Appalachian State

BOONE— Spending by Appalachian State University, its employees and students, and visitors to campus had a $506 million total economic impact on the region in the 2006-07 fiscal year, according to a report compiled by the Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis housed in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business.
Economics professors Todd L. Cherry, Michael [...]

BOONE—Employees with Southern Energy Management in Raleigh has installed a four kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system near Raley Hall on the Appalachian State University campus. The system will convert solar energy into approximately 5,250 kilowatt hours of electricity each year – about enough energy to power an energy-efficient home.

Appalachian State University alumni and employees of Southern [...]

BOONE—Lauren Hunter has found a niche that combines her interests in biology, viticulture and geographic information systems technology.

Lauren Hunter used information collected by geosensors to research differences in soil temperature and moisture in a local vineyard. Use of such sensors could help mountain and steep slope vineyard owners better manage irrigation and fungicide application to [...]

BOONE—Appalachian State University has been voted the best school/place to learn in the Blue Ridge by readers of Blue Ridge Country magazine.
Every five years readers of the magazine vote on their favorite places to eat, hike, camp, bike and engage in other outdoor activities. The “Best of the Blue Ridge” section in the magazine’s [...]

BOONE—A solar water heating workshop will be held July 11-12 at Appalachian State University.
Participants will learn how to design and construct solar water heating systems for domestic hot water needs.
The workshop will be led by representatives from Alternate Energy Technologies (AET), a leading solar energy systems company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. AET specializes in the [...]

BOONE—A solar water heating workshop will be held July 11-12 at Appalachian State University.
Participants will learn how to design and construct solar water heating systems for domestic hot water needs.
The workshop will be led by representatives from Alternate Energy Technologies (AET), a leading solar energy systems company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. AET specializes in the [...]

BOONE—Visitors to N.C. wineries in 2007 tended to be middle aged, highly educated and have a higher than average household income. And they liked to spend money at wineries, with purchases averaging $176 per travel party.
These and other visitor profiles are part of a wine tourism study conducted for the N.C. Wine and Grape Council [...]

BOONE—Business students from Appalachian State University and Fudan University in China participated in Shanghai Forum 2008, an international academic forum hosted in May by Fudan University and sponsored by the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies. The conference theme as “Economic Globalization and the Choice of Asia: Transition, Growth and Welfare.”
The students attended the event as [...]

BOONE—Visitors to N.C. wineries in 2007 tended to be middle aged, highly educated and have a higher than average household income. And they liked to spend money at wineries, with purchases averaging $176 per travel party.
These and other visitor profiles are part of a wine tourism study conducted for the N.C. Wine and Grape Council [...]

BOONE—The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program at Appalachian State University has a new tractor thanks to a generous donation from Boone Kubota and support from the university’s College of Arts and Sciences.
“The new tractor will be a great addition to the teaching and research farm,” said Chuck Smith, director of the sustainable development program. “Our [...]

BOONE—Business students from Appalachian State University and Fudan University in China participated in Shanghai Forum 2008, an international academic forum hosted in May by Fudan University and sponsored by the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies. The conference theme as “Economic Globalization and the Choice of Asia: Transition, Growth and Welfare.”
The students attended the event as [...]

BOONE—The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program at Appalachian State University has a new tractor thanks to a generous donation from Boone Kubota and support from the university’s College of Arts and Sciences.
“The new tractor will be a great addition to the teaching and research farm,” said Chuck Smith, director of the sustainable development program. “Our [...]

BOONE—Three Appalachian State University faculty members in the Reich College of Education have received the college’s 2007-08 Outstanding Faculty Awards.
Alecia Youngblood Jackson Heather ClarkBetty Dishman
They are Dr. Alecia Youngblood Jackson, an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies; Dr. Heather Clark, an associate professor in the Department of Language, Reading, [...]

BOONE—Three Appalachian State University faculty members in the Reich College of Education have received the college’s 2007-08 Outstanding Faculty Awards.
Alecia Youngblood Jackson Heather ClarkBetty Dishman
They are Dr. Alecia Youngblood Jackson, an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies; Dr. Heather Clark, an associate professor in the Department of Language, Reading, [...]

BOONE—Appalachian State University will add six new undergraduate degrees to its offerings beginning in August, following approval by the UNC Board of Governors June 13.
Students will be able to earn a bachelor of arts degree in Appalachian studies, global studies, sustainable development, and women’s studies, and a bachelor of science degree in sustainable development – [...]