Garcia Henao and Junior Makayla Nordine. Photos submitted.

App State students awarded record number of Gilman Scholarships for 2021 study abroad
Aug 10, 2020

The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College at Appalachian State University, announces a record six...

Images of the two faculty recipients of the Office of Student Research’s 2020 Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award

2 App State professors earn undergraduate student recognition for mentorship
Aug 6, 2020

Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor in the Department of Biology and a longtime faculty member in the Honors College, and Dr. Megen Culpepper...

‘Leading in a Time of Transformation’: 4 App State faculty selected for women’s leadership development program

‘Leading in a Time of Transformation’: 4 App State faculty selected for women’s leadership development program
Aug 4, 2020

Four Appalachian State University faculty have been accepted into the 2020 BRIDGES Academic Leadership for Women program sponsored by the Un...

Then and Now alumnus: Rick Carpenter

Then and Now: Rick Carpenter, Geography and Planning
Aug 3, 2020

Rick Carpenter '11, '15M.A. Geography, Urban and Regional PlanningFrom Spartanburg, S.C.THENAs an Appalachian State University student, Carpenter foun...

Center Director Dr. T. Pegelow Kaplan Publishes Co-Edited Volume on Jewish Petitioning during the Shoah

Center Director Dr. T. Pegelow Kaplan Publishes Co-Edited Volume on Jewish Petitioning during the Shoah
Jul 31, 2020

Dr. Thomas Pegelow Kaplan, the Leon Levine Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies, just published...

Ten App State students awarded NSF supported S-STEM scholarships

Ten App State students awarded NSF supported S-STEM scholarships
Jul 30, 2020

Ten students from Appalachian State University’s departments of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics and ...

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shea Tuberty

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shea Tuberty
Jul 29, 2020

Dr. Shea TubertyProfessor and Assistant Chair, Department of BiologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipientProject: “The New ...

Hands-on learning in the High Country

Hands-on learning in the High Country
Jul 28, 2020

Appalachian State University students and alumni often refer to the university as their “home on the mountain.” The use of this physical reference...

Then and Now alumnus: Ben Dannemiller '11, '15

Then and Now: Ben Dannemiller, Geography and Planning
Jul 27, 2020

Ben Dannemiller '11, '15B.S. Geography, (GIS)M.A. Geography, Urban and Regional PlanningFrom Asheville, N.C.THENAs a student at Appalachian, Dannemill...