BOONE, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSper) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: After a national search, Dr. Ashley Walker Colquitt has been named associate vice provost and dean of Appalachian State University's Williams School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1. Since 2017, Colquitt has led the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies at Georgia Southern University -- serving as director and then dean of the college -- and she is on faculty in the university's Departm  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSper) -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: FORVIS is pleased to announce the election of 40 new partners and principals, as well as the promotion of 25 new managing directors, effective June 1. This is the first class of partners and managing directors elected by the firm, which was formed by the merger of equals of BKD and DHG effective June 1, 2022. "Just as our first anniversary as FORVIS is an important milesto  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 16 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has launched the third phase of the Affordable Housing Development Fund (AHDF) program, which invites local governments to apply for financing for multifamily or single-family housing rehabilitation and new construction outside of the 100-year floodplain. A total of $47 million will be awarded by fall 2023 for housing that increa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 16 -- North Carolina State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Officials at Ascend Leadership Academy in Sanford welcomed State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, to the charter school on Monday to discuss school operations and to return misdirected money that was in safekeeping at the Department of State Treasurer (DST). "Sound public education is a cornerstone of individual, community and statewide success. As a product of pu  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSfund) -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: A staph infection, caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), is a fairly common skin infection. Most cases resolve on their own or with antibiotics. But for people who are immunocompromised, have a long-term medical device in their bodies, or are recovering from surgery, the infection can spread to their blood and key organs, including their hearts with often dev  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 16 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees presented its highest honor to David M. Powers, member of the UNC Board of Governors, during Saturday's commencement ceremonies in recognition of his more than a decade of exemplary service to the university. The Western Carolina University Trustees' Award is presented only on rare occasions. The last time the award was presented was in 2018 to S  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 16 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Western Carolina University held a trio of spring commencement ceremonies May 12-13 at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. More than 1,700 graduates walked across the stage over the course of the two days and the unofficial number for total degrees conferred for spring 2023 is 1,932. The final number will be made official over the coming months. Of those graduates, the most cam  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSper) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: Yue Hillon, professor of management in Western Carolina University's College of Business, has been appointed to the university's position of Wesley R. Elingburg Distinguished Professor of Business Innovation, effective July 1. Hillon, who has taught at WCU since 2014, started off her career in software development before changing her career path to higher education and planning a move t  more