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SD Instructor Carol Coulter Inducted into the Western NC Agricultural Hall of Fame
Aug 15, 2023

SD instructor Carol Coulter was inducted into the Western North Carolina (WNC) Agricultural Hall of Fame on Friday, August  11, 2023. The WNC Agr...

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SD Student Ben Pluska Awarded Rachel Carson Council Fellowship
Aug 7, 2023

Senior Sustainable Development (SD) major Ben Pluska has recently been selected as a National Rachel Carson Council Campus (RCC) Fellow for the 2...

Laura England selected to attend the All We Can Save Project’s ‘Climate Wayfinding’ Program
Jun 30, 2023

Through the All We Can Save Project, an organization that has grown out of the incredible response to a 2020 book of the same name focused on cli...

App State Students Study Tropical Forests & Development in Costa Rica
Jun 5, 2023

A group of 16 App State Sustainable Development (SD), Biology (BIO), and Environmental Science students are currently in Costa Rica with Dr. Rick Rhei...

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Spring Sustainability Film Series: The Smell of Money
Apr 17, 2023

Please join us for the film screening of The Smell of Money, followed by a panel discussion with Environmental Justice leaders and organizers at IG Gr...

An evening of readings from Solastalgia: An Anthology of Emotion in a Disappearing World
Apr 7, 2023

An evening of readings from Solastalgia: An Anthology of Emotion in a Disappearing WorldWednesday, April 12, 5 p.m.Belk Library, Room 421On Wednesday,...

Your Story is Your Climate Solutions Superpower
Mar 25, 2023

Matt Scott, Director of Storytelling and Engagement, Project DrawdownTuesday, April 4, 2023, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Parkway Ballroom (Room 420), Plemmons Stu...

Immigrant Mountaineers Movement Conference
Mar 15, 2023

Immigrant Mountaineers Movement ConferenceFriday, March 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Leon Levine Hall of Health SciencesThis event is free and open...

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Bloom Where You Are: Educating for Sustainability in Guatemala & Appalachia
Mar 5, 2023

Bloom Where You Are: Educating for Sustainability in Guatemala & AppalachiaUniversity Forum SeriesThursday, March 30, 20235:30 p.m.Reich College o...

1200 Seed Donations to the Watauga Community from Dept of Sustainable Development

The Department of Sustainable Development Donates 1200 Seed Packets
Feb 6, 2023

The Department of Sustainable Development Donated 1200 Seed Packets to Local Seed LibrariesEach year Appstate's Department of Sustainable Development ...