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Dr. Beth Campbell named Chair of Appalachian’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. Beth Campbell named Chair of Appalachian’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Aug 21, 2018

Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Campbell has been named chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (CI) in Appalachian State University’s Reich Coll...

Gabriel with his wife Mandy Gabriel and their two sons Trysten and Layton

Newton-Conover City Schools announces new superintendent
Aug 21, 2018

Newton-Conover City Schools announced that the associate superintendent will become the school system’s new superintendent, according to a press rel...

Calandra Davis was announced as the new principal of Jenkins Elementary School following the Hickory Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday.

New principal named at Jenkins Elementary
Aug 20, 2018

Calandra Davis '08 was announced as the new principal of Jenkins Elementary School in Hickory, North Carolina.A native of Columbia, S.C., and a reside...

Five of the 21 TEA Fellows in Appalachian's 2017 Teaching Excellence and Achievement program. Pictured, from left, are Sophea Sar of Cambodia, Kamonrat Chimphali of Thailand, Victoria Ayanlowo of Nigeria, Alex Quarshie of Ghana and Raphael Adeyemi of Nigeria. Photo by Marie Freeman

US Department of State supports a world of teachers at Appalachian
Aug 20, 2018

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA) at Appalachian State University, now in its eighth year, brings teachers from around the world a...

Cameron Ammann '06 with her husband, Ryan, and daughter, Haddie. Photo submitted

Alumni Update: Cameron Ammann ‘06
Aug 16, 2018

Cameron Ammann (née Savage), originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated in 2006 with a B.S. in elementary education. She is currently worki...

Tracy Goodson-Espy Named Interim Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Tracy Goodson-Espy Named Interim Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Aug 15, 2018

Dr. Tracy Goodson-Espy, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RC...

Kennedy-Herterich Family Foundation representative, Karyn Herterich, an active supporter of the Blowing Rock community, learned about LBCDLS through a friend and visited to learn more.

Lucy Brock Child Development Lab School Receives $25,000 Gift from the Kennedy-Herterich Family Foundation
Aug 9, 2018

Earlier this year, the Lucy Brock Child Development Lab School (LBCDLS) received a $25,000 gift from the Kennedy-Herterich Family Foundation to suppor...

Karen Caldwell Named Interim Chair of the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling

Karen Caldwell Named Interim Chair of the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
Aug 6, 2018

Dr. Karen Caldwell, a professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling at Appalachian State University’s Reich College ...

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...

What will you learn by exploring new places and meeting new people?

International Student Teaching: Information Sessions for Spring 2019 Placements
Jul 26, 2018

If you want to teach, first think globally!What will you learn by exploring new places and meeting new people? Spring 2019 International Stu...