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A view of Appalachian's campus from the university's wind turbine, which is located at 755 Bodenheimer Drive — the highest point on Appalachian's campus. Photo by Marie Freeman

Campus sustainability efforts at Appalachian are a ‘win-win-win,’ garner Appalachian top rankings from AASHE and SIERRA magazine
Sep 21, 2018

We like to say sustainability is in our DNA at Appalachian State University. And while that’s true, it is also a conscious effort driven by the univ...

Brian Bettis outside the Reich College of Education

Alumni Update: Brian Bettis ‘05 ‘08 ‘16
Sep 20, 2018

Brian Bettis, originally from Shelby, North Carolina, graduated in 2005 with a B.S. in elementary education. He completed his M.A. in elementary educa...

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4 Fleming Scholars join Appalachian’s newest students
Sep 19, 2018

Four incoming students began first-year classes at Appalachian State University as 2018–19 Fleming Scholars. They are Bailey Gardin, of Gastonia; Hu...

App State To Assist Community Through Extra Yard For Teachers Grant

App State To Assist Community Through Extra Yard For Teachers Grant
Sep 14, 2018

Through the affiliations Appalachian State Athletics and its record-setting FBS football program have with the Sun Belt Conference and the College Foo...

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Creating a more diverse and inclusive campus
Sep 13, 2018

Developing a more diverse and inclusive campus is a priority for Appalachian State University, and its most recent step toward “inclusive excellence...

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Appalachian’s Founders Day 2018
Sep 10, 2018

Some people sat in wooden chairs, others perched on hay bales; baskets were filled to the brim with apples for the taking; attendees congregated on a ...

Chancellor Sheri Everts reads to Academy third-graders Larise Serrano Hernandez (left) and Yarel Candela-Lucero on Thursday.

From ‘our big school in the mountains,’ App State chancellor visits Middle Fork Academy students, staff
Sep 4, 2018

For a short time Thursday afternoon, Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts returned to a familiar scene: a K-12 classroom.Everts stoppe...

Holly Thornton Publishes “The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great.

Holly Thornton Publishes “The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great”
Aug 31, 2018

Dr. Holly Thornton, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE),...

Jeff Goodman works with a group of students in the Reich College of Education. Photo by Marie Freeman

Cross-college collaboration supports graduate certificate in middle and secondary teaching
Aug 30, 2018

For the past two years, the College of Arts and Sciences has been partnering with the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University to su...

Members of the 2018–19 Inclusive Excellence Team at Appalachian include, from left, Dr. Sushmita Chatterjee, Dr. Brandy Byson, Dr. Elizabeth Bellows and Dr. Jamie Anderson Parson. Not pictured are Dr. Greg McClure and Cara Hagan. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Appalachian’s Inclusive Excellence Team offers faculty professional development
Aug 29, 2018

As Appalachian State University seeks to strengthen its culture of diversity and inclusion, a professional development initiative for faculty is helpi...