Sustainablity

Charlie Shepherd

Appalachian students build tiny house for local non-profit
Jun 21, 2018

Students in Appalachian State University’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment are spending five weeks this summer embrac...

Students at the Tesla presentation

Tesla and Palmetto recruit ‘successful leaders’ in sustainability at Appalachian
May 9, 2018

We need leaders and we need them now,” a representative from Tesla Inc. told students at Appalachian State University. At a recruitment event held T...

Electric pontoon boat

Local group working on prototype boat for electric pontoon design [Morganton News Herald]
May 1, 2018

Christian Williams has a lifelong love for Lake James and its wildlife. That is why he, along with fellow local man Neil Saunders, formed VIS Boats to...

2018 Chancellor's Innovation Scholars

STBE's Kevin Gamble named a 2018 Chancellor's Innovation Scholar
Mar 1, 2018

Five Appalachian State University faculty members have been selected to receive the 2018 Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program (AISP) awards. Each g...

Covered Bridge Park

Appalachian students design park plan for Tennessee city
Feb 28, 2018

An expression wall, solar panel lighting and an in-ground amphitheater were just a few of the ideas that a group of Appalachian State University under...

First sausage delivery

Sustainable Development and Food Services foster farm-to-table initiative on campus
Feb 9, 2018

Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development has partnered with Food Services to provide local food from it...

Recent Appalachian graduate leads energy efficiency study at Watauga County Detention Center [Watauga Democrat]
Jan 16, 2018

Alex Lowrie, who graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's from the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment i...

Appalachian’s College of Fine & Applied Arts to Host Climate Stories Showcase
Nov 16, 2017

The College of Fine & Applied Arts at Appalachian State University invites members of campus and community to a reception and exhibition titled â€...

Appalachian State University & Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture to host The 2017 Food Summit
Oct 13, 2017

The 2017 Food Summit, a gathering of scholars, farmers, and food lovers, is organized around the theme “Dynamic Traditions, Resourceful Communities....

Team Sunergy finishes in second place at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix

Appalachian State solar vehicle places second in international track race
Jul 10, 2017

Solar-powered Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy took second place at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix after hundreds of hours of preparatio...