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Dr. Sarah Carmichael, associate professor in the Department of Geology at Appalachian State University, is shown with her husband, Tom Hansell, documentary filmmaker in the Center for Appalachian Studies, in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum for the 113th Explorers Club Annual Dinner. Carmichael was recently received as a Fellow in The Explorers Club. Photo by Felix Kunze

Appalachian’s Sarah Carmichael joins John Glenn, Sally Ride, Jane Goodall and other well-known explorers in prestigious society
Apr 27, 2017

Sarah Carmichael, associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology, was received as a Fellow in The Explorers Club, headq...

5,249 students participated in internships for academic credit in 2015-16 at 1,451 sites.

Secure an internship
Apr 27, 2017

What is one of the best ways to get your foot in the door of your chosen career field? An internship – a culminating experience at a work site with ...

SumoBot Competition at Appalachian State

SumoBot competition brings packed house to Convocation Center
Apr 27, 2017

The crowd gathers around, cheers fill the air, competitors are in the zone — and at the center of it all — robots sumo wrestling....

Team Synergy Appalachian State

Innovation and sustainability – App State’s value proposition
Apr 27, 2017

As Chancellor of Appalachian State University, I am privileged to work in one of the most magnificent regions of our state, if not our country. I am a...

Yom HaShoah: Appalachian State and Boone Communities Remember Victims of the Holocaust on National Days of Remembrance

Yom HaShoah: Appalachian State and Boone Communities Remember Victims of the Holocaust on National Days of Remembrance
Apr 11, 2017

On Monday, April 24, 2017 Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies along with the Temple of the High C...

Fundraising Concert for Appalachian Studies E.J. Cabbell Scholarship to feature local band Strictly Strings and The Blue Ridge Broadcasters

Fundraising Concert for Appalachian Studies E.J. Cabbell Scholarship to feature local band Strictly Strings and The Blue Ridge Broadcasters
Apr 11, 2017

On Friday, April 21, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the Appalachian Studies program at Appalachian State University will host a concert to fundraise...

Pictured here are the Comprehensive level winners from the NCCTM State Mathematics Contest held at Appalachian State University on March 8. They will next compete at the state competition. Photo by Marie Freeman

Middle and high school students compete in regional math competition hosted by Appalachian
Apr 10, 2017

Awards for individuals and top schools were earned during regional qualifying for the NCCTM State Mathematics Contest held at Appalachian State Univer...

Robert Gipe

Novelist Robert Gipe to appear April 20 in Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Apr 10, 2017

When Robert Gipe appears April 20 in the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University, the occasion will spotlight a...

Cartoonist Keith Knight

Cartoonist Keith Knight Visits Appalachian State University
Apr 10, 2017

On Monday, April 24, 2017 nationally renowned cartoonist Keith Knight will visit Appalachian State University. While on campus, Knight will be the foc...

Curt Fields as General U.S. Grant

General Ulysses S. Grant: The Man Behind the Uniform with Dr. Curt Fields, Living Historian and Re-Enactor
Apr 5, 2017

As part of a continued exploration of Civil War themes this semester, the Department of History at Appalachian State University will host Dr. Curt Fie...