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500 for the 50th Goods Drive: 766 Items Collected
Nov 5, 2018

500 for the 50th Goods Drive UpdateThanks to everyone who participated in the 500 for the 50th Goods Drive. Together with the Coll...

Chieftains Museum

Free day at Chieftains Museum features members of Eastern band of Cherokee Indians
Nov 5, 2018

Surviving members of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will be visiting the home of their people as a part of the ...

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App state English professor publishes new book of poetry
Nov 2, 2018

App State’s University Bookstore celebrated the release of a new book by Adrian Rice, App State adjunct professor, titled, “The Strange Estate: Ne...

Cody Weavil plays a Chinese Erhu. Photo submitted

Alumni Update: Cody Weavil ‘13
Nov 1, 2018

Cody Weavil, originally from High Point, North Carolina, graduated in 2013 with a dual bachelor’s in instrumental music education and saxophone perf...

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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 ...

Amy White

Alumni Update: Amy White ‘04 '15
Oct 18, 2018

Amy White (née Buchanan), originally from Asheville, North Carolina, graduated in 2004 with a B.S. in family and consumer sciences, secondary educati...

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 ...

Alumna Michelle Baker '13 chosen as McDowell’s Principal of the Year

Alumna Michelle Baker '13 chosen as McDowell’s Principal of the Year
Oct 15, 2018

Michelle Baker, principal of Eastfield Global Magnet, has been selected by her fellow principals as the 2019 Principal of the Year for McDowell County...