At Appalachian

2024 — App State’s 125th year was marked by resilience, progress and opportunity
Jan 8, 2025

With the close of 2024, Appalachian State University reflects on a year of remarkable growth and achievements — one defined by Mountaineer resilienc...

Dean Melba Spooner ringing the bell

125 years: App State Founders Day commemorates university’s legacy of education access, innovation and excellence
Nov 27, 2024

With the Founders Bell ringing, 9 new members were inducted into App State’s Bell Ringers Society.Dr. Melba Spooner — Spooner is dean of the ...

App State alum donates $1 million to Disaster Relief Fund
Nov 12, 2024

When Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina, Appalachian State University alumnus Dr. Lee Barnes ’90 knew a number of students, faculty and sta...

NCInnovation selects App State as a support hub for applied research commercialization
Nov 12, 2024

Appalachian State University is among three University of North Carolina System institutions to become headquarter locations for NCInnovation’s appl...

Military Times ranks App State among the nation’s best schools for military service members, veterans for 2024
Nov 12, 2024

Military Times has named Appalachian State University to its 2024 “Best for Vets: Colleges” rankings list, which honors the nation’s top co...

Employee Celebrates Her 11th ‘Breast Cancer-versary’
Nov 6, 2024

After her husband reminded her several times, Andrea Anderson scheduled her first mammogram with the mobile unit that comes to the Boone campus of App...

Students impacted by hurricane will receive extra scholarship support
Nov 6, 2024

In response to the hardships caused by Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority is awarding additional financial aid ...