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Meet the 2017 Chancellor’s Scholars
This is Appalachian’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship
Aug. 2, 2017
Ten incoming freshmen have been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year.
Appalachian awards 11 students Plemmons Scholarships for 2017-2018
Aug. 2, 2017
Eleven first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Plemmons Leadership Scholarships. Plemmons Scholars have shown outstanding leadership in either their high schools or communities.
Community event helps students prepare for school year
Mooresville Tribune
July 19, 2017
In less than two weeks, the annual Back to School Bash in Mooresville will holds its seventh year of preparing students for a new school year with free school supplies, shoes and other necessities. Layne Smith, director of this year’s B2SB, has been with the program since the beginning, seeing it grow under her mother’s direction when it was first founded in 2011 to now.
Saving the bees
Appalachian student and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population
July 13, 2017
There’s hope for declining honeybee populations thanks to Appalachian student and faculty research and special projects.
Three App State Golfers Earn WGCA All-American Scholars Honors
Appalachian State Mountaineers
July 12, 2017
Senior Emily Stinson, junior Savanna Wood, and freshman Melany Chong were all recognized by the WGCA landing on the 2016-2017 WGCA All-American Scholar Team. The trio led a remarkable year for App State women's golf in the classroom which included a team GPA of 3.41, the third-highest among App's 18 programs and a perfect single-year and four-year APR score of 1,000.
Appalachian student receives scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation, engages community in biking
July 11, 2017
Annie Pharr, who helped organize the first women’s cycling event in the Boone area in the summer of 2016 has been awarded the women’s Joshua Kuck Memorial Scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation.
Photos from industrial design's observational beehive project
July 11, 2017
Three Appalachian State University industrial design majors – Ginny Stern ’15, Cary Cook ’16 and senior Eric Antolic – researched and designed an observational beehive that has become a hit for N.C.-based company Bee Downtown.
Appalachian State solar vehicle places second in international track race
July 9, 2017
Solar-powered Appalachian’s Team Sunergy took second place at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix after hundreds of hours of preparation and three days of intense strategy and track racing. The annual race, which took place this year on the Circuit of The Americas track in Austin, Texas, is an international collegiate endurance competition that sets the standards for and tests the limits of solar vehicle technology.
The new look of Apperion – Appalachian's 2017 Solar Vehicle
June 30, 2017
Team Sunergy’s new “cruiser class” car for 2018 is in the design concept phase. Its development is informed by data and feedback the team has gathered and compiled from the three competitions in which Apperion has raced.
Runnin’ on Shine
Team Sunergy competes in the Formula Sun Grand Prix July 3-9
June 30, 2017
Solar-powered Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy took second place at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix after thousands of hours of preparation and three days of intense strategy and track racing.
Appalachian awards four Fleming Scholarships for 2017-18
June 29, 2017
The scholarship recipients are Jonathan Winbush of Winston-Salem; Tamia Gowens of Greensboro; Ayah Hatcher of Raleigh; and Jordan Moore of Indian Trail. The scholarship is named for Dr. Willie C. Fleming, Appalachian’s chief diversity officer.
Van Ord Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
Appalachian State Mountaineers
June 28, 2017
Appalachian State University women's track and field student-athlete, Tristin Van Ord, has been nominated for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award, as announced by the NCAA on Wednesday. The Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
App State Projecting Record Enrollment for Fall Semester, Everts Announces at Trustees Meeting
High Country Press
June 26, 2017
At Appalachian State University’s June Board of Trustees meeting, preliminary enrollment numbers were released, board members were honored, new deans were welcomed and new opportunities for university properties were considered.
Appalachian awards 10 students Diversity Scholarships for 2017-18
June 26, 2017
The Diversity Scholarship is given to students who have demonstrated leadership potential, academic achievement, a willingness to create positive change and a commitment to the principles of diversity. The scholarship covers full in-state tuition and fees for eight semesters, plus special service, leadership and travel opportunities. All first-year students are eligible for the scholarship.
College of Arts and Sciences names Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for 2016-17
June 15, 2017
Judson MacDonald, who is from Cary, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish education from the department of languages, literatures and cultures in May 2017. He is currently pursuing a masters in Romance Languages as an accelerated admissions student.
Brill Selected by Diamondbacks on Third Day of MLB Draft
Appalachian State Mountaineers
June 14, 2017
Appalachian State University baseball senior right-hand pitcher Matt Brill was selected in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 12th round (No. 352 overall) on Wednesday afternoon.
Appalachian students bring home honors in international lighting design competition
June 12, 2017
Technology graduate student Hazel Chang’s design, “Sonata Music Classical Skybox,” was recognized as the winning entry at LIGHTFAIR® International, the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. Two other Appalachian students were awarded honorable mentions at the competition as well.
AppX: App's Top Ten Outdoor Activities
June 5, 2017
Discover the best swimming holes, mountain bike trails and skiing in the High Country! It's App's Top Ten Outdoor Activities on a brand new AppX.