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Lucy Purgason

Dr. Lucy Purgason Receives Professional Writing and Research Award
Mar 15, 2021

Dr. Lucy Purgason, assistant professor of professional school counseling in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling in Appala...

Mark Schwarze

Dr. Mark Schwarze Receives Ella Stephens Barrett Award for Excellence in Professional Leadership
Mar 15, 2021

Dr. Mark Schwarze, associate professor of clinical mental health counseling and program director in the Department of Human Development and Psychologi...

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Appalachian Remains First in Number of NBCT Teachers for Fifth Consecutive Year
Mar 12, 2021

Appalachian State University has topped the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ list of “Top 50 Alma Maters by Total Number of NBC...

HPC Student Presentation to Academy

Lessons Learned Project: A Successful Collaboration Proves Beneficial for Students
Mar 8, 2021

A recent collaboration between Appalachian State University’s Academy at Middle Fork and the Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Department of Hum...

Jill DeBord

Alumni Update: Jill DeBord ’97
Mar 8, 2021

Jill DeBord (née Connor), originally from Colfax, North Carolina, graduated in 1997 with a B.S. in elementary education. Currently, she is a sixth-gr...

NCARE - North Carolina Association for Research in Education

Students and Faculty Present at the 2021 North Carolina Association for Research in Education Conference, Dr. Tempestt Adams Installed as 2021-22 NCARE President
Mar 8, 2021

Reich College of Education (RCOE) students and faculty members gave presentations at the 2021 North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NC...

Sonja Ardoin

Dr. Sonja Ardoin Receives NASPA Early Career Faculty Award
Mar 1, 2021

Dr. Sonja Ardoin, assistant professor of student affairs administration in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling in Appalac...

Transfer ACES Applications

Appalachian Community of Education Scholars Now Accepting Transfer Student Applications
Feb 23, 2021

Beginning the 2021-2022 academic year, the Reich College of Education’s James Center for Student Success and Advising will merge their two residenti...

Sharon Sterken with Yosef

Alumni Update: Sharon Sterken ’97
Feb 17, 2021

Sharon Sterken, originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, graduated in 1997 with a B.S. in mathematics secondary education. Currently, Sterken ...

Anna Ward and Rebekah Cummings

SDAP Staff and Students Present at the UDL Digicon Conference
Feb 16, 2021

Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) staff and students presented at the Universal Design for Learning (UDL...