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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
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
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
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
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
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.
Marine Corps veteran Dr. Seth Grooms lays wreath for App State’s Memorial Day commemoration
May 26, 2023
Each Memorial Day, App State commemorates those who died while serving in the U.S. military with a wreath laying at the Veterans Memorial on the Boone campus. Chancellor Sheri Everts selected Marine Corps veteran and assistant professor Dr. Seth Grooms to lay the wreath for this year’s observance.
App State earns designation as a Top 10 Military Friendly School for 2023–24
May 26, 2023
App State has been designated as a Military Friendly School for the 14th consecutive year, ranking among the top 10 in the large public schools category for the 2023–24 academic year.
Over 3,600 App State graduates earn degrees at Spring 2023 Commencement
May 16, 2023
Appalachian State University conferred degrees to over 3,600 students during its 2023 Spring Commencement ceremonies, held May 12 and 13 at the Holmes Convocation Center.
At App State lab schools, empowered teachers foster supportive classrooms for K–5 students
Enrollment open now through August
May 15, 2023
App State operates two lab schools — one in Walkertown and one in Elkin — where K–5 students can gain an education in a nontraditional classroom setting. Learn more about lab schools and their innovative approaches to teaching.
Dr. Ashley Walker Colquitt named associate vice provost and dean of App State’s Williams School of Graduate Studies
May 15, 2023
After a national search, Dr. Ashley Walker Colquitt has been named associate vice provost and dean of Appalachian State University’s Williams School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2023.
At App State, sustainable purchasing is a collective effort — and a key climate strategy
May 12, 2023
App State continues to implement its sustainable purchasing initiative as part of the university’s Climate Action Plan, which guides App State’s progress toward climate neutrality. Sustainable purchasing is the practice of buying goods that mitigate negative effects on human health and the environment.
App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24
The Princeton Review, U.S. News, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine affirm App State’s position as a business education leader
May 8, 2023
The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine have named App State’s Walker College of Business and its Master of Business Administration program among the best in the nation, Southeast and world for 2022–23 and 2023–24.
App State digital textbook rentals boast 99% participation rate, save students $5M in 2022–23
University wins national award for its e-book programming
May 5, 2023
Since its launch in 2021, App State’s award-winning digital textbook rental system — one of the first of its kind in the nation — has been utilized by 99% of the student population. The program has saved students over $5 million in the past academic year.
App State’s iBackAPP raises nearly $1.75 million, setting new record in 10th year
Funds to support more than 200 university programs
May 4, 2023
App State’s 10th annual iBackAPP giving celebration raised a record amount of funds — nearly $1.75 million — to support more than 200 university programs. Donors from across the country gave gifts, with 42 states and 16 alumni chapters represented during the event.
App State students unveil new solar array near State Farm Road
May 3, 2023
App State’s student-led Renewable Energy Initiative hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 14 for the university’s new State Farm solar array, which has the capacity to collect data and provide performance updates. The 100-kilowatt array is visible from the Boone Greenway Trail.
App State alumnus Jamie Harris, CFO of RXO, gives 64th Boyles Lecture at Schaefer Center
May 1, 2023
Jamie Harris ’84, chief financial officer of RXO, delivered the 64th Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture at App State’s Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on April 20. His lecture was titled “Lessons in Leadership: Baseball to Business.”
App State honors 14 students, faculty and staff at inaugural Awards of Distinction ceremony
April 28, 2023
App State held its inaugural Awards of Distinction ceremony April 27 on the Boone campus, honoring 14 students, faculty and staff for their commitment to excellence in serving the university and its community members.