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2 App State degree programs among 17 recognized by U.S. Department of Energy
Building sciences, technology programs earn new Zero Energy Design Designation
Nov. 22, 2022
2 App State degree programs in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment — an undergraduate building sciences program and the master’s program in technology — have earned the new Zero Energy Design Designation by the U.S. Department of Energy.
App State observes Veterans Day 2022 with ceremony on campus
Student veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22 featured as this year’s speaker
Nov. 11, 2022
App State observed Veterans Day 2022 on Friday, Nov. 11, with a ceremony in the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building. This year’s featured speaker was veteran Morgan Gibbard ’22, an App State graduate student with a bachelor’s degree in social work.
11 first-year App State students earn Chancellor’s Scholarship for 2022–23
Nov. 2, 2022
App State named 11 first-year students as Chancellor’s Scholars for the 2022–23 academic year. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship — it has been awarded for 38 years.
10 first-year App State students awarded Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship for 2022–23
Nov. 2, 2022
For the 2022–23 academic year, 10 first-year App State students have received the Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship, which covers full in-state tuition and fees for up to four years and includes leadership workshops, service-learning, international experiences and mentorship opportunities.
Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities
App State secures funding for cross-cultural exchange in North Carolina and New Zealand
Nov. 1, 2022
High school students from the North Carolina Cherokee and New Zealand Māori nations will exchange best practices for preserving language and culture during visits funded by a $100,000 grant awarded to App State.
Cabarrus County Schools names Tonya Williams as Principal of the Year
WBTV
Oct. 26, 2022
Tonya Williams, a 1993 graduate of App State's communication sciences and disorders program, was selected as the 2022-2023 principal of the year for Cabarrus County Schools. Williams is the principal of Concord Middle School.
16 recruits graduate from Appalachian Police Academy’s 5th class
The graduates were sworn in and are already serving on App State’s campus
Oct. 20, 2022
Graduates of App State’s Appalachian Police Academy — a component of the Appalachian Police Officer Development Program — enter the criminal justice job market with a college degree, North Carolina law enforcement certification and a minimum of two years of policing experience.
Federal funding supports App State programs to prevent falls among older adults
$552,322 awarded to Interprofessional Clinic for falls prevention programs in 7 High Country counties
Oct. 3, 2022
Thanks to more than a half-million dollars in federal funding, App State is partnering with the High Country Area Agency on Aging to safeguard the independence of older adults in North Carolina’s High Country — by expanding and implementing falls prevention programs in the seven-county region.
App State marks best fundraising year in more than a decade, most cash gifts in university history
Sep. 30, 2022
Appalachian State University has marked its best fundraising year in more than a decade. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the university raised more than $36 million, including $31 million in cash gifts — the largest cash fundraising year in university history.
7 sculptures debut along campus Arts Corridor at App State
Sep. 27, 2022
A new collection of seven sculptures has been unveiled on App State’s campus as part of the university’s Arts Corridor. The artworks — installed in mid-August and created by artists from across North Carolina — will be displayed on campus for two years.
4 acclaimed authors to visit App State’s campus, share their work this fall
The authors’ visits are part of App State’s fall 2022 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 21, 2022
Four acclaimed authors — Savannah Sipple, Neema Avashia, Leigh Ann Henion and Scott Blackburn — will visit App State’s campus this fall as part of the 2022–23 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.
App State Mountaineers experience real-world climate science in Peru
Dr. Baker Perry leads National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, study abroad program in Andes Mountains
Sep. 16, 2022
National Geographic Explorer and App State geography professor Baker Perry led App State students on their study abroad program in Peru — then spearheaded the effort to install the highest weather station in the Tropical Andes as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition
App State opens Academy at Elkin, its second lab school
Sep. 2, 2022
Elected officials and local dignitaries joined App State and Elkin City Schools educators and staff on Aug. 23 to celebrate the opening of App State’s second laboratory school — one of nine operating as part of the University of North Carolina System Laboratory School initiative.
App State honors 4 Alumni Awards recipients during 2022 Alumni Weekend
These awards recognize graduates for their professional, service and philanthropic accomplishments
Sep. 1, 2022
App State’s Alumni Association honored four graduates with 2022 Alumni Awards — recognizing Mark Ricks ’89, June Wilson Hege ’65, John Thomas Roos ’84 and Douglas Middleton Jr. ’15 ’18 for their professional, service and philanthropic accomplishments.
Local youth snack their way to improved language, literacy skills through App State summer program
Aug. 24, 2022
A summer program developed by App State’s Beaver College of Health Sciences provides young students the opportunity to improve their language and literacy skills — while learning healthy eating habits. The program pairs snack preparation and sampling with a speech-language pathology curriculum.
With expansion almost complete, App State’s Child Development Center nearly doubles in capacity
Child care program earns prestigious accreditation
Aug. 5, 2022
App State’s Child Development Center expansion is nearing completion, allowing the center to serve 54 additional students. The center is also celebrating achievement of accreditation through the Pathways to Accreditation program, offered by the Children’s Council of Watauga County.
Greene, Brown join App State Board of Trustees
July 29, 2022
Anita Greene and Quson Brown were sworn in to terms on the App State Board of Trustees on June 17. Greene, who was appointed to the board by the UNC System Board of Governors, will serve until 2023, and Brown, App State’s student body president for 2022–23, will serve a one-year term.
2022 Alumni Awards: Douglas Middleton Jr. ’15 ’18 — Young Alumni Award
July 26, 2022
Learn about App State alumnus Douglas Middleton Jr. ’15 ’18 and why he was selected as the 2022 recipient of the university’s Young Alumni Award. The award honors individuals under 40 years of age for their exceptional service to the university and accomplishments in their career.