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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.
Military Times ranks App State among the nation’s best schools for military service members, veterans for 2024
Nov. 8, 2024
App State has been recognized among the nation’s top higher education institutions for military service members and veterans, placing among the top 13% of schools named to Military Times’ 2024 “Best for Vets: Colleges” rankings list.
NCInnovation selects App State as a support hub for applied research commercialization
Nov. 8, 2024
App State will join six other UNC System institutions as a headquarters for NCInnovation’s applied research support. NCInnovation provides grant funding, mentorship and partnership development to university researchers to support innovative, real-world research at North Carolina’s public universities.
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.
Mountaineers–Bulldogs doubleheader raises more than $11,000 in hurricane relief funds
Nov. 7, 2024
On Nov. 2, App State and UNC Asheville played a seven-inning baseball doubleheader in Kannapolis, with proceeds from the event benefiting the App State Disaster Relief Fund and the UNC Asheville Athletics Disaster Relief Fund. The schools raised more than $11,000, which will support their campus communities’ recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
App State Writing Across the Curriculum Program nationally recognized as an Exemplary Enduring WAC Program
Nov. 4, 2024
App State’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Program has been nationally recognized with a 2024 Exemplary Enduring WAC Program Award from the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum and WAC Clearinghouse. The annual Exemplary WAC Program Awards recognize the extraordinary achievements of WAC directors and their teams in establishing, maintaining and sustaining programs that foster and facilitate exemplary engagement with writing across the curriculum at their institutions, as well as institutional commitments to support these achievements.
App State earns rankings among the best schools in the nation, Southeast for 2024–25
US News has named the university a top 3 regional university for innovation, undergraduate teaching and veterans support
Oct. 31, 2024
The latest college rankings and recognitions of six national publications — including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine — have one thing in common: All place App State among the best schools in the nation, and the Southeast, for 2024–25.
How to Prepare for Your First Job Post-Graduation [staff featured]
U.S. News & World Report
Oct. 31, 2024
This article in U.S. News & World Report offers eight tips on how college graduates can be successful when first joining the workforce. Jennifer Shaffer, director of App State’s Career Development Center, advises students to use past experiences from internships, part-time jobs and volunteer opportunities to better their chances of landing a great job.
Students impacted by hurricane will receive extra scholarship support
NC resident students with family incomes below $80,000 will receive an average of $850 in additional grant aid
Oct. 30, 2024
The UNC System announced that the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority is awarding additional financial aid to eligible students at Appalachian State University. The grant will help to offset some of the unexpected costs from Hurricane Helene.
App State students dedicate 500+ hours toward Hurricane Helene relief and recovery efforts during Day of Service
Oct. 24, 2024
Around 175 App State students took part in the university’s Student Day of Service - Together We Are Mountain Strong event, held Oct. 19. They logged over 500 hours of community service to support Hurricane Helene relief and recovery efforts in communities across the High Country.
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.
Over $4 million raised and distributed by App State Disaster Relief Fund
Oct. 11, 2024
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, thousands of individuals across the state, nation and world reached out to support Mountaineers. The App State Disaster Relief Fund raised and distributed over $4 million in bridge funding for thousands of students, faculty and staff at Appalachian State University as they navigated significant losses and challenges from the storm.
Area leaders focus on recovery from Helene
‘Unified approach’ key to recovery, says Boone mayor
Oct. 9, 2024
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s impacts to the High Country, leaders from the Town of Boone, Watauga County, App State and the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce have been communicating regularly, working together to respond to the needs of the community.
11 first-year App State students earn 2024–25 Chancellor’s Scholarship
Oct. 1, 2024
Eleven first-year App State students have been named 2024–25 Chancellor’s Scholars. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship, designed for students with ambitious academic goals.
‘The best two weeks of my life’: Study abroad learners share their experience
The Appalachian
Sep. 25, 2024
This summer, App State students visited countries across five continents on faculty-led study abroad programs. The Appalachian shares the experiences of several students who participated in study abroad trips to countries in South America and to Spain.
3 App State students awarded NC Space Grants to conduct STEM research
Sep. 20, 2024
Three Appalachian State University students have received NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research in the 2024–25 academic year.
5 Watauga High graduates awarded App State’s New River Light and Power Scholarship
Sep. 13, 2024
Five first-year App State students, all graduates of Watauga High School, have been named the 2024–25 recipients of App State’s New River Light and Power Scholarship. Established in 1988, the scholarship supports Watauga County students pursuing higher education at App State.
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.