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Pictured from left to right, Appalachian seniors Raine Lo, Javon Nathaniel, Kevin Garcia Bautista and Sara Sallam are the university’s four 2019–20 recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. They are among 912 undergraduate students from 345 colleges to receive the prestigious Gilman Scholarship and will study abroad during the 2019–20 academic year. Images submitted

4 App State undergrads receive Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in 2019–20
Aug 28, 2019

The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College at Appalachian State University, announces four Appalac...

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New Faculty and Staff in CAS 2019
Aug 27, 2019

Michael ReddishAssistant Professor,  Department of Chemistry and Fermentation SciencesEducation: B.S. Chemistry, Furman University; Ph.D. Chemist...

Andy Mendoza, a junior cellular/molecular biology major from Durham, is an ACCESS Scholar at Appalachian. This summer he is completing a biostatistics and computational biology internship at the National Institute of Environmental Sciences in Research Triangle Park. Photo submitted

App State’s Andy Mendoza demonstrates the importance of access to undergraduate research
Aug 16, 2019

Appalachian State University cellular/molecular biology major Andy Mendoza, of Durham, attests to the good that comes when students are enga...

Ten first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Diversity Scholarships for the 2019–20 academic year. Photos by University Communications.

10 aspiring leaders accepted into App State’s Diversity Scholars Program
Aug 14, 2019

Ten first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Diversity Scholarships for the 2019–20 academic year. This four-year leade...

Rebecca Yoon, Director, App English Language Studies (AppELS) is a new academic program for English language learners at Appalachian State University. Photo by Chase Reynolds.

New AppELS partnership offers international students the opportunity to study at Appalachian State
Aug 12, 2019

App English Language Studies (AppELS) is a new academic program for English language learners at Appalachian State University. This program is a partn...

The 2019–20 recipients of the Chancellor’s Scholarship: Lela Arruza, of Apex; Sophie Columbia, of Durham; Capability “Cape” Dickerson, of Rutherfordton; Oliver Dunkin, of Satellite Beach, Florida; Alisa Duong, of Charlotte; Samantha “Sam” Froese, of Cary; Aidan Keaveney, of Durham; Amelia Rhodes, of Winston-Salem; Gabriela “Gigi” Upchurch, of Denton, Texas and Lily Vowels, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

10 first-year students receive Chancellor’s Scholarship at App State
Aug 8, 2019

Ten first-year students at Appalachian State University have been named Chancellor's Scholars for the 2019–20 academic year. The Chancellor’s...

Samuella B. Sigmann, senior lecturer, certified Chemical Hygiene Officer and chemistry stockroom director in Appalachian’s A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the 2019 recipient of a leadership award from the American Chemical Society for her contributions to the field of chemical health and safety. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Samuella B. Sigmann: 2019 Howard Fawcett Chemical Health and Safety Award
Aug 6, 2019

The American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety (ACS CHAS) has announced Appalachian State University’s Samuella B. Sigmann ’...

Appalachian sophomore Kara Snow, an applied physics major with an emphasis in astrophysics, working in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Photo submitted

App State’s Kara Snow excels in internship at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Aug 5, 2019

Appalachian State University sophomore Kara Snow, of Raleigh, spent her childhood immersed in astronomy — from reading a glow-in-the-dark book on th...

Graduating senior Annie Klyce, from Atlanta, right, who is majoring in geology, presents her poster during the Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES) exhibit at Appalachian’s 2019 STEAM Expo. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

App State’s Annie Klyce plans a career as a geoscience educator
Aug 2, 2019

Prior to attending Appalachian State University, graduating senior Annie Klyce was afraid to take most science courses, she said. Now she is planning ...

Appalachian alumna Robyn Seamon ’11 ’18, who holds a B.S. in nursing and an M.S. in Appalachian studies from Appalachian. She owns Appalachian Healthcare Training and Consulting, through which she provides cultural sensitivity training to health care providers in the Southern Appalachian region. Photo submitted

App State alumna helps the medical community understand Appalachian culture
Jul 31, 2019

When Robyn Seamon ’11 ’18 enrolled at Appalachian State University to pursue a B.S. in nursing (RN–BSN) degree after years of working ...

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