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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...

Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Chip Buckwell, center, was inducted into the Appalachian State University Rhododendron Society.

Appalachian State honors KCS superintendent
Jun 27, 2018

Dr. Chip Buckwell has been inducted into the Appalachian State University Rhododendron Society as a tribute to his contributions to education. Buckwel...

Karla with her dog, Sydney. Sydney is a registered therapy dog.

Karla Starnes Awarded Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
Jun 25, 2018

Two students majoring in teacher education, one at Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education and one at Lees-McRae College, have bee...

This photo displays the sign that greeted faculty, staff, students and visitors to Appalachian State University’s campus in 1968. The sign, which was erected in 1967, was located at the main entrance of campus, off Blowing Rock Road (U.S. 321).

Celebrating 50 years — Appalachian’s growth in university status and its Class of 1968
Jun 19, 2018

In 1968, Appalachian State University officially evolved from a teachers college into a multidisciplinary state university with three undergraduate co...

Appalachian State University announces 2018 Chancellor’s Scholars
Jun 13, 2018

Ten incoming first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded the prestigious Chancellor's Scholarship, which covers full institu...