Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation

Virginia Kiefer, Program Director
Jennifer Serling, Assistant Program Director

Mission

The goal of the Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation is to

sustain partnerships with rural stakeholders,
share university resources for mutual benefit,
provide curricular and research opportunities,
collaborate with colleagues doing engaged work and offer value-added experiences for students.

Vision

We seek to become global leaders in transdisciplinary convergent scholarship that focus mainly on three innovation challenge areas:

Rural health and vitality;
Sustainable, resilient growth and continuity;
Rural-urban interdependence, agency and shared knowledge.

Housed in the College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences at Appalachian State University is home to 17 academic departments, two centers and one residential college spanning the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. The college is dedicated to providing instruction and research essential to the University’s mission and seeks to cultivate the habits of inquiry, learning and service among all its constituents.

Programs

Bachelor of Science

Veterinary Technology, BS

Courses

Rural Resilience and Innovation

Veterinary Technology