BOONE—Appalachian State University will begin monthly tests of its siren warning system July 1.
The monthly tests, recommended by the system’s manufacturer, will be held at 11:55 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.
All tests will be publicized in advance via campus e-mail, and may on some occasions be held in conjunction with a [...]
BOONE— Meredith Doster Edgerton has received an Appalachian Sound Archives Fellowship at Berea College.
Appalachian State University graduate student Meredith Doster Edgerton is researching the shape note singing tradition in the South, particularly at two churches in Watauga County. Her work is supported by an Appalachian Sound Archives Fellowship at Berea College.
Shaped notes, such as [...]
Patty Harrington, right, and a student from North Davie Middle School participate in a virtual world workshop at Appalachian State University. The workshop, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, is designed to help students and their teachers create computerized 3D virtual worlds to explore science, math, technology and other subjects. Harrington, a [...]
BOONE—Dr. Robert L. Sanders has been appointed by N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue to serve as a member of the North Carolina Public Librarian Certification Commission through June 30, 2010. Sanders is filling the unexpired term of an individual who has stepped down from the commission.
Sanders is an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of [...]
BOONE—Although separated by more than 8,000 miles, a common interest in green energy has forged a partnership between Appalachian State University and Ching Yun University (CYU).
In March, the two institutions entered an agreement to develop faculty and student exchanges, and participate in collaborative research activities and joint publication of research papers. In just four months, [...]
BOONE—Researchers from around the globe are attending the 17th International Chromosome Conference being held for the first time at Appalachian State University.
The conference brings together some of the best cytogeneticists in the world. It has met once every three years in the major cities of Europe, with one meeting in Jerusalem. The group is on [...]
Project funded in part by students
BOONE—Installation of a 100-kilowatt, community-scale wind turbine on the Appalachian State University campus has been completed and the turbine will soon begin generating electricity that will be fed into the system operated by New River Light and Power.
After more than 30 years, a wind turbine once again is part [...]
BOONE–After serving as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Appalachian State University since 2004, Stanley R. Aeschleman has announced he will leave the post June 30, 2010. He plans to return to teaching in the Department of Psychology.
“The main reason for this decision is the confluence of my age and the [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University tested its new campus-wide siren warning system June 17. The sirens located on top of Farthing Auditorium and Sanford Hall, in Appalachian Panhellenic Hall and on poles at Appalachian Heights Apartments and the State Farm intramural fields emit tones and verbal messages during an emergency.
“The test went as we hoped,” said Gunther [...]
Group will participate in session sponsored by U.S. Commercial Service
BOONE—Ceará State Congressman Francisco Caminha will lead a delegation of Brazilians to the Appalachian State University campus in July. The delegation will participate in an international initiatives program co-sponsored by Appalachian’s Walker College of Business and the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) on July 10.
The event will [...]
BOONE—Brothers Clayton, Chester and Sam Allen know the value of studying abroad. Each traveled oversees while students at Appalachian State University.
The brothers want other Appalachian students to have the same opportunities they experienced while on a study abroad program, so they have helped establish the Allen Family Study Abroad Scholarship Fund that will provide awards [...]
BOONE—Parents typically have a few things in common: They want their children to grow up healthy, happy and lead productive lives.
Shana Dellinger holds a computerized augmentative language device that helps children with speech and language disorders to communicate. Dellinger is a graduate student in Appalachian State University’s Communication Disorders Program. By touching graphic icons, children [...]
BOONE—A gift that will provide more than $1 million from the late Norman Cheek and his family to the Appalachian State University Foundation has established a scholarship fund that will be awarded to three high school seniors, one each from Watauga, Ashe and Caldwell counties who enroll as freshmen at Appalachian State University.
Recipients of the [...]
BOONE—John Blackburn joked that he has had the shortest tenure on record as chairman of Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees.
Sworn in as board chairman in March, Blackburn chaired his last meeting June 19. He is stepping down to serve on the UNC System’s Board of Governors. North Carolina state statutes prohibit an individual from [...]
BOONE—An interdisciplinary team of students from Appalachian State University’s Department of Technology placed first overall at the local level and second overall at the state level of the 2009 North Carolina Sustainable Building Design Competition.
Team KISS (Keep it Simple and Sustainable) was composed of students Spencer Cameron, Belle Farish and Andrew Woodruff, all building [...]
Appalachian State University is a public university located in Boone, North Carolina and the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. Appalachian (pronounced app-uh-LATCH-un) State is sometimes referred to as AppState, ASU, or simply App. The university has been ranked among the top 15 Southern "Masters Universities" since the U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges Guide began publication in 1986. In 2001, Appalachian was recognized by TIME Magazine as a College of the Year.
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