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4 App State alumni honored for exemplary leadership, service and achievements
Jul 16, 2026

Appalachian State University’s Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the 2026 Alumni Awards

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Statewide agreement links NC community colleges to App State health sciences program
Jul 16, 2026

Appalachian State University has partnered with the North Carolina Community College System on a new statewide articulation agreement for health-related Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees...

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App State Welcomes First Occupational Therapy Cohort
Nov 19, 2024

In August, App State welcomed its inaugural cohort of 24 students into the new Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program on the...

Flu vaccines are available at the employee health and benefits fair

Annual Employee Health and Benefits Fairs Planned For Oct. 4, Oct. 17
Sep 18, 2024

The annual App State Employee Health and Benefits fair, sponsored by Health Promotion fo...

Registration is open for kids to participate in Home School PE

Registration opens for App State’s Home School PE program
Sep 12, 2024

Registration has opened for the 2024–2025 academic year for the Appalachian State University ...

App State marks its 125th year by enrolling 21,570 Mountaineer students in fall 2024, a 1.5% increase over last fall. The steady growth is supported by intentionally managed enrollment at the Boone campus and significant growth in both the Hickory campus and App State Online student populations. From left to right, students are pictured outside the App State Hickory campus, inside a Sanford Hall classroom in Boone, sharing a hammock during the Welcome to App Field Day on Sanford Mall and inside the new cybe

App State marks its 125th year with strong enrollment
Sep 9, 2024

Appalachian State University marks its 125th year by enrolling 21,570 Mountaineer students in fall 2024, a 1.5% increase over last fall.

2024 Camp Jean Rankin campers are pictured on the Kidd Brewer Stadium field with App State and community speech-language pathologists, App State speech-language pathology graduate students, camp donors and Mountaineer football players and coaches. Photo by Chase Reynolds

At App State’s Camp Jean Rankin, youth practice speech skills in fun, interactive settings
Aug 30, 2024

From chopping ingredients for a homemade Italian dinner to chopping words into syllables, the 10 campers who attended Appalachian State...