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On a frightfully damp and chilly Saturday late in October, costumed creatures gathered on the fog-shrouded campus of Appalachian State University for the 8th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest.

Spooky Duke 2018: Thank You Participants and Sponsors
Nov 27, 2018

On a frightfully damp and chilly Saturday late in October, costumed creatures gathered on the fog-shrouded campus of Appalachian State University for ...

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Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty Members Receive North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2018 Innovator Award
Nov 27, 2018

Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty Members Receive North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2018 Innovator AwardDr. Debbie Crocker a...

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College of education participates in fourth-annual Media Literacy Week
Nov 26, 2018

App State’s Reich College of Education continued its legacy for early implementation of media literacy practices in its Teacher Education program. A...

ROBERT C. REED/HICKORY DAILY RECORD: Ashley Bandy, 2011 valedictorian at Newton Conover High School, is now a mathematics teacher at her hometown high school as she holds her teacher identification card.

What would bring you back to Hickory?: We asked some of the best and brightest recent graduates to talk about where they are compared to where they grew up
Nov 26, 2018

The Hickory area has more jobs than qualified workers.There were 4,393 job openings in the county but only 2,797 unemployed people as of August, ...

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Alumni Update: Rachel Herrick '13
Nov 15, 2018

Rachel Herrick, originally from Shoreham, Vermont, graduated in 2013 with an M.A. in professional school counseling.When I visited and interviewed [at...

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Cherokee students learn about their roots during visit to Chieftains
Nov 9, 2018

Students from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee high school on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina are learning about their tribal roots this weekend...

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Appalachian First Year Seminar instructor Adrian Rice authors new poetry collection
Nov 9, 2018

The newest collection by poet and Appalachian State University First Year Seminarinstructor Adrian Rice — “The Strange Estate: New and Select...

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Now a teacher, Ashley Carlton ’12 pays forward the care she was shown at Appalachian
Nov 9, 2018

Early in her studies, Ashley Carlton ’12 failed a critical course at Appalachian State University. Given a second chance, she graduated with honors ...

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Carmen Leigh Scoggins
Nov 7, 2018

The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University has named Carmen Leigh Scoggins ’94 ’98 as the Outstanding Alumni Award winner fo...

Special Olympics Watauga County Expo — Appalachian State University students lend a hand
Nov 7, 2018

Mountaineer volunteers made an impact at the 2018 Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) Watauga County Sports Expo last week. Appalachian S...