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  • App State awarded $481,378 grant to improve vaccination rates among older adults
    App State awarded $481,378 grant to improve vaccination rates among older adults

    Flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics to be held in 10 Western NC counties through November

    Sep. 27, 2023

    App State has received a $481,378 grant from the National Council on Aging to improve vaccination rates among older adults in 10 Western North Carolina counties. Partnering with High Country Community Health, App State's Interprofessional Clinic is hosting free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics in each county this fall.

  • 10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
    10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
    Sep. 26, 2023

    Ten first-year students have joined the App State Community as Chancellor’s Scholars for the 2023–24 academic year. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship — it has been awarded for 39 years.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 4
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 4
    Sep. 26, 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.

  • App State’s Police Development Program celebrates its 6th academy class
    App State’s Police Development Program celebrates its 6th academy class
    Sep. 25, 2023

    The sixth class of App State’s Appalachian Police Academy is composed of 24 graduates who are now sworn North Carolina police officers. To date, the academy has trained 120 sworn police officers.

  • From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina
    From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina

    Mobile science lab celebrates 5 years on the road

    Sep. 25, 2023

    App State’s Geobago has been in operation for five years and continues to bring hands-on science activities to K–12 students in Western North Carolina and beyond. The mobile classroom is one of the many outreach programs run by the GES Department.

  • App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
    App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more

    U.S. News ranks App State as No. 1 Most Innovative School and No. 2 Top Public School in the South

    Sep. 22, 2023

    Several national publications, including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine, have named App State among the best schools in the nation — and the Southeast — for 2023–24, recognizing the university for its academics, innovation, value and more.

  • App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
    App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
    Sep. 21, 2023

    App State celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in 1899 at Watauga Academy. Events included the Founders Day ceremony and a poster exhibit and lecture on this year’s theme of innovation, resilience and sustainability.

  • 3 award-winning authors to visit App State for fall 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
    3 award-winning authors to visit App State for fall 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    The novelists and poet will share their work, give talks on the craft of writing

    Sep. 12, 2023

    This fall, App State will host three esteemed authors as part of its 2023–24 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.

  • 21,253 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2023 — largest enrollment in school history
    21,253 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2023 — largest enrollment in school history

    This year’s student body broke enrollment records for first-year, online and underrepresented students

    Sep. 8, 2023

    For fall 2023, App State enrolls 21,253 students — the largest enrollment of Mountaineers in school history. This year’s student body is the most diverse to date and comprises the largest first-year and online student populations in App State’s 124-year history.

  • Health, Wellness and Safety Week connects App State students with campus, community resources
    Health, Wellness and Safety Week connects App State students with campus, community resources

    Annual Health, Wellness and Safety Festival takes place Sept. 13 on Sanford Mall

    Sep. 7, 2023

    App State’s Health, Wellness and Safety Week provides students with opportunities to connect with health, wellness and safety resources — on and off campus. The annual Health, Wellness and Safety Festival will take place on Sanford Mall on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..

  • Recover Smarter. Run Stronger [faculty featured]
    Recover Smarter. Run Stronger [faculty featured]
    Runner’s World
    Sep. 6, 2023

    In this Runner's World article, health experts offer advice on how to become a stronger runner and speak to the importance of recovery after exercise. Dr. David Nieman, professor of biology and director of App State's Human Performance Laboratory, talks about his study of competitive runners who took ibuprofen during a race, and about his findings showing that it did not aid in their recovery, but instead may have hampered it.

  • Campus Safety Awareness Month: App State spotlights AppState-ALERT
    Campus Safety Awareness Month: App State spotlights AppState-ALERT

    The 24/7 emergency management system provides students, faculty and staff with real-time updates during campus emergencies

    Sep. 1, 2023

    September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month. App State’s 24/7 emergency messaging system, AppState-ALERT, provides timely information to students, faculty and staff in the event of a campus emergency. Anyone, including the public, can monitor emergency information at appstatealert.com.

  • Full Circle Moments
    Full Circle Moments
    NASPA
    Aug. 31, 2023

    In this blog post, App State Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs J.J. Brown writes about his full circle moment of starting work with university orientation programs in 1995, and how his children are experiencing college orientation nearly 30 years later. Brown, who serves on the board of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), also speaks to the importance of student affairs professionals and offers encouragement to others in the field.

  • App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 6
    App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 6
    Aug. 29, 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.

  • Meet Officer Greene and Officer Mitzi: The second K-9 team to join App State Police
    Meet Officer Greene and Officer Mitzi: The second K-9 team to join App State Police
    Aug. 25, 2023

    The police department at App State has welcomed a second team to its K-9 unit: Officer Tylor Greene, who joined App State Police in 2016, and Officer Mitzi, a chocolate Labrador retriever with a specialization in explosives detection and tracking.

  • App State to retire Armanti Edwards’ number 14
    App State to retire Armanti Edwards’ number 14
    Aug. 24, 2023

    This fall, App State will retire number 14, worn by Armanti Edwards — a record-breaking quarterback who played for the App State Mountaineers from 2006 to 2009. The retirement ceremony will be held at halftime of the App State–Georgia Southern home game on Nov. 25.

  • Appalachian State comes off the mountain with Hickory campus
    Appalachian State comes off the mountain with Hickory campus
    Business North Carolina
    Aug. 22, 2023

    App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management Nick Katers and several students talk about the benefits of App State’s new Hickory campus and what’s in store for the future. The new campus held its first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 21.

  • Students arrive for App State’s first-ever day of classes at Hickory campus
    Students arrive for App State’s first-ever day of classes at Hickory campus
    WSOC-TV
    Aug. 21, 2023

    In this feature on WSOC-TV, App State Chancellor Sheri Everts talks about the affordable degree opportunities at the new App State Hickory campus, and several students explain how the campus will save them a lot of time and money in their pursuit of a college education. The first day of classes at the new campus was Monday, Aug. 21.

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