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App State senior Devin Axtell, a biology major from Baldwin, Florida, prepares a meal for the student group participating in the spring 2025 Restoration and Exploration at the Coast Alternative Service Experience at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina. Axtell was one of two peer leaders on the trip. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

App State students help restore national wildlife refuge as part of Alternative Service Experience
Apr 30, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Each spring break, college students from across the nation head to the beaches to enjoy a week off from school — but for many Appalachian State University students, that annual trip to the coast serves a much bigger purpose.

University News, Outreach & Community Engagement, Students
Dr. Mac-Jane Crayton, assistant professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies and founder of Lab iMPACTLY, addresses Lab iMPACTLY Nonprofit Workshop attendees. Photo by Chase Reynolds
In the Foster Grandparent Program, volunteers assist children in need of academic attention by providing one-on-one classroom assistance. Photo submitted

Foster Grandparent Program celebrates 45 years with Governor's Award nomination
Mar 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's award-winning Foster Grandparent Program, a subprogram of Appalachian Senior Programs (ASP), is celebrating 45 years in 2025.

Awards & Honors, College News, Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
Dr. Beth Davison and Jesse Barber ’22 ’24

Dr. Beth Davison and Jesse Barber ’22 ’24 featured on Appalachian Excellence podcast
Mar 20, 2025

On this episode of Appalachian Excellence: Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, Karen Fletcher, director of grants resources and services in the Office of Research and Innovation, interviews Dr.

Alumni, Arts & Cultural, Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
The Hickory Leadership Forum
Rebecca Newman is the assistant director and wellbeing coordinator for the Veterinary Technology program in Appalachian State University's Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation. Photo submitted
The Lab iMPACTLY Nonprofit Workshop aims to equip local nonprofits with the tools, strategies and insights needed to enhance their impact, particularly in securing and managing grants.

April 3: Lab iMPACTLY Nonprofit Workshop
Feb 3, 2025

Lab iMPACTLY Nonprofit Workshop
Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Room 201A (Price Lake), Plemmons Student Union

College News, Events, Outreach & Community Engagement
Dr. William ("Billy") Schumann ’94 ’99 ’00, professor of community-based research in Appalachian State's Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation, has been appointed the 2024-27 Sharpe Chair. Photo by Ellen Burnette

Dr. William Schumann ’94 ’99 ’00 appointed 2024-27 Sharpe Chair
Jan 30, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. William ("Billy") Schumann ’94 ’99 ’00 has been appointed the 2024-27 Sharpe Chair. Made possible through an endowment established by Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center founders R.Y.

Arts & Cultural, Awards & Honors, College News, Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
Appalachian Senior Programs (ASP)

Appalachian Senior Programs raises funding to assist children and seniors in the High Country
Jun 12, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — For over two decades, Appalachian State University's Department of Sociology has sponsored Appalachian Senior Programs (ASP).

College News, Outreach & Community Engagement
Built in 1792, Fort Defiance is the former home of William Lenoir. Photo by Dr. Beth Davison