
RCOE’s Public School Partnership Awards Eight Mini-Grants for Fall 2020
Mar 23, 2021
The Reich College of Education's (RCOE) Public School Partnership Mini-Grants Committee has just completed the distribution of fall 2020 awards and ma...

Boone Book Buddies Read To PK-5 Students for Read Across America Week
Mar 23, 2021
The month of March is National Reading Month, which kicks off with a celebration of reading through the National Education Association’s (NEA) Read ...

Alumni Update: Bethany Coelho Jones ’04
Mar 23, 2021
Bethany Jones (née Coelho), originally from Smithfield, North Carolina, graduated in 2004 with a B.S. in special education, with a concentration on l...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...