Appstate Scholars with Diverse Abilities

Today, we celebrate our graduates! 🎉🎓 We will miss them here at SDAP and wish them much success in their future!

🎓 Nathan Alexander Sanchez
🎓Mikayla Gray Malone
🎓Tokel Isaiah Boyd
🎓Michael Ross Gordon

The sunshine is finally here and our students made the most of it. They spent time playing cards and soaking up the long-awaited spring weather on Sanford Mall!☀️

You’re invited! All are welcome at Coffee Talk. ☕️

SDAP celebrates Day!

A big thank you goes out to Dr. Lazarchick from who visited class today to talk about the importance of taking care of your teeth! 🦷 Healthy teeth=Healthy bodies! 🪥

We want to extend a huge thank you to all the faculty (and their departments) who taught our students this semester. Your support adds so much value to their experience at App! 🖤💛

We picked the PERFECT day to visit ! Students from the 2nd year cohort attended the Creepy Critters Program where they got to see a rescued box turtle, a tarantula named Rapunzel, grey frogs named Boogie and Snot, millipedes and Sally, the corn snake. We also walked around the many wildlife habitats to see a black bear taking a nap, a cougar sleeping on a tree branch and two bald eagles. The day ended at the Mile-High Swinging Bridge where we saw some gorgeous views.

The out-of-class experiences continue for SDAP students! Last week, scholars attended the NC Post-Secondary Education Alliance Capacity Building Summit in Hickory! While there, they participated in a round table chat with alumni and current students from PSE programs, joined a session on mindfulness and attention activities, and spoke on a panel about inclusion strategies on the campus. They were proud to share their experiences!

Last week we had our Spring Coffee Talk, here’s how that went! ☕️🗣️