Student Spotlight

Eleora Dunham

Eleora Dunham selected for Anthropological Research in Science Education program
Feb 17, 2023

Eleora Dunham, a second year Anthropology major, has been awarded a highly selective research internship as part of ARISE- Anthropological Research in...

Anthropology major, Edgar Villeda, awarded Rachel Carson Council Fellowship
Aug 4, 2021

Edgar Villeda, a senior majoring in Anthropology (BS) - biological anthropology from Selma, has been awarded a fellowship with the Rach...

Anthropology major Gaby Romero helps to set COVID safety standards for students
Sep 30, 2020

Honors senior Gaby Romero, president of the Multicultural Greek Council at Appalachian and chief of staff of the university’s St...

Rachel Anderson selected for the American Indian Language Development Institute
Apr 22, 2020

Anthropology major, Rachel Anderson, has been selected to participate in this summer's American Indian Language Development Institute at the...

Connor Elliott, anthropology major, participates in REU project in Ethiopia
Mar 10, 2020

Connor Elliott, anthropology major (concentration in biological anthropology), had the opportunity to conduct research in Ethiopia over the 2019-2020 ...

Anthropology major, Callie Gunzenhauser, writes from Bulgaria
Apr 19, 2019

Anthropology major, Callie Gunzenhauser, recently reported back on her experience studying abroad at American University in Bulgaria. Working with the...

Abbey Huber, Social Practice and Sustainability major
Apr 9, 2019

After taking a few classes in political science and global studies, Abbey Huber did not feel that the frameworks she had encountered in these classes ...

Patrick James, Sociocultural Anthropology major
Apr 9, 2019

As a senior studying Sociocultural Anthropology, Patrick James has realized over the course of his undergraduate studies that he wants his life’s wo...

Makenzie Cash, Biological Anthropology major
Apr 4, 2019

Makenzie Cash is a third-year Biological Anthropology student and notably, a primatology enthusiast. However, she first came into interest with non-hu...

Lauren Stander, Archaeology major
Apr 4, 2019

When Lauren Stander took an Introduction to Archaeology class during her first year at Appalachian, she immediately decided to become an archaeology s...