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App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children

Nov. 30, 2022

On Saturday, Nov. 5, costumed runners and walkers in App State’s 12th annual Spooky Duke 5K/10K Race and Costume Contest raised more than $26,000 — a new record for the event — to help support regional families who have children with special needs.

App State’s Dr. Sarah Carmichael named to The Explorers Club 50 for pushing the boundaries of exploration
She will share her geomicrobiology, mass extinction research Dec. 14 as part of The Explorers 50 Speaker Series
Dec. 2, 2022
App State geochemist Dr. Sarah Carmichael has been named to The Explorers Club 50 — a program recognizing those who push the boundaries of exploration. She will share her geomicrobiology and mass extinction research as part of The Explorers 50 Speaker Series on Dec. 14.
App State observes Veterans Day 2022 with ceremony on campus
Student veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22 featured as this year’s speaker
Nov. 11, 2022
App State observed Veterans Day 2022 on Friday, Nov. 11, with a ceremony in the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building. This year’s featured speaker was veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22, an App State graduate student with a bachelor’s degree in social work.
Homecoming hindsight — a look back at App State in 1972 and 2002
Students, alumni celebrate Homecoming 2022 with week of festivities
Nov. 10, 2022
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.
11 first-year App State students earn Chancellor’s Scholarship for 2022–23
Nov. 2, 2022
App State named 11 first-year students as Chancellor’s Scholars for the 2022–23 academic year. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship — it has been awarded for 38 years.
10 first-year App State students awarded Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship for 2022–23
Nov. 2, 2022
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.
2 App State faculty recognized for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
Oct. 31, 2022
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.

KODO

Thursday, March 23, 2023 / 7 p.m.
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

KODO, a group of Japanese artists, musicians and performers whose name can be translated as “heartbeat,” uses many musical instruments, but focuses primarily on taiko, traditional Japanese drums. Under the theme “One Earth,” Kodo endeavors to bring the sound of the taiko to all corners of the globe so [their] music and message can resonate with myriad cultures and ways of life.

Events

Dec
5
On-campus Mobile Mammography
Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)
Monday, Dec. 5, 2022
10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.
Dec
5
Open House with TV Producer and Writer Bernadette Luckett
Department of English
Monday, Dec. 5, 2022
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Television producer, scriptwriter and stand-up comedienne Bernadette Luckett will host a Department of English Open House for students, faculty and staff. Luckett has been a writer or producer on several television sitcoms, including “Living Single”, “Sister, Sister”, “Buddies”, “The Tracy Morgan Show”, “ROMEO!” and “Girlfriends.” During her visit to App State, Luckett will simply be “hanging out,” waiting for people to meet her and bring their questions to her about the television industry.
Dec
16
Fall 2022 Commencement
Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
Commencement is the ultimate celebration of one of the most significant accomplishments of our students' lifetimes. We are proud to honor your achievement.
Jan
31
Film: Benedetta (2021)
Féroce et Formidable: A Francophone Film Festival
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023
6:30 p.m.
In the late 17th century, with plague ravaging the land, Benedetta Carlini joins the convent in Pescia, Tuscany, as a novice nun. Capable from an early age of performing miracles, Benedetta’s impact on life in the convent is immediate, irreverent, and scandalous.
Feb
21
Film: The Red Circle (Le cercle rouge) (1970)
Féroce et Formidable: A Francophone Film Festival
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023
6:30 p.m.
An aristocratic thief, a fugitive and an alcoholic ex-cop plan to carry out the ultimate robbery, and become locked in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with an inscrutable but dedicated police inspector. The heist scene is a tour de force that plays out in almost complete silence.
Mar
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A Fable for Now
Department of Theatre and Dance
March 1 - 5, 2023
“A Fable for Now” — winner of the Taiwanese Literature Award — tells the tales of war, love and regret as mankind hurtles towards a surreal apocalypse in the company of a combative duck, an intelligent polar bear, a charming panda, and a sleuth of bears, not to mention a fun-loving genetically-engineered chicken. Written by Wei Yu-Chia, translated by Jeremy Tiang and produced by special arrangement with Laertes Books.

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App State enrolls 20,436 for fall 2022, most diverse student body in school history

App State Online enrollment grows for 3rd consecutive year

Oct. 12, 2022

This fall, App State welcomed 20,436 students, with 18.6% of the total population being underrepresented students — the university’s most diverse student body to date. Student enrollment in App State Online programs increased for the third consecutive year.

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