Sustainable development alumna mentors first-generation college students
May 24, 2017
By Madalene SmithMay 2017 Appalachian State University graduate Josie Lee Varela just obtained a master’s degree in political science and environmen...
One student and one alum from Appalachian named Fulbright Scholars
May 15, 2017
The Office of International Education and Development (OIED) at Appalachian State University has announced that student Ryan Hellenbrand of Boone and ...
Fine and Applied Arts faculty awarded Innovation Scholars funding
Apr 20, 2017
Three of the five collaborative projects funded by the Chancellor's first Innovation Scholars program are led by Fine and Applied Arts faculty. Read m...
Appalachian State University presents "Troubled Water: Voices from Bath" on April 19
Apr 19, 2017
"Troubled Water: Voices from Bath" is a multi-media presentation on the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The event uses exquisite photography, ...
International senior reflects on time at Appalachian
Mar 27, 2017
By Madalene SmithSustainable development major Juan Diego Aguilar is a Colombian immigrant, a scholarship recipient and now fast approaching the end o...
Find Your SustainAbility with Lee Ball and Jeff Biggers
Mar 14, 2017
Listen in as noted author Jeff Biggers speaks with Appalachian's Director of Sustainability Lee Ball about regenerative cities and sustainability in A...
Appalachian hosts Food for Thought: A Sustainable, Community Series on Food beginning March 7
Mar 3, 2017
Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development Jacqui Ignatova is co-leading the first roundtable on food sovereignty on March 7. Read more >>...
Appalachian’s Sustainable Development Department to host author Jeff Biggers Feb. 17
Feb 9, 2017
The Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University welcomes noted author, performer and educator Jeff Biggers ...
Appalachian students and Todd residents collaborate on community development initiative
Jan 4, 2017
By Madalene SmithThe small community of Todd, nestled in the western North Carolina mountains, was once a bustling rural town much larger than neighbo...
Dispatch From Nepal: The Disaster Didn't End When the Earth Stopped Shaking [truth-out.org]
Nov 30, 2016
Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development Dinesh Paudel and Gregory Reck, professor of anthropology, explore Nepal's recovery after the 2015 eart...