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More than 3,600 Mountaineer graduates who were conferred degrees during Appalachian’s virtual Spring 2020 Commencement celebrated — at a physical distance — with family, friends and Appalachian Community members. They also took to social media to share their black and gold pride and excitement.

Appalachian’s Division of Student Affairs examines resources to help Mountaineer students cope with mental health issues during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Home to the Beaver College of Health Sciences, the facility is the 10th building on Appalachian’s campus to achieve certification with the globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.

A move to online instruction due to COVID-19 prompted Appalachian art professor Jeana Klein and her students to think outside the loom regarding materials used in their weaving projects. Horsehair and ladies’ tights are among some of the unconventional items used.

The original, student-produced movie “Where You Should Be” follows four Appalachian broadcasting students and the uncertainty they face with graduation looming. Read how the movie’s creators — three graduating Appalachian seniors — finished the movie in the face of COVID-19 restrictions.

The 3,600-plus undergraduate and graduate students who will be recognized during Appalachian’s Spring 2020 Commencement are poised to make history — they are the first Appalachian class to graduate virtually. The guest speaker for this year’s event is alumni and “Freakonomics” co-author Stephen J. Dubner ’84.

Nearly 40 members of Appalachian’s faculty are working collaboratively to address topics related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Such topics include the virus’s economic impact on the region and how to support rural, socially vulnerable community members living alone.