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At the Trailhead: App State’s first-year students participate in reimagined orientation and leadership development program
Aug. 18, 2020
First-year App State students started their journeys as Mountaineers through the Trailhead Experience orientation and leadership development program. More than 2,400 students worked with upper-level student leaders to create connections, build community and navigate the many changes to university life necessitated by COVID-19.
A career high note — 2 App State alumni nominated for 2021 Music Educator Award
Aug. 3, 2020
Appalachian alumni Jenny S. Lanier ’01 and Kameron L. Radford ’08 are among 216 music educators recognized nationally as quarterfinalists for the 2021 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Aug. 5
July 21, 2020
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 1
June 19, 2020
During the test, Appalachian 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 Orientation offers a SOUL connection
June 5, 2020
Orientation is online this summer, but the “soul” of the sessions will be the same: Student Orientation Undergraduate Leaders (SOULs) provide incoming students a welcoming and informative introduction to Appalachian.
Welcome home — first App Builds a Home project is dedicated
May 29, 2020
A virtual dedication ceremony is scheduled for the inaugural App Builds a Home project, built in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity, and fundraising begins for the next home.
Busch Drives App State-Branded Car To NASCAR Win
May 25, 2020
The specially branded NASCAR Xfinity Series car driven by Kyle Busch produced a familiar finishing position for App State: first place. The Black and Gold No. 54 car featuring App State logos as well as a congratulatory message for App State's graduating seniors in the Class of 2020 made a dramatic last-lap pass and crossed the finish line first Monday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, giving Busch a win in the Alsco 300.
App State Car to Race in Monday’s Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 22, 2020
Fans of NASCAR and the App State Mountaineers will have their worlds collide in an exciting way this Memorial Day when multi-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch drives an App State-branded car in recognition of the school's Class of 2020. Busch will take the wheel of the No. 54 car for the NASCAR Xfinity Series' Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
An App State staff member and naval veteran reflects on a lifetime of service
May 22, 2020
As a reflection of his military service, App State’s Chuck Ford, director of App Catering and a U.S. Navy veteran, was selected to lay a wreath at Appalachian’s Veterans Memorial to commemorate Memorial Day — a day honoring those who died in service to their country.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 3
May 20, 2020
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
A commencement in the cloud — App State virtually celebrates 3,600-plus graduates
May 19, 2020
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.
App State seniors pivot to finish movie production while socially distanced
May 8, 2020
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.
3,600-plus Mountaineer graduates set to make history during App State’s virtual Spring 2020 Commencement
May 1, 2020
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.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted May 6
April 23, 2020
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Wellness and Prevention Services is open, offers mindfulness classes and other services online
March 31, 2020
App State’s Wellness and Prevention Services provides its services online instead of in person so that students can access them safely amid COVID-19.
SoundAffect: Nikki Giovanni on holding on and letting go
March 27, 2020
A Civil Rights activist and world-renowned poet, Nikki Giovanni's journey led her from Knoxville, TN to the forefront of the late 1960s Black Arts Movement. On the path she fell in love with hospitals and space, befriended gangsters and nuns, and determined that writing is not about keeping score - but it is about making a point.
Walk, run or fly wherever you are: The AppKIDS annual 5K takes a virtual format
March 27, 2020
Superheroes may be running down a street near you as the AppKIDS annual 5K race takes a virtual format this year amid the COVID-19 conditions.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted April 1
March 24, 2020
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.