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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 ...

App State earns rankings among the best schools in the nation, Southeast for 2024–25
Nov 6, 2024

The latest college rankings of six national publications, including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine, have one t...

App State students dedicate 500+ hours toward Hurricane Helene relief and recovery efforts during Day of Service
Oct 30, 2024

Around 175 App State students took part in the university's Student Day of Service - Together We Are Mountain Strong event, held Oct. 19. They logged ...

Relief Fund

Help Mountaineers in need by giving to the App State Disaster Relief Fund
Oct 25, 2024

To assist community members during this difficult time, the university has established the App State Disaster Relief Fund, which is providing unr...

Hurricane Helene’s impacts on the App State Boone campus
Oct 25, 2024

Appalachian State University’s Boone campus has sustained significant impacts from the flooding and storm damage caused by Hurricane Helene — whic...