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The Shulls Mill Dam is visible on the Watauga River, near Boone, N.C., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Hellbender Salamander’s are being captured and moved to a safer place on the river. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

In the News: Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat [faculty featured]
Aug 12, 2024

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and grad...

Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for 2024 faculty and staff awards.

College of Arts and Sciences accepting nominations for 2024 faculty and staff awards
Aug 12, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for the following awards recognizing facu...

Jeff and Liz Mick ’81 support multiple scholarships at App State. Jeff, left, and Liz, right, are pictured with App State alumnus Carlos Franco ’00, a previous recipient of The Elizabeth and Jeffrey Mick Endowed Scholarship in Business. Photo submitted

Significant gift from Jeff Mick and Liz Mick ’81 will support App State academics and athletics
Aug 9, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has received a significant gift from Mountaineers Jeff Mick and Liz Mick ’81, of Jefferson, benefitting...

Dief Alexander (left), Mac Glaze (middle) and Mary Beth Crass (right) are University Program Associates in the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office.

Meet the University Program Associates in the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office
Aug 9, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to welcome Mary Beth Crass to the Dean's Office as a Un...

North Carolina Humanities

August 28: Humanities Grant Program Officer Visit
Aug 5, 2024

Humanities Grant Program Officer VisitWednesday, August 28, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.Room 421, Belk Library and Information CommonsBOONE, N.C. ...

Dr. Daniel Caton, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University

In the News: Rare astronomical event expected to occur soon [faculty featured]
Jul 30, 2024

Astronomers say we might be on the verge of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They predict a star about 3,000 lightyears from Earth in the constellati...

On April 29, App State and Project Kitty Hawk (PKH) signed an agreement that will help remove barriers to educational access and increase career readiness and advancement, particularly for adult learners in North Carolina. App State will launch five online degree programs supported by the project in the 2024–25 academic year. Pictured, from left to right, are PKH Chief Operating Officer David Eby, App State Interim Chancellor Heather Norris and UNC System Executive Vice President and PKH Interim President a

App State partners with Project Kitty Hawk to offer 5 streamlined App State Online programs in 2024–25
Jul 29, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — As part of a statewide effort to expand higher education access to millions of working adults in North Carolina, Appalachian State Uni...

High Country Humanities at Appalachian State University

September 22: Folk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations
Jul 29, 2024

“Folk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations”Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 2:45-4 p.m.Herrick Pavilion and Stage...

Dr. Rachel Smith, head of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Lab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University, on Mauna Kea. Photo submitted

In the News: Due South spaces out on mysteries of the universe with NC astronomer [faculty featured]
Jul 26, 2024

After talking with a NASA astronaut, we at Due South wanted to learn more about research that’s happening here on Earth....

Appalachian Journal (vol. 51, no. 3-4)

Appalachian Journal (vol. 51, no. 3-4) now available
Jul 25, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — The new Appalachian Journal (vol. 51, no. 3-4) celebrates the life and career of Gurney Norman, Appalachian writer, documentarian, Eng...