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Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 4
Oct. 3, 2017
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Appalachian, Watauga County close on old Watauga High School property
Oct. 2, 2017
The official transfer of the old Watauga High School property to Appalachian State University from Watauga County took place Friday, Sept. 29. The property is located at 400 High School Drive in Boone.
Appalachian’s Team Sunergy travels to World Solar Challenge in Australia to advise Chilean team
Oct. 2, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy is in Australia, assisting Chilean solar vehicle Team Antakari as its races nearly 2,000 miles from Darwin to Adelaide, Australia for the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC).
Appalachian's As-U-R — an academic resource for any student
Oct. 1, 2017
The intensive student support program As-U-R, which is offered by Appalachian State University’s Student Learning Center, provides support and resources for a variety of Appalachian students.
New trustees sworn in, chancellor marks progress on priorities at Board of Trustees meeting
Sep. 28, 2017
New and reappointed members of Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees were sworn in during the Sept. 22 board meeting, with James Barnes of Raleigh being named chair. Also during the meeting, Chancellor Sheri N. Everts shared enrollment data and the board approved a resolution making a regional wildflower the official flower of the university.
Community invited to Oct. 1 recognition of African-Americans at rest in Old Boone Cemetery
Sep. 28, 2017
For many years, the graves of over 160 African-Americans laid in the open field below Old Boone Cemetery behind Appalachian State University’s Cone Residence Hall unknown and mostly forgotten. They’re a secret no longer.
Appalachian’s Jane Rex creates transfer success path
Sep. 28, 2017
As director of the Office of Transfer Services at Appalachian State University, Jane Rex knows the frustrations, insecurities and obstacles that students coming into a large university can face. She knows because she once walked in their shoes.
UNC President Spellings and new members of the UNC Board of Governors visit Appalachian campus Sept. 22
Sep. 27, 2017
As part of their continuing tour of the University of North Carolina system’s 17 campuses, the five new members of the UNC Board of Governors spent Friday afternoon, Sept. 22, touring Appalachian State University.
Appalachian’s Truman Capote scholarship winner and runner-up announced
Sep. 25, 2017
Madelyn Marie Kittle, a senior majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing and film studies, has been awarded Appalachian State University’s 2017-18 Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Creative Writing.
Appalachian’s NSF-funded scanning electron microscope supports undergraduate research
Sep. 21, 2017
The National Science Foundation, through a major research instrumentation program grant, awarded the College of Arts and Sciences’ Dewel Microscopy Facility at Appalachian State University $562,842 for a new scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Appalachian’s Humanities Council Symposium ‘Sustaining Democracy: Existence, Persistence, Resistance’ Sept. 29
Sep. 19, 2017
The Humanities Council under the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University will present a symposium titled “Sustaining Democracy: Existence, Persistence, Resistance.” Admission is free and the event is open to the community.
Alumna Profile: Morgan Ledford ’17
Sep. 19, 2017
This public health major is now the positive parenting implementation coordinator at AppHealthCare, the local county health department.
Author Randall Kenan speaks in Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 19, 2017
The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University will continue with two presentations by Randall Kenan. His award-winning fiction and nonfiction strives to illuminate black America in ways that challenge perceptions and bring into consideration ideas not previously considered.
Five Appalachian legacy first-year students earn Alumni Memorial Scholarships
Sep. 15, 2017
Five first-year students at Appalachian State University have received an Alumni Memorial Scholarship (AMS), awarded by the Appalachian Alumni Association to children of the university’s graduates. The recipients are Hannah Marie Dalness, Amanda Fields, Ethan Hahn, Alexander McGuire and Michael Williams.
Appalachian senior serves as student liaison to UNC Board of Governors
Sep. 15, 2017
As the new president of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments (UNCASG), Appalachian State University senior Tyler Hardin hopes to use his position to bring more student voices to the UNC Board of Governors.
Jeremy Jones, nonfiction writer, to open Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 15, 2017
The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University will resume with two presentations by Jeremy B. Jones, an award-winning writer of creative nonfiction.
Judson MacDonald named Appalachian’s 2016-17 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year
Sep. 14, 2017
MacDonald, who is the son of Jay and Teresa MacDonald, is originally from Cary. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Spanish education in May 2017. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in romance languages as an accelerated admissions student.
U.S. News recognizes Appalachian for academics, value, innovation
Sep. 12, 2017
Appalachian State University has received high honors in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings for its academics, value, innovation and other factors. Appalachian has placed among the top 15 public and private southern universities since the rankings were first published in 1986.