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  • App State student-athletes extend 3.0+ GPA streak to 21 semesters
    App State student-athletes extend 3.0+ GPA streak to 21 semesters
    Jan. 3, 2023

    The Mountaineers ended the fall 2022 semester with a 3.13 semester GPA for all student-athletes, contributing to a 3.21 cumulative GPA for all student-athletes. The semester average jumped 0.13 points from fall 2021 to fall 2022. Additionally, 190 student-athletes earned recognition on either the Chancellor's List or Dean's List.

  • App State confers approximately 1,500 degrees at Fall 2022 Commencement
    App State confers approximately 1,500 degrees at Fall 2022 Commencement
    Dec. 19, 2022

    Appalachian State University conferred degrees to almost 1,500 students during the 2022 Fall Commencement ceremonies held Dec. 16 at the Holmes Convocation Center.

  • 2022 marks milestone year in App State’s 123-year history
    2022 marks milestone year in App State’s 123-year history
    Dec. 19, 2022

    With another year in the books, App State has much to celebrate. Take a look back at the university’s accomplishments in 2022, including a return trip to Mount Everest, a three-hour feature on ESPN and the best fundraising year in more than a decade.

  • ‘How I funded my App State education’
    ‘How I funded my App State education’

    App State students, alum share their tips on how to pay for college

    Dec. 19, 2022

    In this feature, App State students and an alumna share examples of the many ways to pay for college. Two-thirds of App State students receive financial aid during their time in school, including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study programs and tuition assistance.

  • Dr. Shea Tuberty named director of 5-year Quality Enhancement Plan
    Dr. Shea Tuberty named director of 5-year Quality Enhancement Plan

    Plan proposes to train climate-literate workers and leaders to shape a just and resilient future

    Dec. 14, 2022

    Dr. Shea Tuberty has been named director of Appalachian State University’s 2024–29 Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) — a five-year plan to enhance institutional quality and effectiveness by focusing on an issue considered important to improving student success.

  • App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone
    App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone
    Dec. 13, 2022

    App State faculty and students are collaborating with the Junaluska Heritage Association on the Junaluska Community Archaeology Project to help document and preserve the material heritage of one of the oldest African American communities in Western North Carolina. Work has included the excavation of historic sites and the placement of stones over previously unmarked graves.

  • App State’s Dr. Sarah Carmichael named to The Explorers Club 50 for pushing the boundaries of exploration
    App State’s Dr. Sarah Carmichael named to The Explorers Club 50 for pushing the boundaries of exploration

    She will share her geomicrobiology, mass extinction research Dec. 14 as part of The Explorers 50 Speaker Series

    Dec. 2, 2022

    App State geochemist Dr. Sarah Carmichael has been named to The Explorers Club 50 — a program recognizing those who push the boundaries of exploration. She will share her geomicrobiology and mass extinction research as part of The Explorers 50 Speaker Series on Dec. 14.

  • App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
    App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
    Nov. 30, 2022

    On Saturday, Nov. 5, costumed runners and walkers in App State’s 12th annual Spooky Duke 5K/10K Race and Costume Contest raised more than $26,000 — a new record for the event — to help support regional families who have children with special needs.

  • App State Police officers recognized for valor, lifesaving acts
    App State Police officers recognized for valor, lifesaving acts
    Nov. 29, 2022

    Three App State Police officers recently received awards of distinction for outstanding service, valor and lifesaving efforts from the App State Police Department and the University of North Carolina System.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Dec. 7
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Dec. 7
    Nov. 29, 2022

    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.

  • 2 App State degree programs among 17 recognized by U.S. Department of Energy
    2 App State degree programs among 17 recognized by U.S. Department of Energy

    Building sciences, technology programs earn new Zero Energy Design Designation

    Nov. 22, 2022

    2 App State degree programs in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment — an undergraduate building sciences program and the master’s program in technology — have earned the new Zero Energy Design Designation by the U.S. Department of Energy.

  • App State observes Veterans Day 2022 with ceremony on campus
    App State observes Veterans Day 2022 with ceremony on campus

    Student veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22 featured as this year’s speaker

    Nov. 11, 2022

    App State observed Veterans Day 2022 on Friday, Nov. 11, with a ceremony in the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building. This year’s featured speaker was veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22, an App State graduate student with a bachelor’s degree in social work.

  • Homecoming hindsight — a look back at App State in 1972 and 2002
    Homecoming hindsight — a look back at App State in 1972 and 2002

    Students, alumni celebrate Homecoming 2022 with week of festivities

    Nov. 10, 2022

    App State celebrated Homecoming week with festivities for students, alumni and community members, and the classes of 1972 and 2002 were invited back to campus for special recognition. Step back in time to see what life on campus was like 50 and 20 years ago.

  • App State recognizes 2022–23 Fleming Scholarship recipients
    App State recognizes 2022–23 Fleming Scholarship recipients
    Nov. 10, 2022

    App State recognizes the 2022–23 recipients of the Fleming Scholarship, which is named in honor of Dr. Willie C. Fleming — a leader in diversity and inclusion at App State for nearly four decades.

  • 11 first-year App State students earn Chancellor’s Scholarship for 2022–23
    11 first-year App State students earn Chancellor’s Scholarship for 2022–23
    Nov. 2, 2022

    App State named 11 first-year students as Chancellor’s Scholars for the 2022–23 academic year. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship — it has been awarded for 38 years.

  • 10 first-year App State students awarded Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship for 2022–23
    10 first-year App State students awarded Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship for 2022–23
    Nov. 2, 2022

    For the 2022–23 academic year, 10 first-year App State students have received the Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship, which covers full in-state tuition and fees for up to four years and includes leadership workshops, service-learning, international experiences and mentorship opportunities.

  • 2 App State faculty recognized for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
    2 App State faculty recognized for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
    Oct. 31, 2022

    App State’s chancellor and provost honored two faculty members with 2022 Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity awards at the Oct. 21 Research and Creativity Activity at Appalachian event.

  • App State literary journal Cold Mountain Review celebrates 50th anniversary
    App State literary journal Cold Mountain Review celebrates 50th anniversary
    Oct. 27, 2022

    App State’s longest-running continuous publication — the literary journal Cold Mountain Review — is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. Published annually by App State’s Department of English, the journal features contemporary works from both established and unpublished contributors of all backgrounds and identities.

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