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The Appalachian Community tackles hunger in the High Country
Oct 22, 2018

 Almost two-thirds of Appalachian State University students experience food insecurity, according to a recent survey. In Watauga County, the ...

Transfer Students

Transferring to Appalachian
Oct 16, 2018

One-third of undergraduate students at Appalachian State University enter the university as transfers from another institution. Whether they come from...

David English ’04 ’06 is the 2018 winner of Appalachian State University’s Young Alumni Award. Photo by Marie Freeman

David English receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Award
Oct 15, 2018

David English ’04 ’06, the 2018 winner of the Young Alumni Award at Appalachian State University, said, “Appalachian … truly changed the traje...

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Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Oct 15, 2018

During Homecoming Week 2018, Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley ’84, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), was recognized by the Appalachian State ...

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Brock Long receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Oct 15, 2018

During Homecoming Week 2018, Brock Long ’97 ’99, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), was recognized by the Appalachia...

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Carole Wilson receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award
Oct 15, 2018

“Making a difference is the only thing that matters,” said Carole Wilson ’75, Appalachian State University Board of Trustee member, on being rec...

An aerial view of Appalachian State University’s campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Photo by Marie Freeman

Appalachian named among nation’s top colleges and universities by 4 recognized national publications
Oct 5, 2018

The value of an Appalachian State University education, along with Appalachian’s academics, innovation, and benefits for student veterans, has consi...

“The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great” was published in spring 2018 by Brill | Sense, an imprint of Sense Publishers. Image submitted

Appalachian’s Holly Thornton authors ‘The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great’
Sep 28, 2018

Dr. Holly Thornton, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Educ...

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CTE — integrating teaching with real-world experience
Sep 25, 2018

A former technology education teacher in Guilford County Schools, Dr. Jerianne Taylor is a professor of career and technical education (CTE) ...

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Appalachian’s Chancellor Everts engages with students, shares books at Middle Fork Academy
Sep 21, 2018

Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts engaged with the university’s youngest students to date when she visited the Appalachian State ...