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Dr. Carolyn Edy as Assistant Chair

Announcement: Dr. Carolyn Edy as Assistant Chair in the Department of Communication
Jul 21, 2025

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Carolyn Edy on her appointment as Assistant Chair of the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University. In this role, she will support departmental leadership, guide curriculum development, and champion faculty initiatives.

Dave Blanks WASU

Welcome Dave Blanks as the new Student Media Director and Advisor for WASU FM
Jul 18, 2025

The College of Fine and Applied Arts is pleased to welcome Dave Blanks as the new Student Media Director and Advisor for WASU FM, beginning his role on May 19, 2024.

App State awards 4 grants in support of diversity, equity and inclusion research
Mar 23, 2021

Appalachian State University’s Office of Research awarded four faculty teams with a 2020 Scholarship...

John Park, App State alumnus

App State alumnus produces news to keep Kentuckians informed
Jan 21, 2021

For Appalachian State University alumnus John Park ’20, each day starts with one simple question: What’s happening in the world today...

JoCinda Benjamin

‘Momager’ for hire: An App State Mountaineer’s company serves young performers in LA
Jan 4, 2021

Appalachian State University alumna JoCinda Benjamin ’94 said she believes almost every successful child performer has one thing in common: a...

Sam Lee

Grad Student Draws on Love of Outdoors to Pursue Advanced Degree
Dec 9, 2020

By Amanda Brasier

Graduate student Sam Lee said although he was sad not to visit family, there was an upside to skipping his...

Kaiden Smith interviews App State quarterback Zac Thomas

Student Commencement Speaker Balances Athletics, Academics En Route To Journalism Career
Dec 9, 2020

By Amanda Brasier 

Realizing that covering sporting events was a potential career path was one of Kaiden Smith’s “aha” moments,...

App State Alumnus John Carter

More than 1,700 Mountaineer graduates to be recognized during App State’s virtual Fall Commencement
Dec 8, 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...