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Calandra Davis was announced as the new principal of Jenkins Elementary School following the Hickory Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday.

New principal named at Jenkins Elementary
Aug 20, 2018

Calandra Davis '08 was announced as the new principal of Jenkins Elementary School in Hickory, North Carolina.A native of Columbia, S.C., and a reside...

Five of the 21 TEA Fellows in Appalachian's 2017 Teaching Excellence and Achievement program. Pictured, from left, are Sophea Sar of Cambodia, Kamonrat Chimphali of Thailand, Victoria Ayanlowo of Nigeria, Alex Quarshie of Ghana and Raphael Adeyemi of Nigeria. Photo by Marie Freeman

US Department of State supports a world of teachers at Appalachian
Aug 20, 2018

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA) at Appalachian State University, now in its eighth year, brings teachers from around the world a...

Cameron Ammann '06 with her husband, Ryan, and daughter, Haddie. Photo submitted

Alumni Update: Cameron Ammann ‘06
Aug 16, 2018

Cameron Ammann (née Savage), originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated in 2006 with a B.S. in elementary education. She is currently worki...

Kennedy-Herterich Family Foundation representative, Karyn Herterich, an active supporter of the Blowing Rock community, learned about LBCDLS through a friend and visited to learn more.

Lucy Brock Child Development Lab School Receives $25,000 Gift from the Kennedy-Herterich Family Foundation
Aug 9, 2018

Earlier this year, the Lucy Brock Child Development Lab School (LBCDLS) received a $25,000 gift from the Kennedy-Herterich Family Foundation to suppor...

Les Miller, student employment coordinator in the Career Development Center at Appalachian, left, presents Appalachian junior Sara Jayne Vess with a plaque as part of her Student Employee of the Year Award. Vess, of Indian Land, South Carolina, is a junior elementary education major at Appalachian and works as a student employee in the Career Development Center. In addition to the pictured plaque, her award also came with a $1,000 scholarship. Photo by Jeremiah Bradshaw

10 Appalachian students honored for academic, service and leadership excellence
Aug 1, 2018

Ten Appalachian State University students were recognized for their significant contributions to campus in the areas of academic, service and leadersh...

“Digital Book” by Flickr user Owni

Don’t just Google it — ask your Appalachian librarian
Jul 26, 2018

In the current digital age — a time when computer technology quickly and widely disseminates information — when, according to Google, its search e...

Appalachian State University alumni Diana Beasley ‘11, Daron “Chip” Buckwell ‘82, ‘83, Mary Hazel Farthing Mast ‘80 and John Bost ‘70, ‘85, ‘89 were inducted into the Rhododendron Society on June 22.

Alumni Beasley, Bost, Buckwell and Mast Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Jul 11, 2018

Appalachian State University alumni Diana Beasley ‘11, John Bost ‘70, ‘85, ‘89, Daron “Chip” Buckwell ‘82, ‘83 and Mary Hazel Farthing...

Adam Moore’18 History, social studies education, Department of History. Photo by Marie Freeman

College of Arts and Sciences names Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for 2017-18
Jun 27, 2018

Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences has named Adam Moore the Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for the 2017-18 school ...

Graduate students Jessica Crandell ’16, left, and Danielle Joyce observe the horses at Lazy Acres Farm during the Equine Assisted Learning and Psychotherapy course. The seeing student practices describing the horses’ actions to the blindfolded student using plain language. Through this trust-building exercise, students learned how to describe behavior without interpretation. Photo by Rebekah Saylors

Equine assisted therapy course at Appalachian prepares future counselors through a ‘multisensory approach to learning’
Jun 27, 2018

For the second consecutive summer, graduate students in Appalachian State University’s helping professions programs learned therapeutic techniques b...

WS/FCS, App State agree to rent, other conditions for lab school next school year
Jun 27, 2018

Appalachian State University has agreed to pay Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools $426,840 annually to rent Middle Fork Elementary School for a plan...