Adverse Weather Update: Jan. 11-12, 2025
For non-faculty employees on App State’s Boone and Hickory Campuses:

On Sat., Jan 11, Condition 2 (Suspended Operations) remains in effect until 5pm.

From 5pm on Jan. 11 until noon on Sun., Jan. 12 Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) is in effect.

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Future teachers visit Hickory Public Schools
Hickory Daily Record
April 27, 2019
More than a dozen students from Appalachian State University visited Hickory Public Schools recently. As future educators, they were welcomed with enthusiasm from district speakers including HPS Superintendent Robbie Adell, Chairman of the HPS Board of Education Bryan Graham, Grandview Middle School Principal Jennifer Griffin, HPS Personnel Officer Tracy Sigmon, and HPS Director of Communications Beverly Snowden.
Appalachian appoints Dr. Jacqui Bergman as vice provost for faculty affairs
April 26, 2019
Bergman, who has served as interim vice provost for faculty affairs since July 2018, will assume her permanent appointment to the role July 1.
Aspiring Eagle Scout enhances Academy at Middle Fork grounds
April 26, 2019
Appalachian’s Academy at Middle Fork received an outdoor learning space and campus beautification as part of a youth’s path to achieving his Eagle Scout rank.
Appalachian alumna uses earth-friendly designs for Dr. Scholl’s shoes
April 26, 2019
Andee Burton ’12 uses hands-on experience for inspiration in developing earth-friendly shoes.
Appalachian senior Jake Haire builds on his future through KMI International internship
April 26, 2019
Appalachian’s Jake Haire has been selected for a summer 2019 internship with construction management/consulting firm KMI International.
Dave by the Bell: Why Choose App State?
April 25, 2019
Climb the mountain — come to college at App State! Students on Sanford Mall share why they chose Appalachian and why you should too.
Blowing Rock hires Shane Fox as new town manager
Watauga Democrat
April 25, 2019
A native of Granite Falls, Fox graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting, according to the April 24 statement from Blowing Rock.
Storytelling is key to understanding climate change
Dramatic, funny, and original storytelling can astonish us, challenge us, and push us to think anew about addressing climate challenges.
Yale Climate Connections
April 24, 2019
On a visit to Appalachian State University, author and long-time activist Jeff Biggers worked with an incredible group of faculty and students to explore two questions: “What accounts for the gap between science and action on climate change? And what can we do to more effectively mobilize participation?”
Appalachian continues carbon emission reporting for global solutions
April 24, 2019
The carbon emissions data set formally maintained by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center has received new life at Appalachian through a cross-campus collaboration.
Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach interdisciplinary courses in Austria
April 23, 2019
Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies in Appalachian’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz in Austria in spring 2020.
Top 8 Renewable Energy Colleges You Didn’t Know About
Clean Energy Jobs List
April 22, 2019
Prestigious universities like Stanford, Duke, Boston University and MIT have renowned alternative energy programs with cutting-edge technology and globally recognized instructors. But there are lesser-known colleges, such as Appalachian State University, offering first-rate renewable energy programs and grooming young leaders to make a lasting impact.
Student death: how App State communicates after tragic events
The Appalachian
April 18, 2019
During the 2014-15 academic year, App State started to review the policy for when a student dies. That summer, App State created the Student Death Protocol.
Appalachian State University Design Students Show “Homework” in High Point
Interior Design
April 18, 2019
Plant Seven, an emerging center for design, culture and commerce in High Point, North Carolina, furthered its reputation for cultivating innovation with Homework, an exhibition of works by undergraduates from the furniture design concentration at Appalachian State University.
New interprofessional clinic at ASU offers additional services to public
Watauga Democrat
April 18, 2019
From audiology services to music therapy, the new Beaver College of Health Sciences Interprofessional Clinic at Appalachian State University offers a variety of services and programs to the public.
Bernice King talks to ASU crowd about inclusion, injustice
Watauga Democrat
April 16, 2019
Generations-long conflicts won’t have five-minute solutions, King Center CEO Bernice King said in a speech on Appalachian State University’s campus on April 11. King — CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, minister and the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King — urged her audience during a luncheon held at Appalachian to find ways to compromise and strive for inclusion.
Dave by the Bell: Can I retake that class?
April 16, 2019
What class would you retake if you had the chance? Find out what App State students said on a brand new Dave by the Bell.
Neighboring Notable Maggie Gettys: She's fighting back from spinal injury, wants to be remembered as someone who never gives up
Hickory Daily Record
April 15, 2019
Hickory native Maggie Gettys is an avid outdoorswoman graduating from Appalachian State University in May. In July 2016, her outdoor endeavors came to a halt when she was traumatically injured.
Appalachian’s first solar vehicle — Apperion — featured in 2019 Triangle SciTech Expo
April 12, 2019
Apperion is one of more than 50 exhibits included in the expo, which showcases the state’s newest advancements in various technologies and scientific disciplines.