edited by Kistler Hunt
Volume 7, Issue 7
October 4, 2023
Dear Honors community,
Today's memo features our 2023-24 Chancellor's Scholars cohort. Many of the scholars mentioned our welcoming environment as a reason they chose to attend App State. The supportive environment you, our students, work to create and maintain makes it possible for your Honors College faculty and mentors to challenge you to engage beyond yourselves, to create, innovate, and learn in collaboration with others. Continue lifting each other up! You are doing great things and will continue to grow together as co-creators of your education.
Best wishes,
Vicky
Upcoming Opportunities:
Interim Dean Vicky is happy to help you apply; send her an email at klimavw@appstate.edu
AHA! Game Night
The Appalachian Honors Association (AHA!) will be hosting an outdoor game night on October 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the Honors College Bailey. The game night will feature many outdoor games including Spikeball, cornhole, and giant Jenga. For more information, contact Anna Carroll.
Critical Language Scholarship Applications
Applications for the Critical Language Scholarship are now open. The Scholarship allows students to study languages and cultures that are essential to the United States’ engagement with the rest of the world. Applicants can choose from a list of 13 languages and spend eight to ten weeks at an intensive study abroad institute. Applications are due by November 14 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. For more information and to apply, click here. For any questions or support with applications, contact Johnna Reisner.
Integrated Fire and Recreation Internship
Applications are now available for the Integrated Fire and Recreation Internship through the US Forest Service. This 16-week post-graduate paid internship from January 22 – May 17, 2024, will work to maintain trails in the following national forests: Chattahoochee National Forest, Cherokee National Forest, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest, Kisatchie National Forest, or Ouachita National Forest. The deadline to apply is October 9. For more information and to apply, click here.
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium
Applications for abstract submissions are now open for the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS), which will be held in person on November 11 in Wingate, North Carolina. The deadline to apply is October 16. Undergraduate students and their faculty mentors are welcome to submit abstracts for their original research or creative projects. Additionally, the Office of Student Research offers funding for students whose work has been accepted. Students must apply by the OSR funding deadline of October 15. To review funding provided by OSR, click here. For more information about SNCURCS and to submit an abstract, click here.
Courageous Conversations: Workplace Diversity
The Walker College of Business will be hosting a workplace diversity presentation based on their Shared Reading Initiative Selection, “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen.” Titled “Courageous Conversations — ‘Workplace Diversity Beyond Borders: Immigrant Narratives’”, the presentation will feature panelists from Boone and the surrounding community who will share effective ways to implement diversity throughout the workplace. The event will take place on October 18 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Registration is encouraged. For more information, click here. To register, click here.
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Hayes School of Music Concerts
The Hayes School of Music will be hosting two concerts on October 6 and October 9, at 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., respectively. The first concert will feature works entirely composed by students in the Hayes School of Music. The second concert will feature guest artists Dr. Charles Tompkins, an organist, and Kevin Tompkins, a violinist. The two artists will perform works made for the organ and violin. For more information about both concerts, click here.
Global Symposium Presentation Proposals
The Office of International Education and Development is accepting presentation proposals through October 9 for its annual Global Symposium, which will occur on November 15. The Symposium allows students, faculty, and staff to share global work in a professional setting, while still contributing to global learning. Students of any discipline can submit a proposal. The Honors College highly encourages students to share their international education experiences in the Global Symposium. For more information and to submit a proposal, click here. For support, coaching, or advice for your proposal or presentation for the Global Symposium, contact James Holden, Honors College graduate assistant.
Turchin Center Counter Narrative Discussion
The Turchin Center will be hosting an artist discussion as a complement to its “Circular Solutions” exhibit, which will be on display until November 4. The discussion will feature four different artists whose work is featured in the exhibit, sharing stories that one may not expect. The panel will occur on October 11 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. For more information about the exhibit, click here. For more information about the artist discussion, click here.
Ask a Mountaineer
The Office of Alumni Affairs has developed a new service that connects students and recent alumni with alumni who are available for questions. Titled “Ask a Mountaineer,” the service uses artificial intelligence to pair a student or alumni's question with the most suitable alumni to provide an answer. After a few short questions, those interested are then connected with alumni whenever needed. For more information about the program, click here.
Turchin Center Exhibit
The Turchin Center is featuring an exhibit from composer Michael Harrison and artist Nina Elder titled “Passage/Time Pieces.” Featured from now until December 2, the exhibit interprets Earth’s light and dark, using illumination and shadow to simulate cosmic movements. For more information, and to learn how you can experience this and all Turchin Center exhibits, always free, click here.
In the Honors Spotlight
Introducing our 2023-2024 Chancellor’s Scholars
Photos feature (from left to right) Jake Aroll, Walker Lamme Floyd, Charlotte Fuselier, Grace Guevarra, Harley Locklear, Zadyn Moore, Kaylie Morales, Kelsie Peck, Brooklyn “Brook” Caroline Settle, Hope Spurlock. Photos by Chase Reynolds.
Ten first-year students were selected as this year's recipients of Appalachian State University's Chancellor’s Scholarship — the university’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship, designed for students with ambitious academic goals. Chancellor’s Scholars have demonstrated exceptional academic performance, ambitious academic goals, leadership, service and creativity. During their time at App State, the scholars serve as leaders both within App State’s Honors College and across campus. “This class of Chancellor’s Scholars personifies App State’s commitment to academic excellence, leadership and service,” said App State Chancellor Sheri Everts. “These students exemplify a commitment to academic and community engagement. I look forward to the real and powerful differences they will make within their chosen disciplines.” The 2023-24 cohort includes: Jake Aroll, Walker Lamme Floyd, Charlotte Fuselier, Grace Guevarra, Harley Locklear, Zadyn Moore, Kaylie Morales, Kelsie Peck, Brooklyn “Brook” Caroline Settle, and Hope Spurlock.
To learn more about these newest Chancellor’s Scholars, click here to read the story by Jessica Stump from AppalachianToday.