Faculty & Staff

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kinji Ito

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kinji Ito
Nov 1, 2022

Dr. Kinji Ito, Assistant Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and CulturesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Pr...

Cold Mountain Review (CMR), the longest-running continuous publication at Appalachian State University and one of the oldest college literary journals in the country, is celebrating 50 years in 2022.

App State literary journal Cold Mountain Review celebrates 50th anniversary
Oct 31, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Cold Mountain Review (CMR), the longest-running continuous publication at Appalachian State University and one of the oldest coll...

The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University

CAS Faculty and Staff Award Recipients 2021-2
Oct 27, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Each year, Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recognizes several members of the faculty and...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jon Gordon

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jon Gordon
Oct 25, 2022

Dr. Jon Gordon, Assistant Professor, Department of SociologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Project: “Ethnographic Pr...

App State engineering physics graduate student Matthew Allen, left, and physics and astronomy professor Dr. James Sherman, two of four App State recipients of 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants, are pictured inside App State’s Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR) facilities. Photo by Chase Reynolds

4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
Oct 24, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Three Appalachian State University students and a faculty member received 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct...

Dr. Timothy J. Smith, professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, is one of 24 University of North Carolina System employees taking part in the System’s third annual Executive Leadership Institute.

App State’s Dr. Timothy J. Smith selected for UNC System Executive Leadership Institute
Oct 13, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Timothy J. Smith, professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, is one of 24 University of North Carolina System empl...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Renata Carneiro

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Renata Carneiro
Oct 11, 2022

Dr. Renata Carneiro, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation SciencesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall ...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Katy Abrams

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Katy Abrams
Oct 4, 2022

Katy Abrams, Lecturer, Department of EnglishStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Project: “Rhetoric and Composition Instit...

A group of 12 App State students participated in a study abroad program in Peru in July 2022, where they learned about climate change, glaciers, water resources and the local culture. They are pictured at Machu Picchu in Peru.

App State Mountaineers experience real-world climate science in Peru
Sep 16, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — A dozen Appalachian State University students investigated the impacts of climate change in the Andes during a study abroad program th...

Dr. Johnny Waters, captured by Felix Kunze (2018)

Dr. Johnny Waters named Paleontological Society Fellow
Sep 14, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Becoming a Fellow of the Paleontological Society is an honor reserved for those who have made far-reaching contributions to paleontolo...