Impact Report
2024
45,643 CAS alumni
$541,016 total donations
$637 average gift size
1976, 1997 & 1998 class years with the most donors
1997 class year with the most gifts
1986 class year with the largest gift amount
Numbers based on data from fiscal year 2023-24.
2023
44,273 CAS alumni
$600,101 total donations
$630 average gift size
1976 class year with the most donors
1976 class year with the most gifts
1987 class year with the largest gift amount
Numbers based on data from fiscal year 2022-23.
Support
High Country Humanities awarded $5,000 North Carolina Humanities grant to support programming on Béla Bartók
Nov 25, 2024
High Country Humanities will design and deliver high-impact humanities programming on Béla Bartók (1881–1945), the Hungarian composer who helped b...
SAFE Student Spotlight: Luke Rose ’24
Nov 25, 2024
Luke Rose ’24Fall 2023 SAFE Fund RecipientProject: "Taxonomic Significance of Lungfish (Sarcopterygii:Dipnoi) Tooth Plates in the Lower Triassic (Ol...
2025-26 Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal (ASAP) open December 1 through February 7
Nov 25, 2024
BOONE, N.C. — The 2025-26 Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal (ASAP) opens this Sunday, December 1, 2024, and closes Friday, February 7, 2025...
Ultimate Guide to Take Action
Here's how to get involved or support the College of Arts and Sciences new and future students, faculty and staff.
- MAKE a gift to the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund to provide resources that can be used to transform the student experience and support faculty in the college
- APPLY for a matching gift from your employer.
- SPONSOR a student internship or mentorship opportunity.
- INCLUDE a gift in your estate planning.
- GIVE a gift of a scholarship.
- FOLLOW us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X
- RECRUIT graduates from Appalachian.
- VOLUNTEER your time on a board or committee.
- NAME a classroom or space on campus, like in the newly renovated Sanford Hall.
- ESTABLISH a monthly or yearly routine of supporting your favorite area at your alma mater to support future generations.