Students

Aerial view of the mural outside of Appalachian Brian Estates. Photo submitted.

Giving back to the Community: One Student’s Idea to Brighten Lives
Feb 5, 2021

Residents at Appalachian Brian Estates assisted living facility are enjoying one student’s artistic skills right outside their windows. Mary Carver ...

Discussion virtual event with Dr. Renee Scherlen, political science; Dr. Curtis Ryan, political science and Joseph Gonzalez, interdisciplinary studies - global studies.

Threats to Democracy at Home & Abroad
Feb 3, 2021

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 202112 p.m.Virtual event for campus participants. Email Dr. Philip Ardoin, ardoinpj@appstate.edu to join this Zoom session.Co...

Caroline Fehlman, sophomore and undergraduate research assistant for the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences. Photo Submitted.

Sophomore Contributes to Essential Climate Change Research
Jan 29, 2021

Caroline Fehlman, from Jefferson, North Carolina, although only a sophomore, is already playing a role in influential research. She is currently assis...

Sophomore Bailey Gardin, Political Science - Pre-Professional Legal Studies major. Photo Submitted

CAS Corps Feature: Bailey Gardin
Jan 29, 2021

The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute opport...

Appalachian State University senior Steven Klingler, of Byron, Georgia, is majoring in applied physics with a concentration in engineering electronics and minoring in mathematics. He transferred to App State in fall 2017 after serving four years in the U.S. Army. Photo submitted

App State Mountaineer approaches physics with military discipline
Jan 20, 2021

Four years of military service has given Steven Klingler a new perspective as a student at Appalachian State University. “I treat my college classes...

OIED image of App State students abroad. Photo from OIED social media.

OIED hosts Global Virtual Workshop Series
Jan 14, 2021

The Office of International Education and Development cordially invites you to participate in the Global Virtual Workshop Series this spring. Each wor...

Aric Thoresen '16, Anthropology major. Photo submitted.

Aric Thoresen on combining anthropology and teaching
Jan 13, 2021

After Aric Thoresen received his degree in anthropology from Appalachian State University in 2016, he travelled throughout Latin America and became TE...

A bat displaying signs of white-nose syndrome — a fungal disease that, according to the National Park Service (NPS), has killed millions of U.S. bats since its discovery in 2006. Dr. Mark Spond, Appalachian State University’s liaison to NPS, recently conducted studies of bats along North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway as part of an NPS grant-funded project — data from which will help expand NPS knowledge of the parkway’s rare and WNS-affected bat populations. NPS image

App State funded to study rare bats along Blue Ridge Parkway area, investigate disease
Jan 8, 2021

With grant-funded assistance from Appalachian State University, the National Park Service (NPS) is expanding its knowledge of rare bat speci...

More than 3,600 Appalachian graduates were conferred degrees during the university’s virtual Spring 2020 Commencement. Numerous Class of 2020 graduates took to social media to share their celebratory commencement photos, some of which are shown in this photo collage. Photos submitted

Fall 2020 Chancellor’s and Dean’s List
Jan 7, 2021

Appalachian State University is pleased to announce that 7,861 undergraduate students in total have been named to the Chancellor’s or Dean...

During fall 2020, Appalachian State University students developed and supported peer accountability programs to encourage members of the Appalachian Community to comply with safety precautions related to COVID-19. Pictured are Wellness Ambassadors Melina Tirrell, left, a sophomore social work major from Pineville, and Jessica Phillips, a sophomore finance and banking major from Charlotte, handing out face coverings. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Reflections on a year defined by COVID-19
Jan 6, 2021

Three hundred and thirty-five days ago, Appalachian State University began its COVID-19 campus planning discussions, and on March 1 it formally activa...