Faculty & Staff

An aerial view of the newly renovated Duncan Hall on App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Wes Craig

Duncan Hall reopens at App State after $32 million transformation
Sep 30, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — A familiar landmark on Appalachian State University’s Boone campus has entered a new chapter this fall, complete with a fresh look. ...

From left: Dr. Maggie Sugg, Sophie Ryan, and Trevor McKenzie

App State researchers partner to strengthen Western NC resilience 2 years post-Helene
Sep 30, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University researchers continue to learn from the damage, lessons and opportunities brought about by Hurricane Helen...

Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures logo in black, gold and white.

2026 NC Japanese Language Student Conference celebrates language learning at App State
Sep 30, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Funded by Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures...

A gray-haired man with a mustache, dark glasses, and a pink shirt holds a beige beverage in a fermentation sciences laboratory.

Dr. Bret Taubman talks Rootsii on ‘Agriculture in North Carolina’
Sep 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Bret Taubman, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and director of the ...

Dr. Zackary Vernon

App State professor's new book asks: Can you eat outside the industrial food system? [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026

BOONE — Zackary Vernon spent years asking whether a normal small town could feed him without the industrial food system. Boone became his test case ...

Community members swapped native plants to put in their yard for the upcoming fall season.

With insect populations declining, Boone Gardens pushes native plants into community hands [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026

BOONE — The Daniel Boone Gardens hosted a combined native plant swap and potluck this fall, an event the garden’s director hopes will draw newcome...

A male American Goldfinch feeds his female mate some tasty grub on a tree branch in Boone Sept. 26.

5th annual BioBlitz catalogues the natural world at App State [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026

The App State Department of Biology began its annual “BioBlitz” campaign Monday to catalogue on-campus biodiversity. This is the fifth year of the...

Carolina Public Press

Filling the gaps after Helene. Volunteer groups have stepped up across the NC mountains over last 2 years. [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026

Providing mental healthcare in the months after a disaster is crucial, and Mountain Strong saw a big need for providing mental healthcare in the area,...

Sammy Osmond and the No-Hellers. From left: Chase Arden, Jackson Lewis, Sammy Osmond, Natalia Catalan, Ben Gertner, Grayson McGuire, and Trevor McKenzie

Boone native records new album inside historic Todd Mercantile [alumni featured]
Sep 22, 2026

Sammy Osmond is a Boone native and purveyor of all things banjo, Appalachian history and pointing people back to their Appalachian roots. He now calls...

Carla Ramsdell

Hurricane Helene changed one survivor’s approach to preparedness [faculty featured]
Sep 22, 2026

Carla Ramsdell thought she was ready to face a weather disaster. But after surviving Hurricane Helene and seeing how many people in her state of North...