News

A woman and man wearing black commencement regalia stand together with the man holding a framed diploma

A record 4,300+ App State graduates are ready for what’s next
May 14, 2026

 Appalachian State University celebrated the achievements of more than 4,300 graduates — the largest graduating class in university history — during its Spring 2026 Commencement,

Three people stand with a mascot in the middle of them inside a classroom setting

Record 240 student innovators take center stage at App State’s 29th annual research and creativity showcase
May 14, 2026

A record number of student innovators demonstrated how their research can make a difference — in the region and beyond — at Appalachian State University’s 29th Annual Celebration

Jennifer Robinson

Tele-learning while telecommuting: Jennifer Robinson pursues a bachelor’s degree in nursing at App State
Jun 4, 2021

Jennifer Robinson works — and studies — from the comfort of her home office in Marion.
Caroline Monroe

App State’s Caroline Monroe: Providing critical care and compassion to patients
Jun 3, 2021

Caroline Monroe has spent most of the past year with COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Charlotte — while pursuing her Ba
Jenny Corriher

App State alumna Jenny Corriher ’18: Labor, delivery and ‘rocking babies’
Jun 2, 2021

When she was growing up, Jennifer Corriher ’18 dreamed of “rocking babies.” Now she holds a B.S.
Close up of scrubs

North Carolina's Heroes of Healing
Jun 1, 2021

Editor's Note: Dr. Phoebe Pollitt retired as an associate professor of nursing at Appalachian State University in 2019.

App State celebrates more than 3,600 Class of 2021 graduates
May 17, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s black and gold pride was on full display during its Spring 2021 Commencement.

Rosalind Barber

BCHS Graduate Speaker Rosalind Barber
May 11, 2021

Rosalind Barber obtained her BSN nursing degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995 and a graduate degree (MSN) in Nurse...

Jennifer Blackburn

BCHS Undergraduate Speaker Jenny Blackburn
May 11, 2021

Jenny Blackburn, a senior Appalachian State University student majoring in Athletic Training, is from Oak Ridge, North Carolina.

Beth Fiske

Dr. Beth Fiske is the Beaver College of Health Sciences Mace Bearer
May 10, 2021

Dr.Beth Fiske has been a faculty member in the Department of Nursing at Appalachian State since 2014 and most recently served as an Associate...