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Dean Spooner with graduate

Nearly 4,000 students earn degrees as App State's Class of 2022
May 10, 2022

Nearly 4,000 students attained Appalachian State University degrees this spring, which was celebrated at Spring Commencement ceremonies held May 6 and...

From left to right: Paula Hicks, Christian Cook, Abigail Swanger, Moriah Stegall, Julia Sisbarro, Caroline Phillips, Brandie Peede, Alex Neofotis, April Rominger, Carrie Hagaman and Elizabeth Hutelymer.

Eight local early childhood education programs receive accreditation
May 9, 2022

Eight local early childhood care and education programs received recognition for providing a higher standard of quality care to young children in Wata...

Bevin Hunter

Bevin Hunter Recognized as the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year
May 9, 2022

Bevin Hunter was named the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year for the 2021-2022 academic year in the Reich College of Education ...

Student Teachers of the Year Finalists

Eleven Finalists Named for the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year
May 3, 2022

Eleven student teachers have been named finalists for Appalachian State University’s Student Teacher of the Year Award. They are Kinsey Crabb, Lydia...

Sydney McKeaver, far left in foreground, is an App State senior majoring in elementary education with a secondary concentration in exceptional learners. She serves as a College Life Fellow for App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP), helping the scholars with daily tasks. Pictured with McKeaver, from left to right, are SDAP scholars Anne Carol Sheely, Bridger Robinson and Web English.

App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program celebrates a decade of transforming lives
May 2, 2022

Ten years ago, Courtney Bell was a trailblazer in Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) — an inc...

Kelly Clark

Dr. Clark Receives GRAM Award for 2022-24 to Support Research
Apr 29, 2022

Dr. Kelly Clark, an assistant professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education, has been selected to be the 2022-2024 Graduate R...

Book Group

RCOE and WCS Collaborate on Book Study
Apr 26, 2022

This academic year, the Reich College of Education (RCOE) invited faculty and staff members along with the Watauga County Schools (WCS) 2021-22 Educat...

Arai Greenwell-McAnsh

MLS Student Arai Greenwell-McAnsh Awarded Primary Sources Teaching Fellowship
Apr 26, 2022

Arai Greenwell-McAnsh, a student in the Reich College of Education’s Masters in Library Science program, has been awarded the Primary Sources Teachi...

Emma Hatfield-Sidden

Emma Hatfield-Sidden named principal of App State’s Academy at Elkin
Apr 22, 2022

Appalachian State University has appointed alumna Emma Hatfield-Sidden ’08 ’19 as principal of its newest lab school, the Academy at Elkin, s...