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Perseverance pays off: Over 1,500 App State graduates achieve degrees this fall
Dec 17, 2024

Appalachian State University celebrated graduates’ achievements during Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies on Dec.

Dr. Amber Welborn, assistant professor in App State’s Department of Nursing, led a group of students who volunteered to sort medical supplies to be delivered via aircraft at the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport. Pictured from left to right in the back row are Welborn, senior nursing major Jesse Gargis, senior exercise science major Noah Foy, senior nursing major Caitlyn Moore, senior nursing major Ella Pyatt and senior nursing major Eli Dowler. Shown from left to right in the front row are senior

App State students, faculty and staff volunteered to help neighbors after Hurricane Helene
Dec 16, 2024

Hurricane Helene left a lasting impact on the High Country when it hit on Sept.

UNC System Board of Governors approves App State's new Doctor of Nursing Practice hybrid program
Dec 4, 2024

Beginning in fall 2026, Appalachian State University will welcome its first cohort of students to a hybrid Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program, designed to educate family practice...

Olivia Farmer

The power of giving
Nov 30, 2017

Annette Ward

Annette Ward receives Diana R. Garland Award for Social Work Practitioner Excellence
Nov 21, 2017

The Diana R. Garland award for Social Work Practitioner Excellence has been established to honor Diana R.

Haley Love

The American Health Council Welcomes Haley Love RN, OCN to Nursing Board
Nov 16, 2017

Earning her Associate Degree in Nursing from the same school her mother and grandmother attended, Haley Love graduated from Cabarrus College of...

Geri Miller

Appalachian State Pre-Health Conference was Saturday, November 4, Geri Miller Presented the Keynote Address
Nov 15, 2017

The Appalachian State Pre-Health Conference was organized by students for students, specifically by conference coordinator and Beaver College of...

The Appalachian Community pulls together to address food insecurity in the High Country
Nov 2, 2017

According to the Spring 2016 survey by the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management at Appalachian 46.2 percent of...

AJ Dohanic

AJ Dohanic shares his experiences with Nutrition and Foods students
Nov 2, 2017

On October 27, Aaron “AJ” Dohanic, class of 2013, double major in Nutrition and Foods (Dietetics) and Exercise Science and 2nd Team Al