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As the premier public undergraduate institution east of the Mississippi, App State offers small class sizes that allow for high-quality student and faculty interaction, excellent undergraduate research opportunities and service experiences in our local and regional communities.

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Discover Research at Appalachian

Discover Research at Appalachian

Our faculty engage in research critical to understanding environmental changes and their impacts, locally and across the globe. One example — installing Mount Everest weather stations to provide data on mountain conditions and monitor the upper reaches of the atmosphere.

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Find your sustainability

Find your sustainability

Sustainability and resilience are guiding principles at App State and institutionally interwoven into our strategic plan, academic mission, engagement locally and globally and day-to-day best practices. We are recognized as a national leader for our endeavors.

What’s in App’s future?

What’s in App’s future?

We’re enhancing the Appalachian Experience — with a stronger physical infrastructure and five-year goals that further empower human potential. Get the full picture through a new, special website detailing our growth and change.

Consider graduate school at Appalachian

Consider graduate school at Appalachian

The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies offers more than 75 graduate degree and certificate programs to help you achieve your goals.

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  • App State named among nation’s ‘Best,’ ‘Most Innovative’ colleges for 2022–23
    App State named among nation’s ‘Best,’ ‘Most Innovative’ colleges for 2022–23

    U.S. News & World, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine and Money.com all agree — App State is one of the best higher education institutions in the country, and the Southeast, for 2022–23. App State was recognized for its academics, innovation, benefits for student veterans and other aspects.

  • App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24
    App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24

    The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine have named App State’s Walker College of Business and its Master of Business Administration program among the best in the nation, Southeast and world for 2022–23 and 2023–24.

  • App State Online bachelor’s, master’s programs named among 2023’s ‘Best Online Programs’
    App State Online bachelor’s, master’s programs named among 2023’s ‘Best Online Programs’

    App State’s online bachelor’s programs and online graduate programs in business, education and nursing — offered through App State Online — rank among the best in the nation for 2023, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “2023 Best Online Programs” rankings.

  • App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23
    App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23

    App State has been named a Top Producer of Fulbright students and scholars for 2022–23, with two faculty and four alumni receiving a Fulbright to teach, perform research and/or study abroad. This marks the third time the university has received this honor in the past four academic years.

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  • Appalachian Energy Summit 2023
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    Appalachian Energy Summit 2023
    June 7 - 9, 2023

    The Appalachian Energy Summit, started in 2012, is designed primarily for faculty, staff and students at institutions of higher learning, as well as local and state government staff and employees of non-profit organizations focused on energy and sustainability, and has a history of bringing together world leaders in the energy and sustainability sectors.

  • Blood Drive for faculty and staff
    Jun
    9
    Blood Drive for faculty and staff
    June 9, 2023

    Blood drives are sponsored quarterly by the American Red Cross. Faculty, staff, retirees, and family members can now complete their pre-reading and health history questions online by visiting redbrossblood.org on the day of their donor appointment to help reduce the time they spend at the driveby up to 15 minutes. Appointments are highly suggested. Walk-ins are welcomed but will be taken after donors with appointments.

  • 6th Annual Analytics Day
    Jun
    15
    6th Annual Analytics Day
    June 15, 2023
    8:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Analytics Day is a one day mini-conference with a focus on using Tableau for analytics and data visualization in Higher Education. Individuals from a wide variety of higher-ed institutions share their work through hands-on and show-and-tell sessions. This professional development experience is appropriate for new and veteran employees in various departments across campus. From analysts to data scientists, from directors to researchers, there is something for everyone.

  • Juneteenth Celebration
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    Juneteenth Celebration
    June 20, 2023
    11:00 am - 1:30 pm

    The Office of Diversity invites all members of the App State community to our “Lunch and Learn” Juneteenth celebration this year. The event will take place in the Plemmons Student Union Solarium. Attendees will enjoy free food, live music and a fireside chat with Del Ruff, executive diversity and inclusion officer at North Carolina A&T. Please be sure to register for the event before June 13.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Jun
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    On-campus Mobile Mammography
    June 21, 2023
    10:00 am - 2:50 pm

    HPFS is so honored to announce they will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.
    Jun
    24
    An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.
    June 24, 2023
    8:00 pm

    Performing a mix of jazz-influenced soul, pop, standards and more with his band! Leslie Odom, Jr. is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Tony and Grammy Award-winning, and three-time Emmy Award nominated actor, singer, songwriter, and entertainer. With an expansive career that touches many performance genres, Odom Jr. has been repeatedly recognized as a unique performer with a serious and distinct dedication to the craft of storytelling.

  • NC Reads Book Club Discussion - “Step It Up and Go” by David Menconi
    Jun
    27
    NC Reads Book Club Discussion - “Step It Up and Go” by David Menconi
    June 27, 2023
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    NC Reads is North Carolina Humanities’ statewide book club that annually features five books that explore issues of racial, social, and gender equality and the history and culture of North Carolina. NC Humanities will host virtual monthly book club events where participants will hear from guest speakers, including book authors and topic experts. The Office of Diversity and University Libraries will host book club events and watch parties in conjunction with the scheduled NC Humanities' events.

  • Calidore String Quartet
    Jul
    5
    Calidore String Quartet
    July 5, 2023
    7:00 pm

    The Calidore String Quartet is renowned for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct”. The Calidore is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast repertory; from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated contemporary voices like Grygory Kurtag, Jörg Widmann and Caroline Shaw.

  • Lea Salonga
    Jul
    8
    Lea Salonga
    July 8, 2023
    8:00 pm

    Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renowned across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. She is best known for her Tony Award-winning role in Miss Saigon. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of “Disney Legend.”

  • Belk Distinguished Lecturer: Vivian Howard
    Jul
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    Belk Distinguished Lecturer: Vivian Howard
    July 14, 2023
    2:00 pm

    Vivian Howard is an award-winning cookbook author, TV personality, chef and restaurateur. Born in Deep Run, NC, as the youngest daughter in a tobacco and hog farming family, Vivian’s upbringing was steeped in the Southern food traditions of her neighbors. After college, she moved to New York to work in advertising, but soon transitioned to the city’s food and restaurant scene. Vivian honed her culinary skills in the kitchens of some of New York’s most esteemed restaurants and trained under some of the most cutting-edge chefs.

  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
    Jul
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    Dance Theatre of Harlem
    July 20, 2023
    7:00 pm

    Dance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international education and community outreach program. Each component of Dance Theatre of Harlem carries a solid commitment towards enriching the lives of young people and adults around the world through the arts. Dance Theatre of Harlem has achieved unprecedented success, bringing innovative and bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences in New York City, across the country and around the world.

  • Darius Rucker
    Jul
    29
    Darius Rucker
    July 29, 2023
    7:30 pm

    Grammy Award winner and Grand Ole Opry member Darius Rucker will perform live at Kidd Brewer Stadium, for one night only! Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish. Since releasing his first Country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard Country chart.

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