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App State has returned to pre-pandemic operations for the Fall 2021 semester, with safety precautions in place. There are no current plans to move in-person classes online. All students, faculty and staff should get vaccinated against COVID-19. Face coverings are required in all indoor campus locations for students, faculty, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status. Read the latest updates

App State purchases 5-story building, 15-plus acres to establish Hickory campus

Nov. 19, 2021

Today Appalachian State University announced the purchase of a 225,800-square-foot building to establish the App State Hickory Campus in the state’s largest metro area without a public university. “Hickory is a vibrant, growing city, just a short drive from Boone, that offers opportunities for App State to continue the mission we have had since 1899 — to increase access to education,” Chancellor Sheri Everts said at an event announcing the purchase.

App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics

A new beekeeping information system developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System could help boost U.S. honeybee populations.
Nov. 23, 2021

A team of faculty researchers at App State and UNC Charlotte are developing a new beekeeping information system to investigate the health, development and genomic diversity of honeybee hives. Their research, awarded a UNC System grant, could help boost declining honeybee populations across the U.S.
App State offers students pathway for assured admission to UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Nov. 19, 2021
App State has partnered with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to offer an Early Assurance Program (EAP) for currently enrolled and incoming App State students with an interest in pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy. The first class of App State EAP students will begin the Pharm.D. program in fall 2022.
App State partners with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to prepare equity-focused school leaders
Nov. 22, 2021
App State has partnered with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools as part of the Wallace Foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative — a five-year, $102 million endeavor to prepare school leaders who are capable of advancing the district’s vision of equity in education.
App Builds a Home breaks ground on 3rd ‘safe and affordable home’
Nov. 17, 2021
App Builds a Home held a Nov. 6 groundbreaking ceremony for its third build in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity. Fundraising for the project is off to a strong start with a $20,000 matching grant from State Farm.
Dave by the Bell: Thanksgiving 2021
Nov. 19, 2021
UComm's Dave Blanks interviews Appalachian State University students to find out what they are thankful for.
App State announces 4 recipients of its Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
Nov. 10, 2021
Four first-year students have been awarded full in-state tuition to App State through the university’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a merit-based scholarship designed to support students from underrepresented populations.

To Remain Connected

Dec. 3, 2021 – May 7, 2022
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

“By bringing together work grounded in Inuit artmaking across generations, as well as through multifaceted and evolving practices, we hope to kindle conversations around the meaningful stories that are deeply rooted in community, placemaking and engage with ongoing legacies of creation,” – Jenny Irene Miller, Raven Moffett and Shauna Caldwell, guest curators.

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In the Garden of Healing: Dara Mark
Dec. 3, 2021 - May 7, 2022
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
“The paintings in this exhibition were made over the five year period after my husband died. Each of them reflects my emotional state during the process of grieving and healing and describes in abstract terms an arc of personal growth.” — Dara Mark
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To Remain Connected
Dec. 3, 2021 - May 7, 2022
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
“By bringing together work grounded in Inuit artmaking across generations, as well as through multifaceted and evolving practices, we hope to kindle conversations around the meaningful stories that are deeply rooted in community, placemaking and engage with ongoing legacies of creation,” – Jenny Irene Miller, Raven Moffett and Shauna Caldwell, guest curators.
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Winter Exhibition Celebration
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
5 - 9 p.m.
Celebrate new exhibitions – explore, discover and connect through the arts! This is an opportunity for art lovers to surround themselves with stunning artwork and meet the accomplished artists exhibiting in the galleries at the Turchin Center. Spend time with fellow community members who believe that art is something to be shared, cherished and celebrated. Experience diverse artwork by nationally and internationally renowned artists right here at the crossroads of App State and downtown Boone.
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Fall 2021 Commencement
Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
Commencement is the ultimate celebration of one of the most significant accomplishments of our students' lifetimes. We are proud to honor your achievement.
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The New West: An Old Story, Photographs by Joan Myers and Steve Fitch
Jan. 21 - June 4, 2022
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
In the past few decades, a growing number of photographers have challenged the romantic myth of the American West to reflect the cultural, environmental, and racial complexities of our shared histories more accurately in an on-going conversation about what it means to be an American, how identity and the landscape are intertwined and what the real West looks like today.
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19th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
March 4 - June 5, 2022
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Appalachian State University Outdoor Programs, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, and Virtual Blue Ridge present the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition and Exhibition. This competition is sponsored by the Mast General Store. This competition provides both amateur and professional photographers the opportunity to showcase their interpretation of the unique character, people, places, and pursuits that distinguish the Southern Appalachians.

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Dr. Sarah Evans and students to investigate impacts of thawing permafrost on climate change

Nov. 3, 2021

App State assistant professor Dr. Sarah Evans and App State undergraduate students will spend the next three summers studying water saturation patterns in Alaska’s thawing permafrost — research aimed at providing new insights on the advancement of climate change. Their research is supported by a nearly $690,000 National Science Foundation grant.

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