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App State’s delegation to COP27 stops for a photo at the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Pictured, from left to right, are App State Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Lee Ball, senior Grace Waugh, Department of Economics Chair Dr. Dave McEvoy, alumnus Jonathan Buckley '22, junior Matthew Mair and alumni Rachel Crabb '22, Chelsea Gulliver '22 and Luke Halodik ’21 '22. Photo submitted

6 App State students observe world climate policymaking at UN climate conference
Jan 25, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — An Appalachian State University delegation of students and campus leaders returned from the recent United Nations climate change confe...

Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies at App State, is pictured in the village of Stattegg, a suburb of Graz, Austria, in 2020 with a marker on one of the country’s eight literature pathways. She will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz this spring. Photo courtesy of Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand

Professor Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach, conduct research in Austria
Jan 10, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — With support from her 2022–23 Fulbright, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand will return to Austria ...

Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the fall 2022 semester.

Fall 2022 Dean's and Chancellor's lists released
Jan 4, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the fall 2022 semester.678 students in the College...

The College of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony was held on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 5 p.m. Photo by Lauren Andersen

App State confers approximately 1,500 degrees at Fall 2022 Commencement
Dec 19, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University recognized nearly 1,500 graduates during its Fall Commencement ceremonies held Dec. 16 at the Holmes Conv...

Dr. Rachel Bleich, Dr. Brooke Christian, Dr. Beth Davison, Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, Dr. Cuong Mai, Dr. Juhee Woo and Dr. Marketa Zimova

University Research Council (URC) grant recipients
Dec 19, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Congratulations to the following Appalachian State College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members on receiving Fall 2022 Universit...

Fall 2022 Cratis D. Williams Society inductees Turner Delph (upper left), Joshua Platt (upper right), Lee Sturgis (lower left) and Molly Thomas (lower right)

Cratis D. Williams Society inductees include four CAS graduates
Dec 16, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for the Cratis ...

The Mountains to Sea North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program at App State, to begin in spring 2023, will support 100 underrepresented App State students in STEM fields over the next five years. It is funded by a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to App State, UNC Greensboro, Western Carolina University, East Carolina University and UNC Wilmington. Photo by Chase Reynolds and Wes Craig

App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
Dec 15, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is one of five University of North Carolina System institutions awarded $3.4 million in grant funding fro...

Marta Toran

Marta Toran receives awards for community engagement, teaching
Dec 9, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Congratulations to Marta Toran, lecturer and outreach coordinator in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES), on...

Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal (ASAP)

2023-24 Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal (ASAP) open through February 7, 2023
Dec 1, 2022

The 2023-24 Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal (ASAP) opens today and closes February 7, 2023! Through ASAP, submit one application to be...

The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University

Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies students travel to Israel
Nov 28, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — From May 21-29, 2022, 5 Appalachian State students embarked on a journey from North Carolina to Israel through the generous support of...