Sustainable Development

Todd Listening Project

Todd Listening Project completes second phase with cookbook [Watauga Democrat]
Dec 7, 2018

 Dr. Brian Burke, assistant professor in Appalachian's Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development, provides students with the opportu...

Timber Sports Team

Appalachian Timber Sports Team puts forestry skills to the test at annual Woodsmen’s Meet
Nov 20, 2018

On Oct. 6, the Appalachian State University Timber Sports Team participated in the 23rd John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet hel...

Earl Swift

Author Earl Swift visits Appalachian’s campus Nov. 13
Oct 18, 2018

“Chesapeake Requiem” author and journalist Earl Swift will visit Appalachian State University’s campus on Nov. 13 to share his experience w...

Girl holding a chicken

Students in Appalachian’s Honors College spend a ‘Day at the Farm’
Sep 27, 2018

When choosing Appalachian State University, students new to the university’s Honors College likely didn’t imagine that, before classes b...

Farm panorama

Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm Open House
Sep 20, 2018

Open House  | Sept. 22, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.You’re invited! Come out to Appalachian's Teaching and Research Farm at the Blackburn Vannoy Propery for...

Furniture design students

From the tree to the public
Jul 11, 2018

Sustainably harvested lumber. The Japanese philosophy of Ma. Video documentaries. The WantedDesign showcase in New York City. All converged in an inte...

Plemmons Medallion Winners

Four Appalachian Community members awarded 2017–18 W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion
Jul 10, 2018

Keith Martin, the John M. Blackburn Distinguished Professor of Theatre, and Lainey Everly '18, who holds a BFA in studio art and a B.S. in sustai...

Chip Hope

New leadership at Teaching and Research Farm brings collaborative opportunities
Jul 5, 2018

In May 2018, C.C. “Chip” Hope III was hired as the Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development’s Teaching and Research Farm director....

Aurora Figueroa-Benetti

Independent study with local farmer leads Appalachian student to cultivate a “new” fruit tree
May 10, 2018

Aurora Figueroa-Benetti’s passion for sustainable agriculture led her to Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable...

Climate Justice Month

Appalachian hosts Climate Justice Month in April
Mar 29, 2018

Starting April 1, Appalachian State University will host its first-ever Climate Justice Month to broaden the conversation surrounding climate change. ...