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Stephanie Gelbert

Alumni Update: Stephanie Gelbert ’12
Jul 23, 2020

Stephanie Gelbert, originally from Matthews, North Carolina, graduated in 2012 with a B.S. in elementary education. Currently, she is a fourth-grade t...

Rhododendron Society Inductees Collage

Alumni Brown, Deal, and Riggs Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Jul 23, 2020

Appalachian State University alumni William “Bill” Brown ’55, ’58, Carol Deal ’67, ’73, ’80, ’83, and Phillip Riggs ’88 were inducte...

Brandon Roeder

Alumni Update: Brandon Roeder ’19
Jul 9, 2020

Brandon Roeder, originally from Everett, Washington, graduated in 2019 with a M.A. in curriculum specialist. He received his bachelor’s in biochemis...

Kaitlyn Jones and Sarah Scrattish

Two Students Awarded Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
Jul 6, 2020

Two students majoring in teacher education - Kaitlyn Jones and Sarah Scrattish - have been awarded the Marilyn F. Grinwis Gray Scholarship from the No...

Dean Spooner shakes students hand at commencement.

181 RCOE Undergraduate Students and 94 RCOE Graduate Students Awarded Degrees in Spring 2020
Jun 26, 2020

Congratulations to the 181 Reich College of Education undergraduate students and 94 Reich College of Education graduate students who graduated this Sp...

Courageous Conversations Inclusive Excellence

Courageous Conversations Series hosted by the Reich College of Education
Jun 26, 2020

The oppressive history against people of color, and particularly against Black people in our country, has systematically disadvantaged our most vulner...

Dr. Paul Wallace, professor of instructional technology at Appalachian State University and a 2019–20 Fulbright scholar, standing, is pictured with his class at Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.

App State’s Fulbright scholars foster international connections despite global pandemic
Jun 26, 2020

Dr. Paul Wallace, professor of instructional technology at Appalachian and a 2019–20 Fulbright scholar, had spent nearly seven months living in Veli...

Haley Rose and Lexie All Fulbright Recipients

App State sets new record for Fulbright U.S. Student grant awardees in 2020–21
Jun 26, 2020

Congratulations to education majors Haley Rose and Lexie All! The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of Un...

Shawn Ricks

Dr. Shawn Ricks named Chair of Appalachian’s Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
Jun 15, 2020

Dr. Shawn Ricks has been named chair of the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies (LES) at Appalachian State University’s Reich College o...

Faculty Experts Online

App State’s online faculty experts weigh in on advantages, challenges of a virtual classroom
Jun 11, 2020

As colleges and universities across the country prepare for some degree of combination of remote, online and face-to-face learning this fall, the ...