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SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Irina Barclay

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Irina Barclay
Jan 31, 2023

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Irina BarclayDr. Irina Barclay, Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and CulturesStudent and Faculty Excellence...

Dr. Bruce Dick, professor in the Appalachian State University Department of English

New English Diversity Endowed Scholarship: A Conversation with Bruce Dick
Jan 31, 2023

The idea for an English Department inclusivity scholarship at Appalachian State was originated by Dr. Bruce Dick during a meeting of the Anti-Racism W...

Lydia Blanton, junior from New Bern, NC; Sophie Wells, senior from Greensboro, NC; and Sarah Teague, senior from Greensboro, NC will receive scholarships for their works of creative prose and poetry. Photos submitted.

English announces creative writing scholarship recipients
Jan 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University Department of English has announced the recipients of the fall creative writing scholarships. Lydia B...

CAS Corps member Rachel Harris is a junior environmental science major from Raleigh, N.C. Photo submitted.

CAS Corps Feature: Rachel Harris
Jan 26, 2023

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...

Dy’Quan Kearney

Dy’Quan Kearney awarded Garrett Scholarship to support research on the role of insulin signaling in diabetic neuropathy
Jan 25, 2023

Honors College senior Dy’Quan Kearney has been awarded the 2022-23 George Williams Garrett Memorial Scholarship....

Dr. Barbara Zaitzow, professor of criminal justice in the Appalachian State Department of Government and Justice Studies (GJS) and a member of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) Faculty Advisory Board.

Who's Who Wednesday: Dr. Barbara Zaitzow
Jan 25, 2023

For the first Who's Who Wednesday of 2023, we're featuring Dr. Barbara Zaitzow, professor of criminal justice in the Appalachian State Department of G...

App State’s delegation to COP27 stops for a photo at the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Pictured, from left to right, are App State Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Lee Ball, senior Grace Waugh, Department of Economics Chair Dr. Dave McEvoy, alumnus Jonathan Buckley '22, junior Matthew Mair and alumni Rachel Crabb '22, Chelsea Gulliver '22 and Luke Halodik ’21 '22. Photo submitted

6 App State students observe world climate policymaking at UN climate conference
Jan 25, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — An Appalachian State University delegation of students and campus leaders returned from the recent United Nations climate change confe...

SAFE Student Spotlight: Emma Albertino

SAFE Student Spotlight: Emma Albertino
Jan 24, 2023

Emma Albertino, Clinical Psychology: Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2022Project: “Women wit...

Black in Appalachia staff members Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin and William Isom II

January 30: Black in Appalachia Common Reading Event
Jan 24, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — This year’s common reading, Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community, provides an intimate view into the...

CAS Corps member Aydan Gibbs is a junior applied physics major from Cary, N.C. Photo submitted.

CAS Corps Feature: Aydan Gibbs
Jan 19, 2023

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...