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Marie (far left) with her family at her daughter’s MPA hooding ceremony.

Alumni Update: Marie Larson ‘91
Oct 4, 2018

Marie Larson (née Arrington), originally from Pfafftown, North Carolina, graduated in 1991 with a B.S. in elementary education."I chose Appalachian f...

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Sarah Peatross was announced as the winner of the Brakefield Academic Award
Oct 4, 2018

Sarah Peatross was announced as the winner of the Brakefield Academic Award. The honor is given each semester to the student-athlete who graduated wit...

Lucas was surprised with this news at Royal Oaks Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 21 during a staff meeting.

Lucas named CCS Assistant Principal of the Year
Oct 2, 2018

Danielle Lucas, assistant principal at Royal Oaks Elementary School, has been selected as the 2018-2019 Assistant Principal of the Year for Cabarrus C...

Appalachian flag in autumn

Fall Open House is Saturday, October 6
Oct 1, 2018

Appalachian State University’s annual Fall Open House activities for prospective students and their families will be held on Saturday...

Hendersonville Middle's Luke Manuel is surprised with the Principal of the Year award this afternoon by Superintendent Bo Caldwell during a pep rally at the school.

Hendersonville Middle’s Luke Manuel is Principal of the Year
Sep 28, 2018

Luke Manuel '00 of Hendersonville Middle was named the 2018-19 Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools this afternoon at a pep rally...

Dr. Nickolas Jordan, associate dean of student affairs and program services in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education and associate professor in the college’s Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling. He is the winner of the 2018 Award for Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance conferred by Appalachian’s AAUP chapter. Photo by Marie Freeman

Dr. Nickolas Jordan receives Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance Award from Appalachian’s AAUP chapter
Sep 28, 2018

Dr. Nickolas Jordan, associate dean of student affairs and program services in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) at Appalachian State Un...

“The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great” was published in spring 2018 by Brill | Sense, an imprint of Sense Publishers. Image submitted

Appalachian’s Holly Thornton authors ‘The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great’
Sep 28, 2018

Dr. Holly Thornton, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Educ...

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CTE — integrating teaching with real-world experience
Sep 25, 2018

A former technology education teacher in Guilford County Schools, Dr. Jerianne Taylor is a professor of career and technical education (CTE) ...

Meet the 2018-19 Education Peer Ambassadors

Meet the 2018-19 Education Peer Ambassadors
Sep 21, 2018

The Education Peer Ambassador Program is a unique leadership opportunity for students of undergraduate teacher education programs at Appalachian State...

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Appalachian’s Chancellor Everts engages with students, shares books at Middle Fork Academy
Sep 21, 2018

Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts engaged with the university’s youngest students to date when she visited the Appalachian State ...