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Dr. Chrystal Dean ’93 ’96, professor of mathematics education at Appalachian State University; Dean’s former graduate assistant, Morgan Payne ’19 ’20, a recipient of the Dean Family First Generation Teacher Education Scholarship established by Dean and her late husband; and Dean’s mother-in-law, Ruth Ann Dean

Paying it forward: App State professor creates scholarship for STEM-focused first-generation students
Jan 7, 2021

First-generation college students in Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) are benefiting from the pay-it-forwa...

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App State joins national alliance to develop more diverse, inclusive STEM faculty
Dec 16, 2020

Appalachian State University is one of 19 universities joining a three-year effort — known as Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive &...

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A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates
Dec 15, 2020

Approximately 4,000 Appalachian Community members gathered virtually during Appalachian State University’s Fall 2020 Commencement to celebrate App S...

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Bueno-Acosta Inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates
Dec 11, 2020

Andrea Bueno-Acosta, originally from Hialeah, Florida, has been inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates. She graduated t...

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More than 1,700 Mountaineer graduates to be recognized during App State’s virtual Fall Commencement
Dec 9, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close — a year marked by the global pandemic — Mountaineers near and far will celebrate more than 1,700 Class of 2020 graduates...

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Allyson Murphy Wins First Place at the NCSCA Graduate Student Poster Session
Nov 30, 2020

Allyson Murphy, from Houghton, New York, was selected as the first-place winner of the North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA) Graduate St...

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SDAP Best Buddies Program Offers Opportunity for Students to Engage in Unique Friendships
Nov 30, 2020

Three years ago, Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) added a Best Buddies program, which a non-profit orga...

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Cleary Uses Class Project to Advocate to End Food Insecurity in Schools in Home County
Nov 30, 2020

As part of Jamie Brown’s course, Leadership in Advocacy, Administration, and Collaboration, students learn about advocacy by completing a project th...

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Alumni Update: Walker Ballard ’19
Nov 24, 2020

Walker Ballard, originally from Wilmington, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Bachelor of the Arts i...

Six RCOE Students Participate in 3MT Competition
Nov 23, 2020

Six Reich College of Education graduate students - Tamela Queen Carter, Enoch Robbins, Heath Robertson, Timothy P. Scapin, Audra Vaz, and Rebekkah Wat...