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  • App State alumni Preston Powell ’01 and Adam Scherer ’01 invest in students, Helene recovery through local business
    App State alumni Preston Powell ’01 and Adam Scherer ’01 invest in students, Helene recovery through local business

    Mountain Strong apparel sales contribute to support for App State Community

    Sep. 10, 2025

    App State alumni Preston Powell ’01 and Adam Scherer ’01 are leveraging their Boone business, Mountaineer Mania, to give back to their alma mater — providing T-shirts to first-year students, supporting Helene disaster relief and donating proceeds from the sale of Mountain Strong apparel to critical university needs. Together, these efforts have contributed $130,000 to the university.

  • What made Hurricane Helene a historic storm?
    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.

  • 21,798 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2025
    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.

  • Brad Cooper, CPA, CGMA, appointed chief financial officer at App State
    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.

  • App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 3
    App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 3
    Aug. 27, 2025

    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.

  • 3 App State teams confront flood risks and teacher shortages with Chancellor's Innovation grants
    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 breaks ground on new, 85,000-square-foot indoor practice facility
    App State breaks ground on new, 85,000-square-foot indoor practice facility

    Multiuse complex provides public–private health care opportunities

    Aug. 20, 2025

    On Aug. 15, App State broke ground on a new, 85,000-square-foot multiuse facility that will replace its previous Sofield Family Indoor Practice Facility. The new facility will expand practice space for multiple athletic programs while serving multiple university areas and allowing for public–private health care collaborations.

  • App State awarded $1.4M grant to strengthen special education workforce in rural Appalachia
    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
    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
    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.

  • Aug. 6, 2025 campus emergency siren test canceled
    Aug. 6, 2025 campus emergency siren test canceled
    July 30, 2025

    The Appalachian State University campus siren warning system test, previously scheduled for Aug. 6, 2025, has been canceled.

  • App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite at Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County
    App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite at Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County

    Dozens of site artifacts offer insight into early life in the High Country

    July 25, 2025

    App State archaeologist Dr. Alice Wright and her team of student researchers have unearthed dozens of artifacts at App State’s Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County that date back to prehistory — evidence that, 8,000 to 1,000 years ago, Native American peoples used the area as a campsite.

  • App State’s Corinne Smith honored as 2025 national GEAR UP Professional Leader of the Year
    App State’s Corinne Smith honored as 2025 national GEAR UP Professional Leader of the Year
    July 21, 2025

    Corinne Smith, director of App State’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, was recognized with the 2025 GEAR UP Professional Leader of the Year award for her passion for and commitment to GEAR UP’s goal of ensuring college access and success for all students.

  • 4 Mountaineers honored with App State Alumni Awards
    4 Mountaineers honored with App State Alumni Awards

    9 alumni awardees from App State’s colleges also recognized

    July 15, 2025

    App State honored four Mountaineer alumni at its 2025 Alumni Awards Gala on July 12: Kimberly Shepherd ’97, Edna Cummings ’78, Phillip Ostwalt ’83 and Bryson Stewart ’09. Additionally, nine alumni from the university’s colleges and University Libraries were recognized.

  • A podium finish and Teamwork Award are the latest wins for App State’s student-led solar vehicle team
    A podium finish and Teamwork Award are the latest wins for App State’s student-led solar vehicle team

    Team Sunergy shifts gears to building its most advanced solar vehicle yet

    July 14, 2025

    App State’s student-powered solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, has secured yet another podium finish to add to its consistent wins in the annual Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix. This year, the team earned second place in its class and the event’s Teamwork Award. Team Sunergy is working to launch its next-generation solar vehicle.

  • Rock garden and lab expanded at App State after Helene cleanup
    Rock garden and lab expanded at App State after Helene cleanup

    Now featuring 4 new boulders, the garden remains a key teaching tool for students

    July 1, 2025

    App State’s Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Lab, also known as the “Rock Garden” — a resource for geology students, researchers and K–12 school groups — has been fully restored after the damage it sustained from Hurricane Helene. The garden now features more than 50 boulders, including several new specimens.

  • Appalachian Energy Summit exceeds 2025 goal with $2.37 billion in statewide avoided energy costs
    Appalachian Energy Summit exceeds 2025 goal with $2.37 billion in statewide avoided energy costs

    App State realizes over $90 million in avoided utility savings

    June 30, 2025

    At App State’s 14th annual Appalachian Energy Summit, N.C. State Energy Office representatives announced that, since 2002–03, the UNC System and its partners have collectively avoided $2.37 billion in energy costs, exceeding the 2025 goal of $2 billion.

  • Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren appointed vice chancellor of research and innovation at App State
    Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren appointed vice chancellor of research and innovation at App State
    June 27, 2025

    Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren has been appointed vice chancellor of research and innovation at Appalachian State University, announced Chancellor Heather Norris on Friday, June 27. The appointment is effective July 1.

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