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Dr. Sonja Ardoin recognized for scholarship, teaching, service and more
Mar 11, 2019

Dr. Sonja Ardoin, assistant professor of student affairs administration in Appalachian State University’s Department of Human Development and Psycho...

Since becoming University of North Georgia’s dean of Mike Cottrell College of Business in February, Marty Gowan has taken strides to better prepare students for their careers. (Photo/Peggy Cozart, University of North Georgia)

How University of North Georgia’s new business college dean is paving a path for other first-generation college students
Mar 11, 2019

Alumna Mary Gowan '81 has been named Dean of the University of North Georgia’s Mike Cottrell College of Business. Gowan earned an MA in co...

Rayjon Davis acts as President Barack Obama in the Academy at Middle Fork's Living Wax Museum.

Breathing life into black history at the Academy
Mar 7, 2019

During the month of February, the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork Elementary School celebrated Black History Month through song, d...

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One Reason Rural Students Don't Go To College: Colleges Don't Go To Them
Mar 7, 2019

Andrew Koricich, an assistant professor with the Higher Education Program (LES), was interviewed for the article.The sunrise in rural central Michigan...

The cover of “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. Penguin Random House image

Common Reading Program announces ‘Just Mercy’ as its 2019–20 selection
Mar 7, 2019

The Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University announces its 2019–20 book selection — “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption...

Pictured from left to right, SDAP student Reid Pond, from Boone, Mary Strong ’16 ’17, transition and career coordinator for SDAP, and SDAP students Elizabeth Droessler, from Wake Forest, and Luke Wilcox, from Boone, practice counting money as part of the training at ECRS. Photo by Marie Freeman

Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
Mar 7, 2019

Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) — a program designed to prepare college-age students with intellectu...

Patrick Setzer ’90 ’98. Photo by Marie Freeman

Setzer named executive director of national alumni and parent engagement for Appalachian State University
Mar 5, 2019

Alumnus Patrick Setzer ’90 ’98 has been named executive director of national alumni and parent engagement. Setzer earned a Mas...

Nina Meadows

Union County’s 50 most powerful women
Mar 5, 2019

Alumna Nina Meadows '06, a graduate of the library science program, has been named one of Union County's 50 most powerful women.We’re taking a look ...

Kelly Johnson ‘02 with her son, Charlie, at Twetsie. Photo submitted

Alumni Update: Kelly Johnson ‘02
Mar 4, 2019

Kelly Johnson (née Riddle), originally from Mount Airy, North Carolina, graduated in 2002 with a B.S. in elementary education. In addition, she recei...

Derrick Barnes. Photo submitted

Derrick Barnes, Award-Winning Children’s Author, to Visit the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork on Wednesday, March 20
Mar 4, 2019

Derrick Barnes, an award-winning children’s book author, will visit the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, located in Walkertown, ...