Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office names Alum 2017 Employee of the Year
Dec 21, 2017
Cpl. Matt Taylor was recently picked by the command staff at the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office to receive the “2017 Employee of the Year” awa...
Appalachian alumnus Brock Long leads FEMA’s mission of support
Dec 19, 2017
Appalachian State University alumnus William Brockmann “Brock” Long ’97 ’99, a native of Newton, North Carolina, serves as the administrator f...
Appalachian graduates 1,475 at December 2017 commencement ceremonies
Dec 18, 2017
A total of 1,475 students graduated from Appalachian State University Saturday, Dec. 16, during commencement in Holmes Convocation Center....
Anthropology students awarded grant from Clinton Global Initiative
Dec 18, 2017
Abigail Rubio and Evangeline Giaconia, anthropology majors at Appalachian State University, have been awarded a grant from the Clinton Global Initiati...
Violence a matter of scale, not quantity or time period, researchers show
Dec 14, 2017
Anthropologists have debated for decades whether humans, living in tribal communities thousands of years ago, were more or less violent than societies...
3 Appalachian State University students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad
Dec 13, 2017
Roser, a junior political science major from Mount Holly, North Carolina, will study in Morocco; sophomore community and regional planning major Reed-...
Trustees OK fee increase to renovate Sanford Hall
Dec 11, 2017
One of Appalachian State’s most used academic buildings is slated for renovation, to be funded from proceeds of the student debt services fee....
2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award Recipient: Aaron Ballance
Dec 7, 2017
On November 4, 2017 the North Carolina Humanities Council announced Mr. Aaron Ballance as the recipient of its 2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award for h...
Students present at statewide research event
Dec 7, 2017
Senior physics major Daniel Mabe of Winston-Salem was among Appalachian State University students presenting at the 13th Annual State of North Carolin...
2017 Global Leadership Undergraduate Student Award
Dec 4, 2017
“I am deeply impressed with Paige Anderholm. She is a global citizen, to be sure, but she is much more: she is a global citizen who helps others bec...