DIVISION ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Addressing COVID-19

Students, faculty, staff and community members were able to get COVID-19 testing and vaccines. Wellness and Prevention Services established a COVID-19 contact tracing team to contact all student COVID-19 positive cases and conduct contact tracing. Only 62.80% (1,776 out of 2,828) of positive student cases were reached However, once established, 90 41% (2,376 out of 2,628) of App State affiliated positive COVID cases were reached.

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Office of Intercultural Student Affairs, in collaboration with the Office of the Chief of Diversity, brought Bakari Sellers to campus for the 37th annual celebration. Students, faculty, staff and community members attended this event Sellers is a political commentator, author and former youngest African American elected official in the country

Focusing on Recovery Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC)

The CRC started out the year with one weekly SMART recovery support meeting, in addition to weekly individual support sessions for our students. We held two sober tailgates for football games and created a safe space for individuals in recovery to socialize, connect and build community. The spring semester yielded nine weekly meetings!

Chosen First Name Initiative

This initiative allows students, faculty and staff to use a chosen first name that is different from their legal first name for certain purposes, regardless of whether they have legally changed their name. Additionally, the Student Legal Clinic collaborated with the Chief Diversity Office to develop a program to assist students who wish to go through a legal name change in North Carolina

Assisting with Off-Campus Housing

Off-Campus Student Services successfully introduced and implemented a new apartment search software system to assist students who wanted to live off campus.

Reimagining Community and Leadership

After months of planning, a new office was created The Office of Community-Engaged Leadership (CEL) combines service, community and leadership in one department. This department was formerly ACT (Appalachian and the Community Together) and LEAD (Leadership Education and Development). CEL engages Appalachian State University students in academic, experiential and community-oriented programs that enhance their capacity to serve and lead in socially responsible ways for the benefit of their local and global communities.

Dollar Value of Service

Over the past eight academic years, App State students participating in service programs offered by the Office of Community-Engaged Leadership, as well as those enrolled in academic service-learning courses, have completed 270,697 volunteer hours resulting in more than $8 million contributed to the local community, when applying the $29.95 per hour national standard for volunteer time.

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270,697 completed volunteer hours national standard for volunteer time

$8 million contributed to local community