The College of Arts & Sciences at Appalachian State University is home to 16 academic departments, three academic programs, two centers, and one residential college spanning the humanities, social sciences, and the mathematical and natural sciences. The college is dedicated to providing instruction and research essential to the University's mission and seeks to cultivate the habits of inquiry, learning, and service among all its constituents.
College News
Sep 30, 2016
By Steve Ahillen, steve.ahillen@knoxnews.com
Finding a fossil about the size of a fingernail on Chilhowee Mountain near Walland signified the successful result of a three-year search by the professor of geology at Appalachian State University, and solved a 124-year-old mystery.
Sep 22, 2016
Joseph Bathanti, a professor of creative writing in the department of English will be honored tonight in Raleigh. He is one of seven people who will receive the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor.
Aug 22, 2016
What do you get when you take a dozen Appalachian State University students, three passionate faculty, and an institutional commitment to sustainability?
Student News
Jun 29, 2016
BOONE - Thanks to Carson Sailor, Public History graduate student at Appalachian State University, Horn in the West is undergoing a major revitalization process beginning this year.
May 23, 2016
BOONE—Student Joshua Whitehead has been selected as the 2016-17 winner of Appalachian State University's Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Creative Writing.
May 9, 2016
BOONE - Devin Hoffman, junior Geology major and concentration in Paleontology, was recently awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship in Excellence in Education.
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