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Mikayla Posey

Mikayla Posey Awarded Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment Endowed Scholarship
Nov 22, 2021

Mikayla Posey"This scholarship has allowed me to focus on graduating and on my classes. This year, I do not have to work two jobs while taking maximum...

3 Mountaineers receive 2021 Plemmons Leadership Medallions
Oct 18, 2021

 Three members of the Appalachian State University Community have been awarded W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallions in recognition of th...

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Pandemic experiences inspired Jeffrey Dean Foster’s latest album
Oct 18, 2021

While the pandemic and recent cultural events of 2020 had many people reaching for their television remotes, Jeffrey Dean Foster ’82 was r...

Dr. Jiangxue (Ashley) Han, an assistant professor of public relations in Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication.

App State communication faculty named 2021 Kopenhaver Center Fellow
Oct 13, 2021

By Morgan LampmanBOONE, N.C.-- Dr. Jiangxue (Ashley) Han, an assistant professor of public relations in Appalachian State University’s Departme...

IlaSahai Prouty, an associate professor of studio art at Appalachian State University.

App State professor organizes Toe River Arts Council exhibit reconnecting local university and international craft education center
Sep 27, 2021

By Morgan LampmanBOONE, N.C. -- Only 42 miles of winding mountain road separates the two institutions where the lives of so many artists have crossed ...

GCM students designed and printed an award-winning wine label

App State students design and produce award-winning wine labels — cheers!
Jul 26, 2021

A new family of wines developed by Appalachian State University students and faculty has an award-winning look, with labels designed and printed by st...

Dr. Jennifer Westerman is the new department chair for Sustainable Development.

Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development Announces New Department Chair Dr. Jennifer Westerman
Jul 5, 2021

The Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University is announcing Dr. Jennifer Westerman as its new department ...

App State Dance Professor Selected Sharpe Chair for Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center
Jul 2, 2021

By Morgan LampmanKevin Warner, professor of dance studies in Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance, has been selected as th...

Dr. Shannon Campbell is the new dean of the college of Fine and Applied Arts.

Shannon Campbell named Dean of App State’s College of Fine and Applied Arts
Jul 1, 2021

After a national search, Dr. Shannon Campbell has been named dean of Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts effective July ...

Dr. Greg Perreault shown in Austria during his Fulbright experience

App State one of 17 US schools named a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21
Jun 10, 2021

Appalachian State University has been recognized as a top producing institution for Fulbright scholars and students for the 2020–21 academic year, a...