Appalachian State fires head football coach Shawn Clark after first losing season since 2013
Appalachian State has fired head football coach Shawn Clark following the school’s first losing season since 2013.
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Displaced App State students face challenges returning to class
Appalachian State University resumed classes today after being closed for a little less than three weeks due to Helene. But for students who lost their homes and belongings in the storm, returning to school isn’t easy.
High Country on schedule for mid-October fall foliage peak
Appalachian State University biologist Howard Neufeld, says peak times for the Boone area are on schedule for mid-October. Closer to the Triad, Pilot Mountain should be at its most showy the first week of November.
Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts steps down
Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts is stepping down after a decade leading the school. Everts made the announcement to students and staff citing health challenges.
App State series examines links between local and global rural areas
Appalachian State University is hosting a demonstration of music and dancing designed to connect the local community to a rural area an ocean away.
Poet Liz Robbins seeks truth-telling in her work
Liz Robbins writes poetry that critics have called smart, savvy, dangerous, and unpredictable. Appalachian State University’s literary journal "Cold Mountain Review" has chosen her newest collection, Night Swimming, as the recipient of its first annual poetry prize.
Scientist to recount adventurous climb in Appalachian State appearance
Appalachian State University is hosting an appearance Friday by Alison Criscitiello, a National Geographic explorer who is a trained mountaineer and a glacier scientist. Her work includes climbing Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, to retrieve samples of ice that are thousands of years old.
Fall enrollment at Appalachian State is highest in school history
Appalachian State University has the largest enrollment in school history this year, helped by an off-campus expansion.
Classes begin at Appalachian State's new Hickory campus
Appalachian State University opened the doors to students at its new Hickory campus Monday.
Construction set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University building projects
Construction is set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University’s Innovation District in Boone.