App State celebrated Homecoming week with festivities for students, alumni and community members, and the classes of 1972 and 2002 were invited back to campus for special recognition. Step back in time to see what life on campus was like 50 and 20 years ago.

For the 2022–23 academic year, 10 first-year App State students have received the Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship, which covers full in-state tuition and fees for up to four years and includes leadership workshops, service-learning, international experiences and mentorship opportunities.

App State’s chancellor and provost honored two faculty members with 2022 Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity awards at the Oct. 21 Research and Creativity Activity at Appalachian event.

App State’s longest-running continuous publication — the literary journal Cold Mountain Review — is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. Published annually by App State’s Department of English, the journal features contemporary works from both established and unpublished contributors of all backgrounds and identities.

Three Appalachian State University students and a faculty member received 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct research relating to aerospace and aviation fields.