Appalachian State

BOONE—Budding climate scientists in local schools and at Grandfather Mountain will soon be assisting Appalachian State University researchers in their work to better understand potential climate change in western North Carolina.
Chemistry assistant professor Brett Taubman, physics associate professor Jim Sherman and geography assistant professor Baker Perry have been awarded a three-year, $499,970 NASA grant to [...]

BOONE—The Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers have been invited to perform in the Cabalgata de Reyes Parade Jan. 5, 2011, in Madrid, Spain.
Cabalgata de Reyes or “Night of the Kings” is a major celebration in the Spanish calendar, and a parade has occurred in Madrid for nearly 800 years.
Only two bands are selected to participate [...]

BOONE—Adam Warren of Mebane has received a $500 Truman Capote Scholarship in Creative Writing for his story “A Pattern of Recognition.” Warren is a junior English major at Appalachian State University.
The scholarship was established in 1995 with a gift from the Truman Capote Literary Trust to create an endowed fund to support the creative writing [...]

Student clubs and organizations on working through the Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) office will hold an AppState Gives to Haiti fundraiser Feb. 1 on campus. Look for donation boxes across campus with the AppState Gives to Haiti logo.  Proceeds will go to Samaritan’s Purse for Haiti relief efforts. The campus community also is [...]

BOONE—Appalachian State University and the Town of Boone are now joined at the pipe – the water pipe that is.
University and town officials officially dedicated a water interconnect system during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 26.
The interconnect, located near the entrance to campus, means the town and university can obtain water from each other’s water [...]

BOONE – Local girls in grades 3 through 5 are invited to participate in Girls on the Run of the High Country (GOTR), a successful self-esteem building program for pre-adolescents. Registration is now being accepted for spring classes which begin on Feb. 15.
Girls on the Run International, which began in 1996 in Charlotte, is a [...]

BOONE—The Appalachian Philharmonia performs works by Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakov Sunday, Feb. 7, at Appalachian State University. The program beings at 2 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
Formerly known as the Appalachian Chamber Orchestra, the philharmonia is based in the Hayes School of Music and is directed by James Allen Anderson, [...]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music presents a recital Jan. 28 by recipients of music scholarships. The free recital begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.
The concert features the scholarship recipients for the William Presser, Hayes Young Artist and White Wind scholarships, the Hayes School of Music’s most prestigious scholarships. The [...]

BOONE – Students looking to expand their “green” horizons are invited to apply for two new programs from the Appalachian State University Energy Center. Research grants, up to $500 per student, and unpaid internship positions are currently available to students from any academic area with an interest in energy.
Grants are available to both graduate and [...]

BOONE – Troy Tuttle, Katie Langley and Jamie Goodman have been selected to judge the 7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition at Appalachian State University.
Tuttle is a university photographer at Appalachian, a position he has held for the past 10 years.  He has won numerous awards for his portrait and commercial work, and his images [...]

BOONE—The Human Performance Laboratory in Appalachian State University’s Department of Health, Leisure, and Exercise Science offers low-cost, research level fitness tests university faculty, staff, students, and individuals from the community.
These tests include:

EKG-Treadmill test with measurement of oxygen consumption (VO2max) (the best test for heart and lung fitness).  This test is for apparently healthy individuals only. [...]

BOONE—Eric Miller, an officer with University Police at Appalachian State University, has received the Western NC Police DWI Hero Award from MADD NC (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).
The award was presented during the MADD Law Enforcement Awards Banquet held Jan. 22 in Raleigh.
Miller joined University Police in 2004. He is a graduate of Northwest Ashe High [...]

BOONE—The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System has approved a new nursing degree at Appalachian State University.
Appalachian’s Department of Nursing will offer the four-year bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree program beginning during summer school in May.  Program development for the degree began in 2008 and culminated with its approval [...]

Evening classes that begin at 5 p.m. and later on the Boone campus only have been canceled for Thursday, Jan. 21. Faculty and staff should refer to the university’s adverse weather policy at http://www.policy.appstate.edu/weatherpolicy.php.
Monitor the university homepage, your campus e-mail or 262-SNOW for information regarding any changes to classes that meet Friday, Jan. 22.

BOONE – Dr. Joby Bell will present an organ recital Thursday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University.  Admission is free.
The program includes Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 550,” Georg Böhm’s “Partita on Freu’ dich sehr, O meine Seele,” Daniel E. Gawthrop’s “Three Floral [...]