Features
Alumni Update: Sarah LaFrance ’20
Sarah LaFrance, originally from Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, graduated from Appalachian State University with a Master of Arts in student affairs administ...
Alumni Update: Cara Buckwell ’19
Cara Buckwell, originally from Concord, North Carolina, graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science in building sciences wi...
Fredrica Higgs Receives Zigli Research Award
Doctoral student Fredrica V. Higgs was awarded the Zigli Research Award from the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies at the 2024 Awards Cere...
Events
Orchesis Alliance New Expressive Arts Gallery Opens Friday, March 1
As part of the Town of Boone’s First Friday Art Crawl, the Orchesis Alliance club is hosting their first open house, which will showcase the new Exp...
SAIM Hosts Alumna, Tori Hunt ’21 on Wednesday, March 6
The App State Student American Indian Movement (SAIM) and the Gadugi Partnership celebrate Women’s History Month with an event entitled Navigating S...
RCOE Research Fair is Friday, February 2
The Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Mentoring Guild is hosting a Research Fair to assist faculty who want to develop or refine their research ag...
At Appalachian
Chancellor’s Grant Funds Partnership To Create Local Food Network With County's Early Childhood Learning Centers
Preschool children across Watauga County may soon be tasting vegetables like leafy swiss chard and bell peppers grown by local farmers thanks to a 202...
App State partners with Mebane Charitable Foundation to improve literacy in the High Country and Catawba Valley
The Mebane Charitable Foundation has donated $100,000 to Appalachian State University to fund the expansion of reading assistance services for K–3 s...
App State selected to join North Carolina Teaching Fellows program
Beginning next fall, Appalachian State University will be among 10 colleges and universities statewide that are partnered with the North Carolina Teac...
In the Media
Watauga County Childcare Study Data Released
The Watauga Economic Development Commission and the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the results of a comprehensive study of the...
Grantee Spotlight
Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) focuses on shifting the way teachers engage with professional learning to maintain licensure in rural, western ...
County partnerships hold key to teacher recruitment and retention, new report finds
North Carolina schools are working to build a more solid pipeline of teachers. From calling for more financial incentives to training people making ca...
Lab School News
Eight from the RCOE Participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program
Eight faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) will be participating in the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP): Dr. Ashley C...
Take a Hike: Academy at Elkin Recognized as North Carolina Year of the Trail School
Students at the Appalachian State University’s Academy at Elkin are used to hiking — it’s part of their motto of Honesty, Integrity,&n...
School Boards and Educator Preparation Programs
Listen to this podcast interview with the NC School Board Association as Dr. Hannah Reeder, assistant dean and director of lab schools, Dr. ...