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Dr. Sandra Ballard '79 (left) and Dr. Andy Koch (right) will serve as Macebearers for the Spring 2024 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Commencement Ceremony.

Drs. Sandra Ballard '79 and Andy Koch to serve as Macebearers for Spring 2024 CAS Commencement
May 3, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Sandra Ballard '79 and Dr. Andy Koch will serve as Macebearers for the Spring 2024 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Commencement...

Gracie Bullington was named the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year for the 2023-2024 academic year. Bullington, originally from Mount Airy, North Carolina, completed her Bachelor of Science in history/social studies education in December 2023.

Gracie Bullington recognized as the App State Student Teacher of the Year
May 3, 2024

Gracie Bullington was named the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year for the 2023-2024 academic year. Bullington, originally from ...

Built in 1792, Fort Defiance is the former home of William Lenoir. Photo by Dr. Beth Davison

Students in "Antebellum Slavery in Appalachia" course design exhibit for Lenoir's Fort Defiance
May 1, 2024

LENOIR, N.C. — Students and faculty members from Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences and Reich College of Education collabor...

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CAS students receive 2023-24 Black and Gold Leadership Awards
Apr 29, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Club Council and Campus Activities have announced the recipients of their 2023-24 student awards. The r...

Natalie Wilson '15 '17 is an academic advisor for the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH).

April 2024 CAS Staff Spotlight: Natalie Wilson
Apr 24, 2024

Each month of the academic year, the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) randomly selects one staff member to be featured ...

Dr. Beverly Moser, professor emerita in Appalachian State University's Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Beverly Moser
Apr 23, 2024

Dr. Beverly Moser, Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and CulturesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2023Projec...

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Announcing the 2023-24 App State CAS Outstanding Seniors
Apr 22, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted the 2023-24 CAS Outstanding Senior Recognition Ceremony on ...

Professor Alex Hooker playing “Cotton Eyed Joe” on the banjo for his Appalachian Strings class. Feb. 14, 2024. Hooker demonstrates how the song is supposed to sound before guiding his students along. Photo by Devon Richter

Strings of legacy: Alexander Hooker’s 25-year impact on App State
Apr 19, 2024

Alexander Hooker’s journey to old-time folk music started gradually, then suddenly. He has been a professor of Appalachian Strings here at...

Appalachian State University's High Country Humanities—with support from North Carolina Humanities—is pleased to present “Portraying Indigenous Peoples: Educator, Cast and Crew Workshop” on Sunday, June 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Camp Broadstone at 1431 Broadstone Road in Banner Elk.

June 2: Portraying Indigenous Peoples: Educator, Cast and Crew Workshop
Apr 18, 2024

Portraying Indigenous Peoples: Educator, Cast and Crew WorkshopSunday, June 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Camp Broadstone (1431 Broadstone Road, Banne...

The Williams School of Graduate Studies at Appalachian State University

CAS students receive research, teaching awards from the Williams School of Graduate Studies
Apr 17, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2023-24 student awa...