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App State professor Dr. Ellen Cowan, left, and undergraduate student Khloe Springsteen examine soil samples collected from beneath the plow zone near the footprint of the palisade at Fort Defiance in Lenoir. With the fort’s footprint now pinpointed, the research of Cowan and her team will inform an augmented reality rendering of the site, created by historians at the American Battlefield Trust as part of the Liberty Trail North Carolina project. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State researchers discover footprint of Revolutionary War-era Fort Defiance
Nov 10, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University excavation work at Fort Defiance has pinpointed the footprint of the Revolutionary War-era structure, hel...

App State student researchers Shaun Pell, a senior from China Grove, left, and Kiya King, a senior from Granite Falls, right, discuss an ancient pottery sherd with Dr. Seth Grooms, assistant professor of anthropology and co-founder of the Lumbee River Archaeology Project. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Unearthing history: App State-Lumbee Tribe partnership documents ancient sites in Robeson County
Nov 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Artifacts that have endured for thousands of years in the soil of North Carolina’s Inner Coastal Plain have become a bridge between ...

Five people stand in a line on a stage in front of a blue curtain.

Rosen siblings continue parents’ legacy of visual arts support with 2 gifts to App State
Oct 26, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — To mark the 40th year of Appalachian State University’s Martin and Doris Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition — and ...

App State alumnus Forrest Gilliam ’08, GROW NC legislative director, second from right in foreground, addresses community members in downtown Marshall following Hurricane Helene. Photo courtesy of GROW NC

Forrest Gilliam ’08 among App State Mountaineers working to rebuild Western NC 2 years after Helene
Oct 2, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina in September 2024, the Appalachian State University Community rallied to suppo...

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...

U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine, Washington Monthly magazine and Money.com have named App State among the nation’s top schools for 2026–27, recognizing the university for its academics, value, benefits for student veterans and more. Shown is an aerial image of App State’s Boone campus in the fall. Photo by Wes Craig and Chase Reynolds

US News ranks App State No. 1 Best Value School for In-State Students in the South
Sep 25, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has earned its place among the nation’s and the Southeast’s best higher education institutions for th...

App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, is pictured with the 2026 members of App State’s Bell Ringers Society on Founders Day, which took place Sept. 18 at Founders Plaza on the Boone campus. Pictured with Norris, from left to right, are Richard Sparks ’76 ’78, Judy James ’69, Barbara Freiman, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ford, Winfield Beroth ’65, Duane Reese and Dr. Harold McKinney ’70. Dr. Cathy McKinney, professor emerita in App State’s Hayes School of Music, was posthumously inducted into the society. Photo

Leading with purpose, serving with impact: Founders Day honors 127 years of App State
Sep 18, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Celebrating 127 years of educational leadership, Appalachian State University held its ninth annual Founders Day on Sept. 18, honoring...

Attendees at the 2025 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event enjoyed connecting with researchers and learning about the many research and creative projects at App State. This year’s RECAPP event will be held Sept. 18 in the Broyhill Music Center on App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Ingenuity in action: App State spotlights faculty research and creativity
Sep 16, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s 2026 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event (RECAPP) celebrates a growing research enter...

App State logo in white and gold on a black background.

App State marks fall 2026 with historic online, graduate, transfer and first-gen student enrollment
Sep 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University opened its 2026–27 academic year with 21,308 Mountaineer students enrolled at the university for fall 2...

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