It has lowest turnover in state

Winston Salem Journal
Mountain counties in the state tend to have the lowest teacher turnover rates, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Appalachian’s Reich College of Education Dean Charlie Duke says teachers tend to leave urban schools because of a lack of support or fear for their safety. Read the full article

Winston-Salem Journal
Harry Davis from Appalachian’s Walker College of Business will be a speaker at the N.C. Bankers Association’s Economic Forecast Forum at 11 a.m. Jan. 2 at the Sheraton Imperial RTP hotel in Durham. The keynote speaker will be Knight Kiplinger, the editor-in-chief of the Kiplinger Letter. Read the full article

Tallahassee Democrat
Daily physical activity is one of the best ways to reduce sick days from colds and flu. Read the full article

Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville book fair provides readers an opportunity to know WNC authors and their works, including Appalachian’s Joseph Bathanti. Read the full article

Appalachian State expert hopes to capture images of phenomenon

Dallas Morning News
Appalachian State researcher hopes to capture images of the Brown Mountain Lights. Read the full article

Smoky Mountain News
Dr. Ray Russell isn’t a meteorologist. He is an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s computer science department. But he regularly faces off with Western North Carolina’s most renowned weather forecaster: the woolly worm. Read the full article

The Daily Campus
(University of Connecticut student newspaper)
Lee Williams, former director of Watauga College at Appalachian, is now dean of students at the University of Connecticut. She writes the “Dean’s Almanac” to answer questions and comments from students regarding important issues on campus. Read the full article

Asheville Citizen-Times
Appalachian professors have received $275,000 from the Golden LEAF Foundation for work related to sustainable development and alternative energy projects. Read the full article