Sustainable Development

Erin Meezan

Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development to co-host 2016 Global Opportunities Conference
Apr 7, 2016

Appalachian State University’s 2016 Global Opportunities Conference, Problems to Possibilities, will be held on Friday, April 8, beginning at 9 a.m....

Jacqui Ignatova at the Food Summit

Successful Food Summit held by Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development [The Appalachian]
Apr 5, 2016

The 2016 Food Summit, Seeding Community Resilience, was held on April 2 with the goal of inspiring people to learn and take action in the local f...

Image of Walking on Earth: Class and Environmental Justice

New book by Dr. Jennifer Westerman explores environmental justice issues
Mar 23, 2016

Dr. Jennifer Westerman has published “Working on Earth: Class and Environmental Justice” with Dr. Christina Roberts of the University of Nevada-Re...

The Food Summit Poster

Appalachian State to host Food Summit on April 2
Mar 16, 2016

Boone—Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to discuss ways to build a more resilient and just local food system at the ...

Cover of Guignard's book

Environmental writer Jimmy Guignard holds reading and book signing Nov. 19 at Appalachian
Nov 10, 2015

BOONE—On Nov. 19, environmental writer Jimmy Guignard will read from “Pedaling the Sacrifice Zone: Teaching, Writing, and Living about the Marcell...

Professor joins project to help veterans become farmers

Professor joins project to help veterans become farmers
Nov 9, 2015

BOONE—Helping former soldiers transition to farming to help meet the nation's food system needs is a goal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and...