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App State To Present Free ALS Documentary Premiere “Stitching Strength” in Boone on Oct. 31
Oct 1, 2025

App State’s Beaver College of Health Sciences is sponsoring a special premiere of Stitching Strength, a 38-minute documentary featuring Duke

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Answering the call: How the Appalachian Medical Reserve Corps supported the Helene response
Sep 18, 2025

The day after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, 911 operators in Watauga and surrounding counties received thousands of calls from individuals concerned for their safety or the...

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Three Faculty Selected To Chancellor’s Academy Share Insights On Leadership
Sep 9, 2022

Three members of the Beaver College of Health Sciences faculty have been invited to participate in the Chancellor's Academic Development Leadersh
Will Adams, PhD, ATC, FACSM
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Beaver College of Health Sciences Announces College Award Recipients
Aug 31, 2022

The Beaver College of Health Sciences recently held its opening meeting at Levine Hall, and announced recipients of its 2022 faculty and staff...

App State’s Lauren Sims, a speech-language pathology graduate student from Monroe, center in foreground, provides young students with directions for an activity in App State’s summer 2022 language and reading literacy program. The program, held as part of a summer literacy program offered at the Boone United Methodist Church, pairs healthy snack preparation and sampling with a speech-language pathology curriculum to help children improve their language and literacy skills. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Local youth snack their way to improved language, literacy skills through App State summer program
Aug 24, 2022

“Who doesn’t love snacks?” asks Karalee Cole, a speech-language pathologist and clinical educator in the ...

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Sarah Donovan, senior lecturer in the Department of Social Work

5 faculty teams awarded 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation grants for projects at App State
Jul 26, 2022

 The 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars have been announced, with five teams of Appalachian State University faculty receiving up to

BCHS Announces 2022 Awards
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Group of students listen to a manikin's chest as part of a summer healthcare program at App State
During clinical rotations, occupational therapy students will be able to provide services to clients who visit the outpatient clinics operated by App State’s Blue Cross NC Institute for Health and Human Services. The outpatient clinic at Levine Hall includes a simulated apartment, providing occupational therapists the opportunity to work with patients as they practice their functional skills in a home-like environment. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State announces new master’s degree in occupational therapy
Jun 10, 2022

Beginning in fall 2024, Appalachian State University’s new Master of Science in occupational therapy (OT) program will help address a critic