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App State senior Temitayo Olofintuyi, left, a Beemon research team member and computer science major from Greensboro, and Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, the Lowe’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in App State’s Department of Computer Science, inspect two Beemon Hive Monitoring Systems on App State’s Boone campus. Tashakkori and his research team received a grant for over $640,000 from NCInnovation to commercialize four parts of the Beemon Hive Monitoring System. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State team’s beehive monitoring system buzzes toward market with NCInnovation support
Dec 9, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — At Appalachian State University, research by Dr. Rahman Tashakkori and his team is contributing to the development of an innovative tool for decreasing honeybee die-off and increasing hive production.

Alumni, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Students, University News
Jesse Barber, an Appalachian State University senior from Sawmills, is pursuing a self-designed B.A. in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in documentary studies in Appalachia and a minor in sustainable development. Photo by Mike Belleme

In the News: North Carolina Photographer Points His Lens Toward Hope Amidst The Devastation Of His Home State [alumni featured]
Oct 28, 2024

Jesse Barber focuses his camera with the quiet pensiveness of a mountain man—someone who appreciates the solace of a porch rocker, the depth of a Blue Ridge vista.

College News, Alumni
Tommy Guy ’07, center, is the recipient of the 2024 Alumni Award from App State’s College of Arts and Sciences. He is pictured with College of Arts and Sciences Dean Mike Madritch, left, and Associate Vice Chancellor of Alumni Engagement Stephanie Billings ’92 at the 2024 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 13 at App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Chase Reynolds
iBackAPP 2024 will be held on Wednesday, March 6.

Support the App State College of Arts and Sciences during iBackAPP 2024
Mar 4, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's 2024 iBackAPP giving celebration will be held for 24 hours on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The App State College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is one of 18 priorities during this year's iBackAPP event.

Alumni, College News, SAFE Grant, Support
Tommy Guy '07

A Pathway to Perspective: Tommy Guy '07
Feb 19, 2024

Learning to approach problems from an interdisciplinary perspective has long been one of the defining characteristics of an App State education. Tommy Guy ’07 said the out-of-the-box thinking he learned as a Mountaineer has been fundamental to his success since graduation.

Alumni, University News
The Appalachian

Climbing the Ladder: One Grad’s Story of Leadership
Jan 25, 2024

As App State students graduate, the task of navigating through the workforce as a member of Generation Z commences. One App State student is balancing grad school and a full-time leadership position.

Alumni, Students
Melissa Auten '12 '18

Meet CAS Career Coach Melissa Auten '12 '18
Jan 18, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Melissa Auten '12 '18 has joined Appalachian State's Career Development Center as the Assistant Director and College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Career Coach, beginning Tuesday, January 16.

Alumni, College News, Faculty & Staff
Dr. Cameron Lippard ’98, chair of Appalachian State University's Department of Sociology
Amy Hudnall, senior lecturer in Appalachian State University's Department of History and Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and interim director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
Dalton Akos '21 '22, an alumna of both the Department of Biology and Department of Geography and Planning, serves as a Student Records Coordinator in Boone. Emily Cunningham '21, an alumna of App State's Department of Counseling, Family Therapy and Higher Education, serves as an Academic Advisor in Hickory.

Meet the New Staff Members in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH)
Oct 4, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University alumnae have joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH).

College News, Faculty & Staff, Alumni