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  • 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annually by App State’s Department of English, the journal features contemporary works from both established and unpublished contributors of all backgrounds and identities.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Nov. 2
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Nov. 2
    Oct. 25, 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.

  • App State researchers co-author study unearthing decades of coal ash deposits in NC lakes
    App State researchers co-author study unearthing decades of coal ash deposits in NC lakes
    Oct. 24, 2022

    A recently published study co-authored by App State scientists details coal ash deposits in the sediment of five North Carolina lakes located near coal-fired power plants. The study appeared online Oct. 3 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

  • 4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
    4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
    Oct. 24, 2022

    Three Appalachian State University students and a faculty member received 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct research relating to aerospace and aviation fields.

  • 16 recruits graduate from Appalachian Police Academy’s 5th class
    16 recruits graduate from Appalachian Police Academy’s 5th class

    The graduates were sworn in and are already serving on App State’s campus

    Oct. 20, 2022

    Graduates of App State’s Appalachian Police Academy — a component of the Appalachian Police Officer Development Program — enter the criminal justice job market with a college degree, North Carolina law enforcement certification and a minimum of two years of policing experience.

  • App State’s Dr. Timothy J. Smith selected for UNC System Executive Leadership Institute
    App State’s Dr. Timothy J. Smith selected for UNC System Executive Leadership Institute
    Oct. 13, 2022

    App State’s Dr. Timothy J. Smith is among 24 University of North Carolina System members participating in the System’s third annual Executive Leadership Institute. The program is designed to prepare and develop the next generation of leaders in the UNC System.

  • App State enrolls 20,436 for fall 2022, most diverse student body in school history
    App State enrolls 20,436 for fall 2022, most diverse student body in school history

    App State Online enrollment grows for 3rd consecutive year

    Oct. 12, 2022

    This fall, App State welcomed 20,436 students, with 18.6% of the total population being underrepresented students — the university’s most diverse student body to date. Student enrollment in App State Online programs increased for the third consecutive year.

  • 4 App State students named inaugural recipients of new scholarship
    4 App State students named inaugural recipients of new scholarship

    Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer Endowed Scholarship Fund supports students with financial need

    Oct. 4, 2022

    Four App State students have been named the inaugural recipients of a new scholarship established in memory of Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer, longtime friends of the university. This renewable scholarship will cover approximately 75% of the students’ tuition.

  • App State marks best fundraising year in more than a decade, most cash gifts in university history
    App State marks best fundraising year in more than a decade, most cash gifts in university history
    Sep. 30, 2022

    Appalachian State University has marked its best fundraising year in more than a decade. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the university raised more than $36 million, including $31 million in cash gifts — the largest cash fundraising year in university history.

  • App State celebrates Founders Day with ‘Year of the Woman’ theme
    App State celebrates Founders Day with ‘Year of the Woman’ theme

    Statue of D.D. Dougherty dedicated at Founders Plaza

    Sep. 30, 2022

    App State celebrated its fifth annual Founders Day on Sept. 6 in honor of the first day of classes held at Watauga Academy in 1899. Events included a poster exhibition, panel discussion, statue dedication, ceremony and cemetery tour.

  • 7 sculptures debut along campus Arts Corridor at App State
    7 sculptures debut along campus Arts Corridor at App State
    Sep. 27, 2022

    A new collection of seven sculptures has been unveiled on App State’s campus as part of the university’s Arts Corridor. The artworks — installed in mid-August and created by artists from across North Carolina — will be displayed on campus for two years.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 5
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 5
    Sep. 27, 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.

  • 4 acclaimed authors to visit App State’s campus, share their work this fall
    4 acclaimed authors to visit App State’s campus, share their work this fall

    The authors’ visits are part of App State’s fall 2022 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    Sep. 21, 2022

    Four acclaimed authors — Savannah Sipple, Neema Avashia, Leigh Ann Henion and Scott Blackburn — will visit App State’s campus this fall as part of the 2022–23 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.

  • ESPN’s College GameDay visits App State
    ESPN’s College GameDay visits App State

    3 students win ‘free ride’ for a year with College GameDay posters

    Sep. 19, 2022

    ESPN’s premier college football pregame show — College GameDay — broadcasted live from App State’s campus on Sept. 17. Mountaineer football fans celebrated the occasion with several days worth of fan-fueled events.

  • App State Mountaineers experience real-world climate science in Peru
    App State Mountaineers experience real-world climate science in Peru

    Dr. Baker Perry leads National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, study abroad program in Andes Mountains

    Sep. 16, 2022

    National Geographic Explorer and App State geography professor Baker Perry led App State students on their study abroad program in Peru — then spearheaded the effort to install the highest weather station in the Tropical Andes as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition

  • App State named among nation’s ‘Best,’ ‘Most Innovative’ colleges for 2022–23
    App State named among nation’s ‘Best,’ ‘Most Innovative’ colleges for 2022–23

    U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine and Money.com all agree — App State is an educational leader for the U.S. and Southeast

    Sep. 15, 2022

    U.S. News & World, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine and Money.com all agree — App State is one of the best higher education institutions in the country, and the Southeast, for 2022–23. App State was recognized for its academics, innovation, benefits for student veterans and other aspects.

  • App State opens Academy at Elkin, its second lab school
    App State opens Academy at Elkin, its second lab school
    Sep. 2, 2022

    Elected officials and local dignitaries joined App State and Elkin City Schools educators and staff on Aug. 23 to celebrate the opening of App State’s second laboratory school — one of nine operating as part of the University of North Carolina System Laboratory School initiative.

  • App State honors 4 Alumni Awards recipients during 2022 Alumni Weekend
    App State honors 4 Alumni Awards recipients during 2022 Alumni Weekend

    These awards recognize graduates for their professional, service and philanthropic accomplishments

    Sep. 1, 2022

    App State’s Alumni Association honored four graduates with 2022 Alumni Awards — recognizing Mark Ricks ’89, June Wilson Hege ’65, John Thomas Roos ’84 and Douglas Middleton Jr. ’15 ’18 for their professional, service and philanthropic accomplishments.

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