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  • 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.

  • App State’s New River Light and Power Scholarship awarded to 5 Watauga County students
    App State’s New River Light and Power Scholarship awarded to 5 Watauga County students
    June 29, 2023

    Five Watauga County students were named recipients of Appalachian State University’s New River Light and Power Scholarship for the 2023–24 school year. Established in 1988, the scholarship provides funding to Watauga County students pursuing higher education at App State.

  • Appalachian Energy Summit announces $1.75 billion in statewide avoided energy costs
    Appalachian Energy Summit announces $1.75 billion in statewide avoided energy costs

    National Geographic CEO Jill Tiefenthaler shares international project updates with summit attendees

    June 29, 2023

    The Appalachian Energy Summit continues toward the established 2025 goal of $2 billion in avoided energy costs for the UNC System and state agencies. Since 2002–03, the System and its partners have collectively avoided $1.75 billion in energy costs.

  • Elizabeth Auer named executive director of arts engagement and cultural resources at App State
    Elizabeth Auer named executive director of arts engagement and cultural resources at App State
    June 28, 2023

    Elizabeth Auer has been named executive director of arts engagement and cultural resources at Appalachian State University. Auer will lead programming and operations for An Appalachian Summer Festival, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 5
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 5
    June 27, 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 Mountaineer Food Hub receives $50,000 contribution from Harris Teeter
    App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub receives $50,000 contribution from Harris Teeter
    June 20, 2023

    App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub has new resources to address food insecurity within the Boone campus community thanks to a $50,000 donation from Harris Teeter — marking the largest corporate gift in the food hub’s history.

  • App State Walker College of Business renews international accreditation
    App State Walker College of Business renews international accreditation
    June 15, 2023

    App State’s Walker College of Business has been reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. The five-year accreditation covers undergraduate business programs and select graduate programs.

  • App State Chancellor Sheri Everts to serve as Sun Belt Conference president
    App State Chancellor Sheri Everts to serve as Sun Belt Conference president
    June 14, 2023

    App State Chancellor Sheri Everts will serve as president of the Sun Belt Conference for a two-year term, beginning July 1. Her duties as president also include serving as chair of the conference’s Executive Committee.

  • Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin this summer
    Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin this summer

    The academic facility will be the first net-zero energy building in App State's new Innovation District

    June 9, 2023

    Construction for App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research — the first academic building of the university’s Innovation District — is set to begin in July. The facility, offering classroom, office, laboratory and event space, will be built to the rigorous sustainability standards of the Living Building Challenge.

  • Associate professor Elizabeth Bellows awarded 2023–24 Fulbright to perform research in Romania
    Associate professor Elizabeth Bellows awarded 2023–24 Fulbright to perform research in Romania

    Her project explores effects of Russia–Ukraine war on educators, students and families

    June 8, 2023

    Dr. Elizabeth Bellows, associate professor in App State’s Reich College of Education, is the recipient of a 2023–24 Fulbright. She will spend nine months in Romania, researching how teachers, students and families are navigating the effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.

  • 3 App State graduate students win $25,000 award in sustainable business pitch competition
    3 App State graduate students win $25,000 award in sustainable business pitch competition
    June 1, 2023

    Three App State graduate students won a $25,000 prize in EnergyTech’s annual business pitch competition. The event has teams identify a promising energy technology, assess its market potential and pitch a strategy for commercialization of the product to a panel of judges.

  • App State honors campus, community champions of diversity, equity and inclusion
    App State honors campus, community champions of diversity, equity and inclusion

    4 individuals, 1 regional team receive 2023 Inclusive Excellence Awards

    May 31, 2023

    Four members of the campus and local community, as well as a team from Mount Airy City Schools, are the recipients of App State’s 2023 Inclusive Excellence Awards, which recognize individuals’ active, intentional and ongoing commitment to inclusive excellence.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 7
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 7
    May 30, 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.

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