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Perseverance pays off: Over 1,500 App State graduates achieve degrees this fall
Dec 17, 2024

Appalachian State University celebrated graduates’ achievements during Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies on Dec.

Dr. Amber Welborn, assistant professor in App State’s Department of Nursing, led a group of students who volunteered to sort medical supplies to be delivered via aircraft at the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport. Pictured from left to right in the back row are Welborn, senior nursing major Jesse Gargis, senior exercise science major Noah Foy, senior nursing major Caitlyn Moore, senior nursing major Ella Pyatt and senior nursing major Eli Dowler. Shown from left to right in the front row are senior

App State students, faculty and staff volunteered to help neighbors after Hurricane Helene
Dec 16, 2024

Hurricane Helene left a lasting impact on the High Country when it hit on Sept.

UNC System Board of Governors approves App State's new Doctor of Nursing Practice hybrid program
Dec 4, 2024

Beginning in fall 2026, Appalachian State University will welcome its first cohort of students to a hybrid Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program, designed to educate family practice...

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2022 Celebration of Giving
Mar 21, 2022

The Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS) recently hosted its first Celebration of Giving in three years.

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Honoring Fall 2021 Graduates
Dec 9, 2021

The Beaver College of Health Sciences is proud to recognize seven of our oustanding fall 2021 graduates:  Miranda Pennachi, Maddie Osborne, S

Community Health and Fitness Assessment Program

Community Health and Fitness Assessment Program
Nov 30, 2021

Dr.Marco Meucci, Assistant Professor with the Department of Health and Exercise Science, serves as the director of the...

Jennifer Hood

App State alumna bakes her way to Food Network
Nov 19, 2021

App State alumna bakes her way to Food Network

Dr. Jessica Yang and Dr. Denise Levy

Social Work Alum Receives Community Impact Award
Nov 16, 2021

By Dr. Denise L. Levy, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Rebecca Lilijestrand

Changing Minds, Changing Lives: Fostering Resilience
Nov 10, 2021

Rebecca Liljestrand began her career with the Beaver College of Health Sciences as an adjunct professor in public health and nursing.

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App State team studies brain stimulation for ankle sprain rehab
Oct 19, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — If you’ve sprained your ankle once, it’s likely it has or will happen again.

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The Social Work Care Collaborative
Oct 7, 2021

Thanks to the support of the social work department chair, Lauren Renkert, and the expertise of Annette Ward, LCSW, the Social Work Care...

Sarah Brown and Amelia Rhodes

Two Honors students publish stories written in departmental Honors General Education course
Sep 29, 2021

Honors students Sarah Brown and Amelia Rhodes have each turned one of their individual pieces from ...