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Scott Elliot, Ron Henries, and Brenda Reese

Henries and Reese mark end of School Board service
Nov 18, 2020

Henries and Reese are both alumni of Appalachian and have been adjunct instructors for the Reich College of Education. The Watauga County Board o...

Scholars with Diverse Abilities

Students With Cognitive Differences Say COVID-19 Derailed Their Routines
Nov 18, 2020

The pandemic has presented huge social and academic challenges for neurodiverse students. María Hofman Hernandez, assistant director of the Scholars ...

Dylan Russell

App State alumnus’s fellowship program puts college grads to work in NC communities
Nov 18, 2020

Appalachian State University alumnus Dylan Russell ’14 nurtured his passion for civic engagement during his time as president of App State’s ...

Betsy Rosenbalm with Extra Yard for Teachers Check

Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education Public School Partnership Receive $5,000 Gift from the Sun Belt Conference
Nov 16, 2020

Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Public School Partnership received a $5,000 gift from the Sun Belt Conference a...

Dr. Brooksie Broome Sturdivant

Alumni Update: Brooksie Sturdivant ’06 ’09 ’18
Nov 9, 2020

Dr. Brooksie Broome Sturdivant earned a MSA in 2006, an Ed.S. in 2009 and an Ed.D. in educational leadership 2018 all from Appalachian State Universit...

From Pivoting to Disrupting the Status Quo
Nov 3, 2020

This is Part 2 of an article by Hannah Reeder and Betsy Rosenbalm of Appalachian State University in which they share how they’ve moved from pivotin...

Uninterrupted Support in an Interrupted Semester
Nov 3, 2020

This is Part 1 of an article by Hannah Reeder and Betsy Rosenbalm of Appalachian State University in which they share how they had to pivot student te...

Dr. Jill W. Van Horne

Dr. Jill W. Van Horne Awarded Outstanding International Service Award
Nov 2, 2020

Dr. Jill W. Van Horne, program director and associate professor of professional school counseling in the Department of Human Development and Psycholog...

Brandy Webb

Alumni Update: Brandy Webb ’17
Oct 28, 2020

Brandy Webb (née Booe), originally from Burlington, North Carolina, graduated in 2017 with a B.S. in elementary education. Currently, Brandy is a sec...

Courtney Bebber

Bebber named Alexander County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year
Oct 19, 2020

Miss Courtney Bebber has been named the 2019-2020 Alexander County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year. She will serve during the 2020-2021 school y...