College of Arts and Sciences

Appalachian will be hosting the 2013 Appalachian State University Science Expo. It will be held on April 10 at Holmes Convocation Center between 9 am and 2 pm.

The event aims to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to middle school and high school age students. The event was extremely successful last year with over 1100 students visiting the Appalachian...

The Watauga Democrat highlighted Dr. Ed Rosenberg, professor of sociology and director of graduate programs in gerontology and sociology at Appalachian State University, in a recent article.

Dr. Rosenberg was a prominent speaker at the annual Legislative Brunch, an event hosted by the High Country Senior Tar Heel Legislature in partnership with the High country Area Agency on...

The Appalachian State University Humanities Council will sponsor a Digital Humanities Symposium on Friday, April 5 in the Linville Falls room in Plemmons Student Union. The event is free and is open to the public.

The symposium will consist of several keynote speakers, a faculty panel, and a closing roundtable panel featuring all keynote and faculty panelists. There will also be a...

Dr. Anita Kitchens, professor of mathematics at Appalachian, is joining the Discovery Place of Charlotte to hold a science and math camp for underprivileged and underachieving middle school students in the Charlotte area. This is the third year Dr. Kitchens has collaborated with the Discovery Place to organize this event. The camp will be held July 15-18.

The enrollment is expected to...

Dr. Kim Hall, professor in the Philosophy and Religion department and chair of the Appalachian State University Humanities Council, and Librarian Allan Scherlen were recently awarded the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Muslim Journeys Grant.

Appalachian was selected in addition to 843 libraries and humanities councils in the Unites States. The grant aims to provide the public with resources...

Appalachian State University alumnus, Steven Higley, was recently accepted to the Ph.D. program in Latin American history at Ohio State University. In addition to acceptance, Higley was offered a full fellowship to fund his studies.

Higley received a Master of Arts in History from Appalachian State University in December 2012.

Five undergraduate students from the Anthropology Department will present research at the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference March 7-10 in Virginia Beach.

Students Derek Johnson, David Garner, Shannon Fleming, Hannah Conrad, and Beau Lockard will present papers at the conference. Garner and Fleming co-authored a paper, as did Conrad and Lockard. Johnson collaborated with Dr....

2005 Appalachian State University alumna, Dr. Jessica L. Naff, was recently promoted to flight surgeon in the United State Navy.

Dr. Naff was recognized as an outstanding senior in 2005 by the Department of Chemistry. Upon graduating from Appalachian, she attended graduate school in Michigan and later attended the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. She...