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Carole Wilson receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award
Oct. 11, 2018
The Appalachian Board of Trustees member was recognized during Homecoming Week 2018 for her work, service and philanthropy to the university.
David English receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Award
Oct. 11, 2018
North Carolina School of the Arts’ executive vice chancellor and provost was recognized during Appalachian’s Homecoming Week 2018 for his work, service and philanthropy.
Growth, infrastructure and new academy detailed at Appalachian’s Board of Trustees meeting
Oct. 10, 2018
At Appalachian’s Sept. 21 Board of Trustees meeting, Chancellor Sheri Everts shared fall semester 2018 enrollment numbers and provided updates on the university’s major construction projects.
Appalachian student teams up with staff to deliver bottled water for hurricane relief
Oct. 9, 2018
A collaboration between Appalachian’s Physical Plant, Mountaineer Athletics and the Marching Mountaineers helped sophomore Cam Hunter deliver bottled water to Wallace and Elizabethtown — areas hit hard by Hurricane Florence.
New River Light and Power customers to benefit from new, ‘technologically advanced’ infrastructure
Oct. 9, 2018
The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is an integrated system of smart meters, communications networks and data management systems enabling two-way communication between NRLP and its customers.
Appalachian Community celebrates NPHC Plots and Garden with ribbon-cutting and unveiling ceremony
Oct. 5, 2018
Recently opened on the Appalachian campus, the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plots and Garden give alumni and current members of African-American Greek organizations that compose “The Divine Nine” a location for reflection and celebration.
Appalachian named among nation’s top colleges and universities by 4 recognized national publications
Oct. 5, 2018
Appalachian was recognized as one of the nation’s top-performing schools for its academics, value, innovation and veteran services, among other aspects.
‘Fall Color Guy’: Unprecedented warm weather is delaying fall leaf color
Oct. 3, 2018
Dr. Howard Neufeld, Appalachian State University’s “Fall Color Guy,” says warm weather is delaying this fall’s patchwork of colors.
‘After Coal’ documentary produced by Appalachian’s Thomas Hansell adapted as book
Sept. 28, 2018
How do coal-mining communities and their cultures survive once the coal industry moves on? Hansell’s book “After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales,” forthcoming from WVU Press, explores this issue.
15 Appalachian student veterans aid in Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
Sept. 28, 2018
Deployed to areas ravaged by Hurricane Florence, such as New Bern and Wilmington, Appalachian student veterans assist in emergency management services and relief efforts.
Appalachian colleges celebrating 50 years to host ‘500 for the 50th’ goods drive
Sept. 28, 2018
In honor of their 50th anniversaries, Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine and Applied Arts and Reich College of Education will collect donated goods for the university’s food pantry and free store.
Appalachian’s Holly Thornton authors ‘The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great’
Sept. 26, 2018
Thornton’s book explores the ‘It Factor’ behind the makings of great teachers and “blends voices of teachers and students as well as their stories and experiences in a dynamic way.”
Students in Appalachian’s Honors College spend a ‘Day at the Farm’
Sept. 26, 2018
New students in Appalachian’s Honors College learned about sustainable farming and sustainability at Appalachian through visiting the university’s Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 3
Sept. 25, 2018
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
App State cuts ribbon on first Connect NC Bond-funded project
Sept. 21, 2018
Appalachian’s Leon Levine Hall leads to innovative and collaborative learning for thousands, and more graduates prepared for the health sciences workforce. It is the first completed project of the Connect NC Bond referendum.
Appalachian’s Chancellor Everts engages with students, shares books at the Academy at Middle Fork
Sept. 21, 2018
The Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork will be a living laboratory of educational research, collaboration, outreach and impact that will be life-changing for more than 300 K–5 students.
Appalachian confers awards for outstanding leadership of students, student organizations and advisors
Sept. 19, 2018
Numerous Appalachian students, student organizations and advisors were recognized (by the university’s Division of Student Affairs) during the 2017–18 Student Organization Leadership Awards ceremony on the university’s campus.
4 Fleming Scholars join Appalachian’s newest students
Sept. 18, 2018
First-year students Bailey Gardin, Hudson Miller, Cece Ramseur and Ashelyn Stevens are the recipients of Appalachian’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship, which covers the students’ full in-state tuition and fees.