Leading with purpose, serving with impact: Founders Day honors 127 years of App State
Sep 18, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Celebrating 127 years of educational leadership, Appalachian State University held its ninth annual Founders Day on Sept. 18, honoring its founders — B.B. Dougherty, D.D.
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Meet CAS Corps member Ella Tynan
Sep 17, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps members serve as representatives to all college constituents, creating, promoting, and executing opportunities for academic and professional growth.
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Meet CAS Corps member Lizzie Smith
Sep 15, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps members serve as representatives to all college constituents, creating, promoting, and executing opportunities for academic and professional growth.
College News, CAS Corps, Students
The roommates who summited Mt. Kilimanjaro [student featured]
Sep 14, 2026
From Mexico to Egypt, two App State students traveled together across several countries and continents, and this summer they embarked on a trip that was more than a simple vacation.
Meet CAS Corps member Jose Barajas-Arias
Sep 10, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps members serve as representatives to all college constituents, creating, promoting, and executing opportunities for academic and professional growth.
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Meet CAS Corps member Shaun Appleman
Sep 8, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps members serve as representatives to all college constituents, creating, promoting, and executing opportunities for academic and professional growth.
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Meet the English department’s secret soup-ciety
Sep 8, 2026
There’s a secret society here at App State. Instead of secret meetings, conspiracy theories and secretly controlling the world, they focus on one thing: Soup.
Faculty & Staff, Students
App State marks fall 2026 with historic online, graduate, transfer and first-gen student enrollment
Sep 4, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University opened its 2026–27 academic year with 21,308 Mountaineer students enrolled at the university for fall 2026 — including the largest online, graduate transfer and first-generation student populations in the university’s history.
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App State researchers secure NSF MRI award for microscope upgrades
Sep 1, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Faculty members in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been awarded a two-year, $182,268 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to upgrade a key research instrument in the William C.
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App State Team Sunergy earns historic victory in cross-country solar racing challenge
Aug 17, 2026
BOONE, N.C.
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