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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.

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

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

    Sep. 12, 2023

    This fall, App State will host five 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 enrollment in school history
    21,253 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2023 — largest enrollment 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.

  • Health, Wellness and Safety Week connects App State students with campus, community resources
    Health, Wellness and Safety Week connects App State students with campus, community resources

    Annual Health, Wellness and Safety Festival takes place Sept. 13 on Sanford Mall

    Sep. 7, 2023

    App State’s Health, Wellness and Safety Week provides students with opportunities to connect with health, wellness and safety resources — on and off campus. The annual Health, Wellness and Safety Festival will take place on Sanford Mall on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..

  • Campus Safety Awareness Month: App State spotlights AppState-ALERT
    Campus Safety Awareness Month: App State spotlights AppState-ALERT

    The 24/7 emergency management system provides students, faculty and staff with real-time updates during campus emergencies

    Sep. 1, 2023

    September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month. App State’s 24/7 emergency messaging system, AppState-ALERT, provides timely information to students, faculty and staff in the event of a campus emergency. Anyone, including the public, can monitor emergency information at appstatealert.com.

  • App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 6
    App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 6
    Aug. 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.

  • 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.

  • Nearly 6,300 App State students move into Boone campus residence halls for fall 2023
    Nearly 6,300 App State students move into Boone campus residence halls for fall 2023
    Aug. 18, 2023

    As of Friday, Aug. 18, nearly 6,300 first-year and returning Mountaineers have moved into residence halls on App State’s Boone campus in preparation for the first day of fall 2023 classes on Monday, Aug. 21.

  • Tiny brains, big data: App State-led project aims to prepare the neuroscientists of tomorrow
    Tiny brains, big data: App State-led project aims to prepare the neuroscientists of tomorrow
    Aug. 14, 2023

    Undergraduate students across the U.S., including those at App State, have greater access to enriched neuroscience education — and are engaging in real-world research — as part of an App State-led project funded by nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation.

  • Controlled burns to take place over next week for Innovation District construction
    Controlled burns to take place over next week for Innovation District construction
    Aug. 9, 2023

    Over the next week, a construction contractor will conduct small controlled burns of brush and undergrowth as part of the construction of App State’s Innovation District. Smoke may be observed in the area of Bodenheimer Drive. Access to the burn site is restricted.

  • On Everest, App State faculty fine-tune tools for sky-high scholarship
    On Everest, App State faculty fine-tune tools for sky-high scholarship

    Dr. Brian Raichle joins Dr. Baker Perry and Sherpa team for weather station maintenance in Nepal

    July 27, 2023

    App State professors Dr. Baker Perry and Dr. Brian Raichle conducted weather station maintenance with a group of elite climbing Sherpas on Mount Everest as part of a National Geographic Society expedition, supported by Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.

  • 25 young African leaders take part in App State’s 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute
    25 young African leaders take part in App State’s 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute

    The 6-week Institute develops Fellows’ leadership, civic engagement skills

    July 26, 2023

    This summer, 25 young leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa are visiting App State’s Boone campus to develop their leadership and civic engagement skills as part of the university’s 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Aug. 2
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Aug. 2
    July 25, 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 Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments
    App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments

    6 alumni awardees from university’s colleges also recognized

    July 20, 2023

    App State honored three university alumni at its 2023 Alumni Awards Gala on July 15. C. Philip Byers received the Distinguished Alumni Award, Brian “Scotty” McCullough received the Outstanding Service Award and Stacy Roberson Reedy received the Young Alumni Award.

  • 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

    Student Body President J.P. Neri sworn in for one-year term

    July 14, 2023

    Mark Ricks, Thomas Sofield, James K. Reaves and Anita Greene have been reappointed to new four-year terms on Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1. They will be sworn in at the board’s September quarterly meeting.

  • App State’s Team Sunergy places 2nd at 2023 Formula Sun Grand Prix
    App State’s Team Sunergy places 2nd at 2023 Formula Sun Grand Prix

    Solar vehicle team clocks fastest lap time, completes most laps in multi-occupant category — and wins competition's Teamwork Award

    July 10, 2023

    Team Sunergy, App State’s solar vehicle team, placed second in the multi-occupant vehicle category of the 2023 Formula Sun Grand Prix in Topeka, Kansas. Over the course of three days, the team completed 275 laps for a total of 687.5 miles.

  • App State recognized nationally for support of transfer students
    App State recognized nationally for support of transfer students

    The university is one of 208 U.S. higher education institutions named to 2023 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll

    July 7, 2023

    For the seventh consecutive year, App State has been named to Phi Theta Kappa’s Transfer Honor Roll — a list recognizing four-year colleges and universities nationwide for developing dynamic and innovative pathways to support community college transfer students.

  • Spectrograph installed at South Africa’s Boyden Observatory to aid App State, UFS astrophysicists
    Spectrograph installed at South Africa’s Boyden Observatory to aid App State, UFS astrophysicists

    App State professor Dr. Richard Gray designed, built and installed the astronomical instrument

    June 30, 2023

    App State astrophysicist Dr. Richard Gray has completed the installation of a spectrograph he designed and built for Boyden Observatory’s 1.5-meter telescope. The new instrument will allow App State and UFS scientists and students to gain new insights into the origins and evolution of celestial objects.

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