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  • App State alumnus, photographer Jesse Barber ’22 ’24 documents Western NC’s resilience after Hurricane Helene
    App State alumnus, photographer Jesse Barber ’22 ’24 documents Western NC’s resilience after Hurricane Helene
    Jan. 16, 2025

    Documentary photographer and App State alumnus Jesse Barber ’22 ’24 has played a key role in media efforts to cover the stories of Western North Carolina mountain communities after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Barber drove over 1,000 miles in three days to visit communities impacted by the storm.

  • 2 App State grads from Catawba County talk about their future, role of Hickory [alumni featured]
    2 App State grads from Catawba County talk about their future, role of Hickory [alumni featured]
    Hickory Daily Record
    Dec. 30, 2024

    The Hickory Daily Record features two recent App State graduates, Vee Bui ’24 and Cody Zimmerman ’24, both first-generation students from Hickory, who speak about their time at the university and their plans for the future. Bui earned her bachelor’s in communication sciences and disorders from App State in 2024, and Zimmerman earned his bachelor’s in both general management and sales from App State in 2024.

  • Perseverance pays off: Over 1,500 App State graduates achieve degrees this fall
    Perseverance pays off: Over 1,500 App State graduates achieve degrees this fall

    John Blackburn awarded honorary doctorate for support of the university and High Country communities

    Dec. 17, 2024

    More than 1,500 Mountaineer students celebrated their graduation from Appalachian State University in Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus during the university’s Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies, held Dec. 13.

  • App State students, faculty and staff volunteered to help neighbors after Hurricane Helene
    App State students, faculty and staff volunteered to help neighbors after Hurricane Helene
    Nov. 27, 2024

    In the wake of Hurricane Helene, App State students, faculty and staff stepped up to help those in need — both on and off campus, and during and after the disaster. Read the stories of seven Mountaineers who share how they responded to and volunteered to help others during the historic storm.

  • 125 years: App State Founders Day commemorates university’s legacy of education access, innovation and excellence
    125 years: App State Founders Day commemorates university’s legacy of education access, innovation and excellence

    With the Founders Bell ringing, 9 new members were inducted into App State’s Bell Ringers Society

    Nov. 22, 2024

    App State celebrated its seventh annual Founders Day on Nov. 21 to commemorate its founders, B.B., D.D. and Lillie Shull Dougherty, and the first day of classes held at Watauga Academy in 1899. Nine new members were inducted into the university’s Bell Ringers Society as part of the day’s events.

  • App State Oral History Program preserves the past and present through storytelling
    App State Oral History Program preserves the past and present through storytelling

    Special Collections Research Center houses oral histories, university archives, historical exhibits and more

    Nov. 18, 2024

    App State’s Oral History Program conducts and curates oral history interviews, which are housed in the university’s Special Collections Research Center. The interviews range in date from the mid-1960s to the present day, with a focus on university and regional history.

  • Excellence in Teaching: A Q&A with App State’s Dr. Brooke Christian
    Excellence in Teaching: A Q&A with App State’s Dr. Brooke Christian
    Nov. 11, 2024

    In this Q&A, Dr. Brooke Christian, App State’s winner of the 2024 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award, shares her love for teaching, her passion for chemistry, her research and more. The award is given annually to one outstanding faculty member at each UNC System school.

  • App State alum donates $1 million to Disaster Relief Fund
    App State alum donates $1 million to Disaster Relief Fund

    Dr. Lee Barnes ’90 catalyzes support for students, faculty and staff impacted by Hurricane Helene

    Nov. 7, 2024

    Appalachian State University alumnus Dr. Lee Barnes ’90 donated $1 million to the App State Disaster Relief Fund, providing immediate resources for students, faculty and staff in need.

  • Luke Combs, Eric Church help raise millions for WNC with concert [alumni featured]
    Luke Combs, Eric Church help raise millions for WNC with concert [alumni featured]
    Business North Carolina
    Oct. 27, 2024

    App State alumni and country music stars Luke Combs and Eric Church ’00 hosted a Hurricane Helene relief concert at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Oct. 26. The night of music raised more than $24.5 million in support of Western North Carolina, with more than 82,000 fans in attendance at the event. Church graduated from App State in 2000 with a degree in marketing, and Combs attended the university from 2008 to 2012.

  • ‘Made in the South:’ Durham artists uphold state furniture legacy [alumni featured]
    ‘Made in the South:’ Durham artists uphold state furniture legacy [alumni featured]
    WRAL
    Oct. 22, 2024

    In this WRAL feature, North Carolina artists speak about the significance of upholding the furniture and textile legacy in the state. App State alumna Kris Frazier ’19 shares her history of working with furniture and her thoughts on the importance of supporting local arts. Frazier graduated from App State in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design.

  • When you are both a journalist and a firefighter, which comes first when a hurricane hits? [alumni featured]
    When you are both a journalist and a firefighter, which comes first when a hurricane hits? [alumni featured]
    The Charlotte Observer
    Oct. 22, 2024

    App State alumnus Moss Brennan '21 talks about the challenges he faced as both a journalist and a first responder in Watauga County during Hurricane Helene. Brennan is the editor of the Watauga Democrat and volunteers with the Deep Gap Fire Department and Watauga County Rescue Squad. He graduated from App State with a degree in journalism in 2021.

  • App State announces 3 new recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship
    App State announces 3 new recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship
    Oct. 15, 2024

    Three first-year students at App State have been named as the newest recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship. Established by The Stanley and Dorothy Frank Family Foundation, the scholarship supports App State students from Guilford County.

  • North Carolina Photographer Points His Lens Toward Hope Amidst The Devastation Of His Home State [alumni featured]
    North Carolina Photographer Points His Lens Toward Hope Amidst The Devastation Of His Home State [alumni featured]
    Southern Living
    Oct. 9, 2024

    App State alumnus Jesse Barber ’22 ’24, a documentary photographer and Western North Carolina native, brought a unique perspective to his photo coverage of Hurricane Helene, with an aim to capture hope amidst the devastation of his home state. Barber graduated from App State with a bachelor’s degree in documentary studies and a master’s degree in Appalachian studies.

  • Climbing the ladder: How an App State graduate turned his internship into his career [alumni featured]
    Climbing the ladder: How an App State graduate turned his internship into his career [alumni featured]
    The Appalachian
    Sep. 18, 2024

    App State alumnus Dylan Reed '24, who graduated last spring with a degree in construction management, speaks with App State’s student newspaper about how his intern experience with New Atlantic Contracting led to a job as an on-site project engineer. Reed was an intern for the company during the construction of App State’s Holmes Drive Parking Deck.

  • Dr. Brooke Christian awarded National Science Foundation grant to study biomolecule stabilization
    Dr. Brooke Christian awarded National Science Foundation grant to study biomolecule stabilization
    Sep. 12, 2024

    Dr. Brooke Christian, App State associate professor of chemistry, has received a $306,783 Research in Undergraduate Institutions Award from the National Science Foundation to support her research on biomolecule stabilization, which has important applications in numerous areas — from pharmaceuticals to the food industry. These awards support faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions in research that engages them in their professional field, builds capacity for research at their home institution and supports the integration of research and undergraduate education.

  • At App State’s Camp Jean Rankin, youth practice speech skills in fun, interactive settings
    At App State’s Camp Jean Rankin, youth practice speech skills in fun, interactive settings
    Aug. 29, 2024

    Ten adolescents and teens from across the Southeast and Midwest attended App State’s second annual Camp Jean Rankin this summer, which provides unique opportunities for youth who stutter to learn fluency and self-empowerment skills and to enjoy High Country activities.

  • Celebrating Eric Foxx's 35 Years at WBIR [alumni featured]
    Celebrating Eric Foxx's 35 Years at WBIR [alumni featured]
    WBIR
    Aug. 14, 2024

    WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee celebrates Eric Foxx on his 35th anniversary with the station. Foxx is an App State alumnus who graduated with a degree in communications in 1985. He was a running back for the App State Mountaineer football team from 1981 to 1984.

  • Significant gift from Jeff Mick and Liz Mick ’81 will support App State academics and athletics
    Significant gift from Jeff Mick and Liz Mick ’81 will support App State academics and athletics

    Areas receiving support include the College of Arts and Sciences, Walker College of Business and men’s and women’s golf programs

    Aug. 9, 2024

    App State has received a significant gift from Mountaineers Jeff Mick and Liz Mick ’81 that will support the university’s online veterinary technology program, Walker College of Business and men’s and women’s golf teams.

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