Outreach & Community Engagement

Susan Keefe, Pegge Laine, Carolyn Grimes, Roberta Jackson and Lynn Patterson discussed the recent projects of the Junaluska Heritage Association. Photo by Nick Fogleman

Library celebrates the Junaluska Heritage Association [faculty featured]
Jul 2, 2025

BOONE — The annual Friends of the Watauga County Library celebration featured a panel discussion centered on two recently published books about Boone’s historic Junaluska neighborhood: “Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community” and “The Junaluska A

Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
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
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