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App State’s Reich College of Education Pledges to Prepare Future Educators with the Tech Skills to Thrive in Digital Learning Environments
Aug 29, 2022

Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education announced it has signed the EPPs for Digital Equity and Transformation Pledge, commit...

Tatjana Farley and Chélynn Randolph

Two Alumnae Receive National Research Award
Aug 12, 2022

Two alumnae from the Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) marriage and family therapy graduate program were named recipients of the prestigious Ameri...

Mark Schwarze

Dr. Mark Schwarze Appointed Chair of the NCBLCMHC
Aug 3, 2022

Dr. Mark Schwarze, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling in the Reich College of Education (RCOE), w...

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Van Horne Incorporates Global Learning Through Virtual International Program Award
Jul 5, 2022

Dr. Jill Van Horne, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling and program director of the professional s...

Alecia Jackson

Dr. Alecia Jackson Releases Second Edition of Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research
Jul 5, 2022

Dr. Alecia Jackson, professor of educational research in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, along with co-author Dr. Lisa Mazzei, a...

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RCOE Graduates First Cohort from the Aspiring Minority School Leaders Program
Jun 24, 2022

In fall 2020, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and the North Carolina Advancing Charter Collaboration and Excellence for St...

Club officers Kenyon Wills, Caitlyn Moore, and Abby Rowsey present the check to Lucy Brock's director, Dr. Andrea Anderson.

Child Advocacy Club Donates to Lucy Brock
Jun 23, 2022

Appalachian State University’s Child Advocacy Club chose the Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program last fall as the recipient of their fun...

Rhododendron Recipients

Alumni Hefner ’99 ’03 ’11, Lockee ’86 ’91, and McCall ’60 ’65 Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Jun 20, 2022

Appalachian State University alumni Jennifer Hefner ’99 ’03 ’11, Barbara Lockee ’86 ’91, and Maxine McCall ’60 ’65 were inducted into th...

Helen Heafner

Uplifting future educators: Helen Beatty Heafner ’43
May 26, 2022

For Helen Beatty Heafner ’43, education was more than a career — it was her life’s passion. She earned a degree in elementary education fro...

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App State Names First Cohort of Principal Fellows
May 24, 2022

Last year, App State was one of six institutions selected by the Principal Fellows Commission through a competitive grant process to be the recipient ...