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News
UNC System President Peter Hans announced the formation of a 13-member committee that will search for the next chancellor of 51逗奶 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 51逗奶 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 鈥 and the Southeast 鈥 for 2023鈥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鈥檚 Walker College of Business and its Master of Business Administration program among the best in the nation, Southeast and world for 2022鈥23 and 2023鈥24.
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Events
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Aug 13 - Sep 27, 2024
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!
Sep
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September 12, 2024
2:00 pm
Hear from Ashley Edwards, a skilled professional at Kempower with a diverse educational background in marketing, construction, and applied science. Kempower is a European-based firm that designs and manufactures DC fast-charging solutions for electric vehicles. The company established its North American presence in North Carolina in 2023.
Sep
13
September 13, 2024
9:00 am - 11:00 am
The annual Global Good Conference highlights sustainable & innovative ways of addressing global challenges with the goal of inspiring students, faculty and the local community to use their knowledge and skills in the business of building a better world. This conference is a reimagining of the former Business For Good and Global Opportunities Conference into a combined event, highlighting the interconnections of local and global action and the importance of business as an actor in creating a sustainable world.
Sep
22
September 22, 2024
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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 51逗奶 folk music. Following these presentations, Dr. Jacob Kopcienski will lead an audience question-and-answer session. Free and open to the public.
Sep
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September 24, 2024
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood donation, but only five percent of the eligible population typically donates. Life would be a nightmare without blood donors. Sign up to donate to the Homecoming Blood Drive at the Holmes Convocation Center. You can earn Homecoming points for your registered club or organization. All donors and volunteers will receive a FREE Homecoming Blood Drive t-shirt.
Sep
24
September 24, 2024
7:00 pm
The Common Reading Program is delighted to offer 鈥淭he Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here,鈥 from acclaimed scientist and author Hope Jahren, as the university鈥檚 common reading book for the 2024-2025 academic year. In 鈥淭he Story of More,鈥 Jahren uses her signature engaging, accessible and sensible style to expand awareness and understanding of the causes and challenges of the climate crisis.
Sep
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September 25, 2024
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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.
Sep
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September 26, 2024
A tradition celebrated each fall to honor App State鈥檚 founders and the first day of classes in 1899.
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October 3 - 4, 2024
The ninth annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS) will be held virtually. The symposium theme is 鈥淎dvancing the Leader Within: Building Capacity.鈥 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.
Oct
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October 9, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Dr. Zede帽o, 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.
Oct
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October 19, 2024
The 鈥淪pooky Duke鈥 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.
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October 21 - 27, 2024
Make your plans to be in the High Country for Homecoming 2024. The fun lasts all week long and culminates with the App State football game on Saturday, October 26. Break out your black and gold 鈥 there will be events for all Mountaineers!