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Hope Borders Shares Her Experience In The MPA Program.
Mar 23, 2022

Q)  How long have you been in the MPA Program and what is your concentration?A) This is my second year in the MPA Program. My concentration is Ma...

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Daniel Odom Shares His Thoughts on Distance Education.
Feb 28, 2022

Q) What is your name?A) Daniel S. OdomQ) How long have you been in the MPA Program?A) I started with the Hickory Cohort of the Distance Education MPA ...

Paxton Caroline Hayes Shares Her Experience in the MPA Program
Feb 22, 2022

Q) What is your name?A) Paxton Caroline HayesQ) How long have you been in the MPA Program and what is your concentration?A) I am in my second semester...

Drew Finley Shares His Experience In The MPA Program.
Feb 21, 2022

Q: How long have you been in the MPA Program and what is your concentration?A: I am currently in my second semester of the MPA program. My concentrati...

Appalachian State University alumna Marisa Sedlak ’14 ’20 has received national recognition for her work as a parks and recreation professional — the National Recreation and Park Association recently named Sedlak among 30 such professionals under age 30 to watch in 2021. She holds an MPA with a concentration in not-for-profit management and a B.S. in recreation management-recreation and park management from App State. Photo submitted

App State alumna Marisa Sedlak is a parks and recreation star
Apr 6, 2021

Mountaineer Marisa Sedlak ’14 ’20 is a new parks and recreation star. The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) recently named the two-t...

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Alumn Doug Middleton named "Champion of Wellness: Mental & Emotional Health"
Feb 27, 2020

Doug Middleton is an NFL player and mental health advocate who founded Dream the Impossible, Inc. after losing his best friend to suicide. The nonprof...

Winston-Salem Chief of Police Catrina Thompson, a 2009 graduate of Appalachian’s Master of Public Administration program. Photo submitted

Appalachian alumna Catrina Thompson ’09 focuses on community as Winston-Salem’s chief of police
Dec 6, 2019

Winston-Salem’s chief of police, Catrina Thompson ’09, said her Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree with a concentration in public m...

Bayley Plummer ’19, a recent graduate of Appalachian’s B.S. in criminal justice program who is continuing her Appalachian education by pursuing an MPA. She will continue to work part-time security shifts as an Appalachian police cadet while she earns her graduate degree and plays one more season as a center/forward for the Mountaineers women’s basketball team. Photo by Chase Reynolds

APDP cadet Bayley Plummer gives her all in the classroom, on the court and in the community
Jul 11, 2019

Bayley Plummer ’19, a recent graduate of Appalachian State University’s B.S. in criminal justice program from Thomasville, may have foun...

Dr. Pat Mitchell

Dr. Pat Mitchell Elected President of the North Carolina Economic Development Association
Jul 8, 2019

The North Carolina Economic Development Association, which works to increase economic and business development throughout the state, elected Patricia ...

Kim Eagle

Gaston County hiring first female county manager in history
Jun 17, 2019

Congratulations to MPA alumna, Kim Eagle, in her new position as County Manager of Gaston County!A rapidly evolving push to solidify Gaston County’s...