Three first-year students at App State are the newest recipients of the Bill and Hughlene Frank Scholarship. The scholarship, established by The Stanley and Dorothy Frank Family Foundation, is awarded to graduates of Guilford County high schools.

The State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Public Fellows Internship Program, funded by the SECU Foundation, afforded 20 App State students the opportunity to complete internships over the 2023 spring and summer terms.

Five Watauga County students were named recipients of Appalachian State University’s New River Light and Power Scholarship for the 2023–24 school year. Established in 1988, the scholarship provides funding to Watauga County students pursuing higher education at App State.

App State’s Beaver Scholars program helped pave the way for alumna Alexis “Lexie” Farr to give back to her hometown community through her job at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton. The scholarship program supports North Carolina students with a commitment to health care careers.

This Women’s History Month, learn more about a few of the App State administrators, alumni, students, faculty, staff and campus visitors who are leading the way and inspiring others, as well as university events and initiatives focused on women’s history.

This Black History Month, learn more about a few of the Black leaders, alumni, students, staff and campus visitors who enrich the App State Experience every day of the year, as well as university events, initiatives and research endeavors focused on Black history.

App State recognizes the 2022–23 recipients of the Fleming Scholarship, which is named in honor of Dr. Willie C. Fleming — a leader in diversity and inclusion at App State for nearly four decades.

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.