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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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, 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, ...