At Appalachian

When the hammer hits the nail: App Builds a Home construction to begin in September
Sep 17, 2019

This article is part of a series about the App Builds a Home project, which began with fundraising in fall 2018 and will continue through the building...

Lacy Martin

App State alumna’s mantra for students: ‘Make your story — don’t let it make you’
Aug 27, 2019

Lacy Martin ’18, of King, faced many challenges through her young adult life. She believes her perseverance has made her a stronger person and a bet...

Students from Appalachian State University and Winston-Salem State University

Appalachian partners with Winston-Salem State to provide social justice program for future teachers
Aug 21, 2019

A new program is helping future educators at two North Carolina universities — Appalachian State University and Winston-Salem State University ...

App Builds A Home and Habitat for Humanity logos

App State engages with local community to build Habitat for Humanity home
Jun 3, 2019

Megan Laws and Dorothy Williams are both education majors. Appalachian State University is partnering with Watauga County Habitat for Humani...

Promotions, tenure and emeriti status granted to 64 Appalachian faculty

Promotions, tenure and emeriti status granted to 10 RCOE Appalachian faculty
May 31, 2019

Emeriti status was conferred on 10 individuals by the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees at its meeting on March 29. Additionally, 54 othe...

Dr. Leonardo Flores

Dr. Leonardo Flores named chair of Appalachian’s Department of English
Apr 16, 2019

The English department houses our English education program.In July, Dr. Leonardo Flores will assume the position of chair for the Department of ...

team first

Appalachian’s Walk to Defeat ALS nearly doubles fundraising goal
Apr 9, 2019

The Reich College of Education Team First raised $1,460. Appalachian State University and its Beaver College of Health Sciences, along with Appalachia...

The cover of “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. Penguin Random House image

Common Reading Program announces ‘Just Mercy’ as its 2019–20 selection
Mar 7, 2019

The Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University announces its 2019–20 book selection — “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption...

Pictured from left to right, SDAP student Reid Pond, from Boone, Mary Strong ’16 ’17, transition and career coordinator for SDAP, and SDAP students Elizabeth Droessler, from Wake Forest, and Luke Wilcox, from Boone, practice counting money as part of the training at ECRS. Photo by Marie Freeman

Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
Mar 7, 2019

Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) — a program designed to prepare college-age students with intellectu...

Patrick Setzer ’90 ’98. Photo by Marie Freeman

Setzer named executive director of national alumni and parent engagement for Appalachian State University
Mar 5, 2019

Alumnus Patrick Setzer ’90 ’98 has been named executive director of national alumni and parent engagement. Setzer earned a Mas...