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UNC System President Peter Hans announced the formation of a 13-member committee that will search for the next chancellor of Appalachian State University. The committee will be led by Deanna Ballard, a former state senator who represented Watauga County from 2016 to 2023.
University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans has named Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris as the interim chancellor for Appalachian State University. She succeeds Sheri Everts, who stepped down as chancellor after 10 years. The appointment became effective April 19.
Several national publications, including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine, have named App State among the best schools in the nation — and the Southeast — for 2023–24, recognizing the university for its academics, innovation, value and more.
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.
Welcome to App is an extension of summer orientation and is geared toward helping new students learn their way around campus, making friends and learning more about the university before classes start. The schedule includes programs that will help students feel comfortable and confident about life in and out of the classroom. Many of the events are just about making friends and having fun!
The Hickory Crawdads will host the second App State night of the season at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory. Free App State jersey for the first 1,000 fans.
If you are looking for part-time employment, either on or off campus, come to the Campus Work(s) - On Campus & Part-Time Jobs Fair. On-campus departments, off-campus businesses and local organizations will all be recruiting at this fair. Find a job that fits with your schedule and provides you valuable career-readiness skills.
This event will offer humanities faculty and local community partners the opportunity to learn about current funding opportunities from North Carolina Humanities program officers. Participants will have time to ask the Director of Grants and Compliance questions about proposal development and the application process. They will also have the option to meet individually with a North Carolina Humanities program officer to discuss grant project ideas.
Join us on Tuesday evenings throughout the semester to nourish your creative spirit in a community of App State student peers in the studio space at the Turchin Center. Paint Night facilitation will focus on exploring a variety of techniques in a casual and welcoming setting. Bring a friend or come on your own as you play and enjoy the spirit of co-creativity! Hosted by Appalachian State University art education majors, these artmaking workshops are open to all skill levels. All supplies are provided. Registration is required.
Join Wellness and Prevention Services and our many campus and community partners as we celebrate new and returning students, and connect them with the plethora of student support services in and around Appalachian State University. Students will get the opportunity to explore Sanford Mall, as well as get a ton of giveaways and prizes as they connect with the many professionals dedicated to their wellbeing.
Join us on Thursday evenings throughout the semester to unleash your creative spirit in a community of App State student peers in the studio space at the Turchin Center. These art-making workshops are led by Appalachian State University student instructors and are open to all skill levels. All supplies are provided. Open Studio will be a time to create and explore new art making materials in a casual and welcoming setting.
Join App State faculty members for folk music demonstrations and listen and learn to identify the defining characteristics of folk genres. Dr. Laurie Semmes will speak about the bandura, the national instrument of Ukraine, and Mark Freed will present on Appalachian folk music. Following these presentations, Dr. Jacob Kopcienski will lead an audience question-and-answer session. Free and open to the public.
The Internship and Job Fair is our largest and most comprehensive career event. Serving students and alumni of all majors and skills, the event is host to many organizations across all industry sectors that are ready to network with students and introduce them to hundreds of valuable internship and job opportunities.
The ninth annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS) will be held virtually. The symposium theme is “Advancing the Leader Within: Building Capacity.” This year, WIELS will sponsor two keynote speakers and an invited panel: Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith, Senior Director of the Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity; Dr. Lisa Mitchell, Associate Dean School of Education, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; and Amy Wartham, Director of Corporate Training and Executive Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Dr. Zedeño, a professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, will present "After the Ashfall: What Ancient Environmental Disasters Can Tell Us About Human Attachments to the Landscape." As we live in a world fraught with ever worsening environmental disasters, we reflect on how ancient people in North America coped with various known disasters, especially the Mazama eruption and its aftermath, why they returned to denuded ancestral landscapes and what valuable lessons they may teach us to find avenues for social action.
The “Spooky Duke” is a certified 5K and 10K race with a free Costume March and Contest where children, adults and pets can all show off their unique costumes and share in the fun. All proceeds benefit Parent to Parent FSN-High Country.