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App State earns designation as a Top 10 Military-Friendly School for 2023-24
Jun 6, 2023

Appalachian State University has been designated by VIQTORY as a Military Friendly® School for the 14th year in a row, ranking among the top 10 in the large public schools category for the 2023–24 academic year.

Champions of DEI

App State Honors Campus, Community Champions of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Jun 2, 2023

Four members of the Appalachian State University and local community, along with one regional team, were honored with the university's 2023 Inclusive Excellence Awards during a luncheon held April 26 in the Grandview Ballroom of Kidd Brewer Stadium's north end zone facility.

CIDA Accreditation 2023

Appalachian State University Interior Design Program awarded renewed accreditation by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation
May 26, 2023

BOONE, NC - Appalachian State University Interior Design Program has received a renewed accreditation from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation for the third consecutive time since first seeking...

A postcard created by Hofsess

Teaching the Teachers: Art professor’s unique research changes her curriculum, prompts book deal
Aug 30, 2016

Dr. Brooke Hofsess felt that something was missing in her work educating teachers. As a secondary school art teacher turned university professor...

Communication faculty at the AEJMC conference

Appalachian State faculty present research at national journalism and mass communication conference
Aug 24, 2016

A number of communication faculty members traveled to and presented research at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass...

Solar car on the track

Racing the Sun [Appalachian Magazine]
Aug 17, 2016

An Appalachian team seeks to change the future of transportation with a solar race car.

A student performs in the annual spring dance ensemble

Department of Theatre and Dance performance season announced
Aug 15, 2016

The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce its upcoming 2016-17 season with an expanded slate of 10...

Dress designed by App student Jessica Lancaster

App students provide original designs for Blowing Rock Fashion Show and Fundraiser [Watauga Democrat]
Aug 12, 2016

An addition to this year’s fashion show were original creations by students in the apparel merchandising and design program at Appalachian...

Pottery students

Registration is open for fall Craft Enrichment classes at Appalachian State University
Aug 10, 2016

Registration is now open for the Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program at Appalachian State University. Craft Enrichment offers a...

Apperion crosses the finish line

ASU Solar Vehicle Team finishes sixth in Solar Challenge [Watauga Democrat]
Aug 8, 2016

Appalachian State University’s Solar Vehicle Team finished the 1,975-mile American Solar Challenge on Aug. 6, earning sixth place overall...

Faculty at the AEJMC conference

Three Appalachian State Communication Faculty Named Fellows at AEJMC in Minneapolis
Aug 8, 2016

Three Communication Department faculty members were named Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Fellows for 2016 at an Association for Education in Mass...

Apperion on the track

App State qualifies for American Solar Challenge [Watauga Democrat]
Jul 27, 2016

Appalachian State University’s Solar Vehicle Team qualified for the American Solar Challenge during the first day of a three-day qualifying...

Brian F. Davies

Davies hired as chair of the Department of Applied Design
Jul 26, 2016

Brian F. Davies will serve as chair of the Appalachian State University Department of Applied Design beginning August 1, 2016. Davies is...