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  • App State holds annual ceremony to honor service and sacrifices of veterans, military families
    App State holds annual ceremony to honor service and sacrifices of veterans, military families
    Nov. 14, 2024

    App State held its annual Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11 on the Boone campus, honoring the service and sacrifices of veterans and military families. The event featured remarks from App State Interim Chancellor Heather Norris and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. George Sankey.

  • 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.

  • Military Times ranks App State among the nation’s best schools for military service members, veterans for 2024
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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]
    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
    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
    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 2024–25 recipient of the Heltzer Endowed Scholarship
    App State announces 2024–25 recipient of the Heltzer Endowed Scholarship
    Oct. 23, 2024

    App State has announced the newest recipient of the Jerri Kent Heltzer and Harry Heltzer Endowed Scholarship. Established in 2021, the Heltzer Scholarship covers approximately 75% of tuition.

  • 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.

  • Over $4 million raised and distributed by App State Disaster Relief Fund
    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
    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
    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 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
    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.

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