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App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more

U.S. News ranks App State as No. 1 Most Innovative School and No. 2 Top Public School in the South

Sep. 22, 2023

Several national publications, including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine, have named App State among the best schools in the nation — and the Southeast — for 2023–24, recognizing the university for its academics, innovation, value and more.

  • App State awarded $481,378 grant to improve vaccination rates among older adults
    App State awarded $481,378 grant to improve vaccination rates among older adults

    Flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics to be held in 10 Western NC counties through November

    Sep. 27, 2023

    App State has received a $481,378 grant from the National Council on Aging to improve vaccination rates among older adults in 10 Western North Carolina counties. Partnering with High Country Community Health, App State's Interprofessional Clinic is hosting free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics in each county this fall.

  • 10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
    10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
    Sep. 26, 2023

    Ten first-year students have joined the App State Community as Chancellor’s Scholars for the 2023–24 academic year. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship — it has been awarded for 39 years.

  • App State’s Police Development Program celebrates its 6th academy class
    App State’s Police Development Program celebrates its 6th academy class
    Sep. 25, 2023

    The sixth class of App State’s Appalachian Police Academy is composed of 24 graduates who are now sworn North Carolina police officers. To date, the academy has trained 120 sworn police officers.

  • From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina
    From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina

    Mobile science lab celebrates 5 years on the road

    Sep. 25, 2023

    App State’s Geobago has been in operation for five years and continues to bring hands-on science activities to K–12 students in Western North Carolina and beyond. The mobile classroom is one of the many outreach programs run by the GES Department.

  • App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
    App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
    Sep. 21, 2023

    App State celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in 1899 at Watauga Academy. Events included the Founders Day ceremony and a poster exhibit and lecture on this year’s theme of innovation, resilience and sustainability.

  • 3 award-winning authors to visit App State for fall 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
    3 award-winning authors to visit App State for fall 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    The novelists and poet will share their work, give talks on the craft of writing

    Sep. 12, 2023

    This fall, App State will host three esteemed authors as part of its 2023–24 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.

21,253 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2023 — largest class in school history
21,253 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2023 — largest class in school history

This year’s student body broke enrollment records for first-year, online and underrepresented students

Sep. 8, 2023

For fall 2023, App State enrolls 21,253 students — the largest enrollment of Mountaineers in school history. This year’s student body is the most diverse to date and comprises the largest first-year and online student populations in App State’s 124-year history.

Events

  • First Year Showcase
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    First Year Showcase

    Department of Theatre and Dance

    Sept. 28 - 30, 2023

    First Year Showcase connects first-year and transfer students with upper-level classmen and faculty/staff in the Department of Theatre and Dance. Together, they create and devise a new artistic community, an inclusive production incorporating anyone who wants to be involved. Open to all students who are interested in majoring or minoring in any of the department's six degree concentrations, this year's theme will gather inspiration from “Suitcases, and all that they evoke!”

  • National Hispanic Heritage Month Concert: Program Two
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    National Hispanic Heritage Month Concert: Program Two

    Hayes School of Music

    Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
    4 p.m.

    The Hayes School of Music once again celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with a new series of concerts by composers from Spain and composers of Spanish heritage. Program Two includes works by composers Juana Inés de la Cruz, Antonio Lauro, Isaac Albeniz, Alberto Ginastera, Elena Minor, Isaac Albéniz, Astor Piazzolla, Gary Soto, Octavio Paz and Manuel de Falla.

  • Community FEaST
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    Community FEaST

    Appalachian Food Research for Equity Sustainability (AppalFRESH)

    Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023
    4:30 - 6 p.m.

    AppalFRESH, the Appalachian Food Research for Equity Sustainability and Health Collaborative organizes the annual Community FEaST (Food Engagement and Story Telling) event. The event welcomes students, staff, faculty and community members to enjoy a simple, local meal while engaging in conversation about sustainable food issues and stories.

  • Rules for Living
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    Rules for Living

    Department of Theatre and Dance

    Oct. 4 - 8, 2023

    “Rules for Living” is a dark comedy about family dysfunction and societal norms by playwright Sam Holcroft. The play follows a family preparing for Christmas lunch and tensions begin to rise as they deal with family issues. Each movement, gesture or voice is dictated over by the play’s set of “rules” which the actors must follow to function correctly in Holcroft's world.

  • Virtual 8th Annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS)
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    Virtual 8th Annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS)
    Oct. 5 - 6, 2023

    WIELS is a partnership between faculty members in the Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian State University and practicing educators. Our mandate is the development of an 'armoring process' that will equip women with pragmatic knowledge, skills, and dispositions that prepare them for success as educational leaders.

  • Courageous Conversations: Workplace Diversity Beyond Borders: Immigrant Narratives
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    Courageous Conversations: Workplace Diversity Beyond Borders: Immigrant Narratives

    Walker College of Business

    Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023
    5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

    Join a Courageous Conversation, inspired by this year's Walker College of Business Shared Reading Initiative selection, “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen” by Jose Antonio Vargas. A reception will follow. Registration is encouraged.

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News headlines

  • App State awarded $481,378 grant to improve vaccination rates among older adults
    App State awarded $481,378 grant to improve vaccination rates among older adults
  • 10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
    10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 4
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 4
  • App State’s Police Development Program celebrates its 6th academy class
    App State’s Police Development Program celebrates its 6th academy class
  • From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina
    From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina
  • App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
    App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
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In the news

  • Recover Smarter. Run Stronger [faculty featured]
    Recover Smarter. Run Stronger [faculty featured]
    Runner’s World
  • Full Circle Moments
    Full Circle Moments
    NASPA
  • Appalachian State comes off the mountain with Hickory campus
    Appalachian State comes off the mountain with Hickory campus
    Business North Carolina
  • Students arrive for App State’s first-ever day of classes at Hickory campus
    Students arrive for App State’s first-ever day of classes at Hickory campus
    WSOC-TV
  • What a decline in rural colleges means for rural communities [faculty featured]
    What a decline in rural colleges means for rural communities [faculty featured]
    WBUR
  • This is how college professors know you’re cheating with AI [faculty featured]
    This is how college professors know you’re cheating with AI [faculty featured]
    CNN
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Features

  • Meet Officer Greene and Officer Mitzi: The second K-9 team to join App State Police
    Meet Officer Greene and Officer Mitzi: The second K-9 team to join App State Police
  • App State to retire Armanti Edwards’ number 14
    App State to retire Armanti Edwards’ number 14
  • App State’s Dr. Zachary Farris named 2023 Faculty Member of the Year by Sun Belt Conference
    App State’s Dr. Zachary Farris named 2023 Faculty Member of the Year by Sun Belt Conference
  • App State Police welcomes Ericka Heath to Hickory campus — and back to her alma mater
    App State Police welcomes Ericka Heath to Hickory campus — and back to her alma mater
  • Where are they now? App State solar vehicle team alumni say the experience helped accelerate their careers
    Where are they now? App State solar vehicle team alumni say the experience helped accelerate their careers
  • Find Your Sustain Ability: Get to Know Team Sunergy (Pt. 2)
    Find Your Sustain Ability: Get to Know Team Sunergy (Pt. 2)
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Research & Creative Works

  • Reddish Lab awarded largest National Institutes of Health grant in App State’s history
    Reddish Lab awarded largest National Institutes of Health grant in App State’s history
  • App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
    App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
  • Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities
    Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities
  • Federal funding supports App State programs to prevent falls among older adults
    Federal funding supports App State programs to prevent falls among older adults
  • Reich College of Education staff coach Northwestern NC’s new teachers
    Reich College of Education staff coach Northwestern NC’s new teachers
  • High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
    High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
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Awards and honors

  • 10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
    10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
  • App State’s Dr. Zachary Farris named 2023 Faculty Member of the Year by Sun Belt Conference
    App State’s Dr. Zachary Farris named 2023 Faculty Member of the Year by Sun Belt Conference
  • App State Police welcomes Ericka Heath to Hickory campus — and back to her alma mater
    App State Police welcomes Ericka Heath to Hickory campus — and back to her alma mater
  • Where are they now? App State solar vehicle team alumni say the experience helped accelerate their careers
    Where are they now? App State solar vehicle team alumni say the experience helped accelerate their careers
  • App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments
    App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments
  • Ricks, Sofield, Reaves and Greene reappointed to App State’s Board of Trustees
    Ricks, Sofield, Reaves and Greene reappointed to App State’s Board of Trustees
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    Views of Highway 321
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    Views of Sanford Mall
  • Views of Rivers Street
    Views of Rivers Street
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App State opens Hickory campus, expanding educational access in Western North Carolina
App State opens Hickory campus, expanding educational access in Western North Carolina

Hickory metro area was formerly the largest in NC without a public university campus

Aug. 21, 2023

Appalachian State University marked a significant milestone in its 124-year history by opening the new Hickory campus on Aug. 21 — expanding higher education access in what was previously the largest metropolitan area in the state without a public university campus.

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