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  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted <span style="white-space: nowrap;">April 5</span>
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted April 5
    March 29, 2023

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, the discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for the all-clear signal.

  • Troy Johnson named vice chancellor of enrollment management at App State
    Troy Johnson named vice chancellor of enrollment management at App State
    March 24, 2023

    Dr. Troy Johnson has been named vice chancellor of enrollment management at Appalachian State University. Johnson currently serves as vice president of enrollment management at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), a Carnegie R1, Hispanic-Serving Institution of more than 40,000 students.

  • Appalachian Journal marks 50 years of spotlighting Appalachia
    Appalachian Journal marks 50 years of spotlighting Appalachia

    The interdisciplinary App State journal features scholarly works, reviews and poetry

    March 8, 2023

    Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review — an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published by App State’s Center for Appalachian Studies — marks its 50th anniversary this academic year. The journal features scholarly works, reviews and poetry focused on the Appalachian Mountains region.

  • Honoring women’s leadership and history at App State
    Honoring women’s leadership and history at App State
    March 8, 2023

    This Women’s History Month, learn more about a few of the App State administrators, alumni, students, faculty, staff and campus visitors who are leading the way and inspiring others, as well as university events and initiatives focused on women’s history.

  • Lumbee tribal flag now hangs in App State’s student union, honoring the Lumbee people and their history
    Lumbee tribal flag now hangs in App State’s student union, honoring the Lumbee people and their history
    March 3, 2023

    Appalachian State University recognized and honored the nearly 60,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and their history on Feb. 27 with the unveiling of the Lumbee tribal flag in Plemmons Student Union.

  • Since 1958, App State's Southern Appalachian plant collection has aided research, teaching and conservation
    Since 1958, App State's Southern Appalachian plant collection has aided research, teaching and conservation

    I.W. Carpenter Jr. Herbarium houses 30,000 plant specimens

    Feb. 24, 2023

    For nearly 65 years, App State’s herbarium has served as a vital record of the flora biodiversity in the Southern Appalachian Mountains region. Faculty and students engage with its 30,000 specimens for teaching, research and plant conservation.

  • App State Office of Diversity brings monthly read-alouds to lab schools
    App State Office of Diversity brings monthly read-alouds to lab schools
    Feb. 21, 2023

    App State’s Office of Diversity offers a monthly read-aloud program to students at the university’s two lab schools: the Academy at Middle Fork and the Academy at Elkin. Reading themes include Black history, disabilities awareness, military appreciation and more.

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

    The poets and novelist will share their work, give talks on the craft of writing

    Feb. 21, 2023

    This spring, App State will host five esteemed authors — including a former U.S. poet laureate — as part of its 2022–23 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted <span style="white-space: nowrap;">March 1</span>
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted March 1
    Feb. 21, 2023

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, the discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for the all-clear signal.

  • App State’s Day of Service honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    App State’s Day of Service honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Feb. 20, 2023

    App State’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service — now called Mobilize the Mountains — was held Feb. 18, with more than 50 students volunteering for a day of reflection, education and service. Mountaineers have been taking part in this event for more than two decades.

  • App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23
    App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23

    The university is one of 3 master’s institutions nationwide to receive the honor

    Feb. 15, 2023

    App State has been named a Top Producer of Fulbright students and scholars for 2022–23, with two faculty and four alumni receiving a Fulbright to teach, perform research and/or study abroad. This marks the third time the university has received this honor in the past four academic years.

  • App State professor Katherine Ledford awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach in Jordan
    App State professor Katherine Ledford awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach in Jordan

    Her project aims to foster cross-cultural understanding through literature

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies at App State, is spending the spring 2023 semester in Amman, Jordan, where she teaches at Al-Ahliyya Amman University — working to foster cross-cultural understanding between the people of Appalachia and Jordan through literature.

  • Celebrating Black History Month at App State
    Celebrating Black History Month at App State
    Feb. 1, 2023

    This Black History Month, learn more about a few of the Black leaders, alumni, students, staff and campus visitors who enrich the App State Experience every day of the year, as well as university events, initiatives and research endeavors focused on Black history.

  • App State tops National Board Certified Teachers list for 7th consecutive year
    App State tops National Board Certified Teachers list for 7th consecutive year
    Jan. 30, 2023

    For the seventh consecutive year, App State leads the nation for its number of alumni who are National Board Certified Teachers, with 2,269 alumni having earned the national credential to date.

  • App State Online bachelor’s, master’s programs named among 2023’s ‘Best Online Programs’
    App State Online bachelor’s, master’s programs named among 2023’s ‘Best Online Programs’

    Business, education, nursing programs recognized in annual U.S. News & World Report rankings

    Jan. 27, 2023

    App State’s online bachelor’s programs and online graduate programs in business, education and nursing — offered through App State Online — rank among the best in the nation for 2023, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “2023 Best Online Programs” rankings.

  • App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Feb. 1
    App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Feb. 1
    Jan. 24, 2023

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, the discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for the all-clear signal.

  • 6 App State students observe world climate policymaking at UN climate conference
    6 App State students observe world climate policymaking at UN climate conference
    Jan. 23, 2023

    App State students and campus leaders traveled to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend the 27th annual Conference of Parties (COP27) in November. The trip marked the second consecutive year that App State was represented at the event, which is held by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

  • App State students, faculty member honored with 2022 Global Leadership Awards
    App State students, faculty member honored with 2022 Global Leadership Awards
    Jan. 17, 2023

    App State held its annual Global Symposium on Nov. 16, 2022, as part of International Education Week. Three students and one faculty member received Global Leadership Awards at the event, recognized for their efforts to initiate, develop and support opportunities for global learning at App State.

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