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21,798 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2025

Online and transfer enrollment records drive strategic growth across university, while Boone enrollment remains steady

Sep. 5, 2025

This fall, App State enrolls 21,798 Mountaineer students, a 1.1% increase over last fall and its largest undergraduate population to date. Fall 2025 enrollment at App State was boosted by a 28% rise in online students and the highest-ever number of transfer students.

What made Hurricane Helene a historic storm?
App State experts break down the factors that led to disastrous impacts across the Southern Appalachians
Sep. 9, 2025
App State faculty experts break down the climatological and topographic factors that made Hurricane Helene a historic and devastating storm in Western North Carolina.
Brad Cooper, CPA, CGMA, appointed chief financial officer at App State
Sep. 4, 2025
Brad Cooper, CPA, CGMA, has been appointed chief financial officer at Appalachian State University, Chancellor Heather Norris announced. The appointment is effective Oct. 6.
3 App State teams confront flood risks and teacher shortages with Chancellor's Innovation grants
Aug. 26, 2025
Three App State faculty teams have been awarded grants of up to $25,000 each as part of the 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program. Their winning projects aim to increase the number of special education teachers in NC’s public schools and better quantify flood–health risks by fusing data, AI and community input.
App State awarded $1.4M grant to strengthen special education workforce in rural Appalachia
Partners on the new initiative include school districts in Watauga, Caldwell and Catawba counties
Aug. 19, 2025
With more than $1.4 million in federal grant support, App State has developed a new career pathways initiative aimed at addressing the shortage of special education teachers in rural Appalachia. More than 100 regional teacher’s assistants, educators and school administrators will take part in the program this fall.
6,200 App State students make Boone campus residence halls home for fall 2025
Aug. 15, 2025
On Aug. 12, new and returning Mountaineer students began moving into their Boone campus residence halls, in preparation for the first day of fall 2025 classes at App State on Monday, Aug. 18. More than 6,000 students will have settled into their App State homes by Monday.
App State honors Dr. Rose Mary Webb, Dr. Shanshan Lou with 2025 Departmental Leadership Awards
Aug. 1, 2025
App State has honored Dr. Rose Mary Webb and Dr. Shanshan Lou with this year’s Departmental Leadership Awards, recognizing their lasting impact on the university’s academic community. Webb received the Distinguished Leadership Award, and Lou received the Emerging Leader Award.

App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

Faculty, staff and students at Appalachian State University take the opportunity each year to engage our campus community in discussions about the U.S. Constitution, its history and its meaning in today’s world.

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Sep
16
Keynote Address: An Evening with Author Dave Isay
Common Reading Program
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025
7 p.m.
The Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University is delighted to offer “Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work,” from legendary American radio producer and documentarian Dave Isay, as the university's common reading book for the 2025-2026 academic year. Isay’s work over the past three decades has earned him nearly every award in broadcasting, including five Peabody Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a MacArthur "Genius Grant," the 2015 TED Prize, and numerous other recognitions.
Sep
17
App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
Faculty, staff and students at Appalachian State University take the opportunity each year to engage our campus community in discussions about the U.S. Constitution, its history and its meaning in today’s world.
Sep
17
Constitution Day Reading
Community-Engaged Leadership
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
12 - 12:30 p.m.
Join faculty, staff, students and community members in a public reading of excerpts from the U.S. Constitution on the front steps of Plemmons Student Union.
Sep
17
DeAndra Davis
Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
6 p.m.
DeAndra Davis is an autistic, Jamaican-American author who was raised in the swampy heat of Florida. Her books follow characters as neurodivergent and messy as she is. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Florida International University and teaches at Appalachian State University.
Sep
17
Congress to Campus Community Talk
Community-Engaged Leadership
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
6:30 - 8 p.m.
To celebrate Constitution Day, Rep Kathy Manning (NC-D) and Rep Bob Walker (PA-R), former Members of Congress, will speak on a panel starting at 6:30pm in IG Greer Auditorium. They will discuss their experiences serving in Congress and the importance of civic engagement, followed by an audience Q&A.
Sep
19
Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian
Office of Research and Innovation
Friday, Sept. 19, 2025
3 - 6 p.m.
Research, fun and refreshments are front and center—and the campus community is encouraged to attend the seventh annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) Event. Help celebrate the research, scholarship and creative endeavors of Appalachian State faculty and staff, with keynote speakers Dr. Rahman Tashakkori and Dr. Joby Bell.

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Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris named chancellor of Appalachian State University

Norris assumes role with more than 2 decades of academic leadership, vision and expertise

Feb. 27, 2025

Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris has been named App State’s next chancellor, effective March 1. University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans made the announcement upon election by the UNC Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System on Feb. 27.

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