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App State grant writing class raises $35,000 for local nonprofits
Jul 12, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University students enrolled in the Spring 2023 "Grants for Non-Profits" course applied their grant writing skills and raised a total of $35,000 to support two local nonprofit organizations, RAM's Rack Thrift Shop and Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture.

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Dr. Seth Grooms, Marine Corps veteran and App State assistant professor, placed a wreath at the Veterans Memorial on the Boone campus during the university’s annual Memorial Day commemoration on Friday, May 26. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Marine Corps veteran Dr. Seth Grooms lays wreath for App State’s Memorial Day commemoration
May 30, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Each Memorial Day weekend, Appalachian State University commemorates those who died while serving in the U.S. military with a wreath laying at the Veterans Memorial on the Boone campus. The memorial, located next to the B.B.

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Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the spring 2023 semester.

Spring 2023 Dean's and Chancellor's lists released
May 25, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the spring 2023 semester.

752 students in the College of Arts and Sciences were included on the Chancellor's list and 1,132 were included on the Dean's list.

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App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, center, with Emily Daughtridge, professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, left, and Dr. Maryam Ahmed, professor in the Department of Biology, at the inaugural Awards of Distinction ceremony, held April 27 on App State’s Boone campus. Daughtridge is the recipient of the 2023 Appalachian State University Excellence in Teaching Award, and Ahmed is App State’s 2023 recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds
Dr. Laura Ammon, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Philosophy and Religion and director of the Watauga Residential College (WRC) in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Spring 2023 Cratis D. Williams Society inductees Zoë Benfield (upper left), Krystal Carter (upper middle), Nic Garzone (upper right), Natalie Moyer (lower left), Gabriel Paredes (lower middle) and Skyler Prowten (lower right)

Cratis D. Williams Society inductees include six CAS graduates
May 22, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for the Cratis D. Williams Society. The Society is designed to recognize the top two percent of graduates from the School of Graduate Studies each year.

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Dr. Maryam Ahmed, professor in App State’s Department of Biology, has received the 2023 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State’s Dr. Maryam Ahmed wins 2023 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
Apr 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Maryam Ahmed, a professor in App State’s Department of Biology, has received the 2023 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Matthew Mair

Honors College student and Chancellor’s Scholar Accepted into the Resilience and Adaptation to Coastal Change Across Communities (C2C) REU Program
Apr 26, 2023

Honors College junior and Chancellor’s Scholar Matthew Mair has been selected to participate in the Resilience and Adaptation to Coastal Change Across Communities REU program located at the Coastal Studies Institute from May 31 to August 4, 2023. 

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Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies

CAS students receive research, teaching awards from the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
Apr 26, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2022-23 student awards.

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