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Honors students run for seats in Appalachian's Student Government Association
Sep 2, 2020

By Lakin Stevens.  Appalachian’s Student Government Association (SGA) represents students’ voices by advocating for change on campus. So...

Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand continues work as Fulbright Scholar
Jul 20, 2020

Honors faculty member Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, a 2019-20 Fulbright Scholar with the Fulbright Scholar Program, was in Austria when the COVI...

Isy Kaczmarek Volunteers in Raleigh Little Theatre
Jul 7, 2020

Isy Kaczmarek, a sophomore theatre education major from Raleigh, is spending her summer volunteering for the Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT), which aims ...

Four Honors students spend Spring Break doing international service in the Dominican Republic
Jun 2, 2020

Honors students Katie Feeny (spring 2020 graduate, B.S. psychology), Kyndal Stewart (rising senior, nursing major), Wade Creech (rising junior, exerci...

Honors senior Olivia Gentry calls on fellow graduates to "create the change the world needs"
May 27, 2020

In Appalachian's Spring 2020 Commencement in the Cloud, Olivia Gentry, of Weaverville, who earned her Bachelor of Science in public health&n...

Honors alumnus Stephen J. Dubner '84 gives graduates "A challenge to 'do wild things'"
May 27, 2020

A challenge to ‘do wild things’ Appalachian alumnus Stephen J. Dubner ’84, an award-winning author, journalist and radio and TV personality...

Carlie Smith makes the most of an international experience without travel
May 27, 2020

When Honors senior, Carlie Smith, was awarded the 2020 William R. Holland International Business Fellowship, she thought she would be traveling to Chi...

“The possibility of creating your own miracles”: Sophia Yang heads to Harvard School of Dental Medicine
May 22, 2020

Honors Spring 2020 graduate Shoushou "Sophia" Yang has been accepted to the class of 2024 Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Yang double majored in ch...

Rebecca Brown builds community through service with local food systems
May 21, 2020

As a sustainable development major with a concentration in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, Rebecca Brown is studying and serving our local fo...

Matthew Streets in the Deep South
May 20, 2020

Honors College graduating senior and history major Matthew Streets has been awarded a full-tuition fellowship to the Center for the Study of Sout...