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Announcing the 2022-23 College of Arts and Sciences Award Recipients
Nov 2, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Each year, Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recognizes several members of the faculty and staff for outstanding service, teaching, and scholarly work.

College News, Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff
Dr. Kinji Ito

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kinji Ito
Oct 31, 2023

Dr. Kinji Ito, Assistant Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, SAFE Grant
Haley Herman joined the Appalachian State University Department of History as the Administrative Support Associate in August 2022.

October 2023 CAS Staff Spotlight: Haley Herman
Oct 30, 2023

Each month of the academic year, the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) randomly selects one staff member to be featured in a staff spotlight on our website and social media accounts and to receive a small gift in recognition of their service to the College. To

College News, Faculty & Staff, Staff Spotlights
Dr. Kevin Schilbrack, professor of religious studies in Appalachian State University's Department of Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Kara Dempsey

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kara Dempsey
Oct 10, 2023

Dr. Kara Dempsey, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, SAFE Grant
Dr. Ellen Lamont, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Sociology
Dalton Akos '21 '22, an alumna of both the Department of Biology and Department of Geography and Planning, serves as a Student Records Coordinator in Boone. Emily Cunningham '21, an alumna of App State's Department of Counseling, Family Therapy and Higher Education, serves as an Academic Advisor in Hickory.

Meet the New Staff Members in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH)
Oct 4, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University alumnae have joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH).

College News, Faculty & Staff, Alumni
Following his graduation from the Appalachian State University Department of Psychology in May 2022, Ryan Kennedy (He/They) joined the department as the Administrative Support Associate.

September 2023 CAS Staff Spotlight: Ryan Kennedy
Sep 29, 2023

Each month of the academic year, the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) randomly selects one staff member to be featured in a staff spotlight on our website and social media accounts and to receive a small gift in recognition of their service to the College. To

College News, Faculty & Staff, Staff Spotlights
Dr. Paul Worley, professor in and chair of App State’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, right in foreground, and Andrea Elaver, assistant director of university events, unveil the rededicated portrait of Lillie Shull Dougherty — one of App State’s three founders — during the 2023 Founders Day ceremony at Founders Plaza. Photo by Troy Tuttle

App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
Sep 28, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in 1899 at Watauga Academy — the predecessor of App State — and honor App State’s founders, B.B. Dougherty, D.D.

University News, Faculty & Staff, Events
Faculty members and students from Appalachian State University's Department of Physics and Astronomy are the authors of a new paper in The Astronomical Journal, a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of astronomy published by the American Astronomical Society. The study, titled "TU Tau B: The Peculiar 'Eclipse' of a Possible Proto-Barium Giant," is featured in the October 2023 edition.