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App State coronavirus information
March 8, 2020
Find Appalachian State University’s latest updates, resources, prevention tips, travel information and more regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Young voices harmonize amid COVID-19 during grant-supported Appalachian Youth Chorale
June 11, 2021
During App State’s spring 2021 Appalachian Youth Chorale (AYC), young voices across the High Country — and as far away as Georgia — joined in harmony, virtually, amid the pandemic. Through the program, supported by Watauga Arts Council grant funding, students practiced healthy vocal technique, music reading and notation, and performance skills.
App State one of 17 US schools named a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21
June 9, 2021
App State is one of 17 higher education institutions recognized nationally as a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21. Three App State faculty and five alumnae received the prestigious award during the 2020–21 award cycle.
App State's Dr. Maggie Sugg receives National Science Foundation award for mental health research
June 4, 2021
App State assistant professor Dr. Maggie Sugg has earned a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. These awards support early career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education, and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
Dr. Baker Perry inspires students to reach new heights
June 1, 2021
Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, inspires students to reach new heights in the field and in their future careers.
App State business students take state, regional and continental titles in 2021 CFA Institute Research Challenge
May 28, 2021
App State’s Broyhill Fellows team made history this year, taking home state and regional titles — as well as its first continental title — in the 2021 CFA Institute Research Challenge. The fellows also advanced to and competed as a top five team in the challenge’s Global Final.
First-generation student to professor — Dr. Brandy Hadley comes full circle at App State
May 28, 2021
Dr. Brandy Hadley ’09 ’11, assistant professor in App State’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, honored her promise to return to her alma mater to teach.
App State commemorates Memorial Day, shares reflections on its Mountaineer military community
May 28, 2021
On Memorial Day, the Appalachian Community — including faculty, staff, student and alumni veterans — reflect on the importance of the occasion.
Air Force veterans reflect on their careers in the military and at App State
May 28, 2021
App State staff member David H. Cook and his wife, Christy M. Cook ’18, a faculty member in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, were selected by Chancellor Sheri Everts to lay a wreath at App State’s Veterans Memorial to commemorate Memorial Day — a day honoring those who have died in service to their country. The couple reflects on their careers in the U.S. Air Force and at App State.
Sue Polanka named dean of App State’s University Libraries
May 27, 2021
Sue Polanka has been named dean of University Libraries at App State, effective Sep. 13. Polanka has more than three decades of experience as a librarian at public, state and academic libraries. She currently serves as university librarian for Wright State’s University Libraries.
Active nurses log on and in to App State for career advancement
May 26, 2021
To advance their careers, expand their knowledge or to explore new opportunities in the nursing field, registered nurses (RNs) are enrolling in App State’s online RN to BSN program to pursue their Bachelor of Science in nursing.
North Carolina’s Heroes of Healing
May 26, 2021
Retired App State associate professor Dr. Phoebe Pollitt shares details of her career in nursing, and the impact of the field, in this republished article from the May 2021 issue of Our State magazine. Over the course of her career, Pollitt has worked as a nurse, an educator and a historian of nursing.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 2
May 24, 2021
During the test, App State 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 joins Universities Studying Slavery consortium, continues its work to foster diversity and inclusion
May 20, 2021
App State is among more than 70 national and international higher education institutions that have joined the Universities Studying Slavery consortium. Participating schools collaborate to address historical and contemporary issues around race and inequality in higher education and campus communities.
App State celebrates more than 3,600 Class of 2021 graduates
May 14, 2021
Chancellor Sheri Everts conferred degrees upon more than 3,600 Mountaineer graduates as part of App State’s Spring 2021 Commencement. The university held 13 in-person commencement ceremonies May 7–12 and offered a virtual conferral of degrees by Everts to allow for the greatest possible participation and maximize health and safety of all participants.
11 App State students awarded MAKO Medical Scholarships for spring 2021
May 14, 2021
Raleigh-based MAKO Medical Laboratories has funded scholarships for 11 App State undergraduate students in spring 2021. The awardees include five student-athletes and three student veterans.
‘It’s a blessing’: 3,600 App State grads to receive diplomas at in-person ceremonies
WSOC-TV
May 11, 2021
The Charlotte television station reports on App State's in-person graduation May 7, the first of multiple ceremonies over a five-day period in the Holmes Convocation Center.
Main gallery at the Turchin Center named for Luther H. Hodges Jr.
May 10, 2021
The main gallery of App State’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts has been named The Luther H. Hodges Gallery in honor of arts patron Luther H. Hodges Jr., who has contributed $500,000 to support the center’s arts and educational programming.

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