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Students gather around the table on Sanford Mall during the 2023 Community FEaST. Photo by Chase Reynolds

October 8: 2025 Community FEaST
Sep 2, 2025

2025 Community FEaST
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Sanford Mall, Appalachian State University

Events, Outreach & Community Engagement, Sustainability
The 2023 Community FEaST. Photo by Chase Reynolds

October 22: 2024 Community FEaST
Sep 24, 2024

Note: The AppalFRESH Collaborative has decided to cancel the 2024 Community FEaST. If you are able, please consider serving our community by volunteering with a local nonprofit in lieu of the Community FEaST.

College News, Events, Sustainability
Carla Ramsdell, practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and sustainability liaison for the College of Arts and Sciences, in the SPICE Lab. Photo submitted
The App State Boone campus is pictured in January 2024 in this aerial photo. Photo by Wes Craig and Chase Reynolds
The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University

CAS Supports Improvements to App State Nature Preserve
Feb 14, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Following months of work, improvements to Appalachian State University's Nature Preserve are nearly complete.

College News, Support, Sustainability
App State’s corpse flower, Mongo, bloomed at the Department of Biology Greenhouse on Nov. 24. Photo by Wes Craig

App State’s rare corpse flower, Mongo, blooms in Biology Greenhouse
Nov 30, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Following 12 years of care and anticipation, Appalachian State University’s rare corpse flower graced observers with a long-awaited bloom on Friday, Nov. 24.

University News, Sustainability
The College of Arts and Sciences' Sustainability Liaison Carla Ramsdell, in collaboration with Appalachian State University's Office of Sustainability, invites students to apply for this semester's "Cooking with Purpose," a five-part cooking class focused on sustainable, low-cost, delicious meal preparations.
A conceptual rendering of what the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research at App State might look like once complete. The facility is part of the first phase of development for App State’s Innovation District. Note, this image does not reflect the conservatory’s finalized design. Graphic courtesy of Lord Aeck Sargent
Cooking with Purpose
App State’s delegation to COP27 stops for a photo at the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Pictured, from left to right, are App State Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Lee Ball, senior Grace Waugh, Department of Economics Chair Dr. Dave McEvoy, alumnus Jonathan Buckley '22, junior Matthew Mair and alumni Rachel Crabb '22, Chelsea Gulliver '22 and Luke Halodik ’21 '22. Photo submitted