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Fleming Scholars

4 diversity advocates named 2020–21 App State Fleming Scholars
Jan 7, 2021

Four first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded full tuition for up to eight semesters through the Dr. Willie C. Fleming Sc...

Chancellor Scholar Recipients

App State announces 2020–21 class of Chancellor’s Scholars
Jan 7, 2021

Congratulations to teacher education majors Owen Brady, Kasey Clift, and Nadine Jallal.The Chancellor's Scholarship - a four-year program of rigorous ...

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App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
Jan 7, 2021

For the 2020–21 academic year, approximately 2,000 prospective Appalachian State University students applied for signature scholarships, which ...

Dr. Chrystal Dean ’93 ’96, professor of mathematics education at Appalachian State University; Dean’s former graduate assistant, Morgan Payne ’19 ’20, a recipient of the Dean Family First Generation Teacher Education Scholarship established by Dean and her late husband; and Dean’s mother-in-law, Ruth Ann Dean

Paying it forward: App State professor creates scholarship for STEM-focused first-generation students
Jan 7, 2021

First-generation college students in Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) are benefiting from the pay-it-forwa...

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App State joins national alliance to develop more diverse, inclusive STEM faculty
Dec 16, 2020

Appalachian State University is one of 19 universities joining a three-year effort — known as Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive &...

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A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates
Dec 15, 2020

Approximately 4,000 Appalachian Community members gathered virtually during Appalachian State University’s Fall 2020 Commencement to celebrate App S...

Andrea Bueno-Acosta

Bueno-Acosta Inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates
Dec 11, 2020

Andrea Bueno-Acosta, originally from Hialeah, Florida, has been inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates. She graduated t...

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More than 1,700 Mountaineer graduates to be recognized during App State’s virtual Fall Commencement
Dec 9, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close — a year marked by the global pandemic — Mountaineers near and far will celebrate more than 1,700 Class of 2020 graduates...

Allyson Murphy

Allyson Murphy Wins First Place at the NCSCA Graduate Student Poster Session
Nov 30, 2020

Allyson Murphy, from Houghton, New York, was selected as the first-place winner of the North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA) Graduate St...

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SDAP Best Buddies Program Offers Opportunity for Students to Engage in Unique Friendships
Nov 30, 2020

Three years ago, Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) added a Best Buddies program, which a non-profit orga...