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CAS Corps member Addison Belcher is a senior criminal justice major from Raleigh. Photo submitted

Criminal Justice major Addison Belcher joins CAS Corps
Oct 14, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), or Parlamentarisches Patenschafts-Programm (PPP), logo.

2 CAS alumni selected for Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Sep 23, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals has selected two Appalachian State University College o...

People enjoying Guy Ford River in Sugar Grove on July 26, 10 months after Hurricane Helene hit the area. Photo by Emma Green

Stories in the mud: Boone’s rivers after Helene [student featured]
Aug 19, 2025

Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina Sept. 27 with three days of heavy rain, permanently altering the infrastructure and geography of the ...

Haley Hopper Gentry ’91 (left) and Robert R. ‘Skip’ Harkrader III ’78 ’83 (right)

GJS alumni Haley Hopper Gentry ’91 and Robert R. ‘Skip’ Harkrader III ’78 ’83 honored with App State Alumni Awards
Jul 17, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the 2025 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 1...

Dr. Catherine Marcum is a professor of criminal justice in the Department of Government and Justice Studies and the interim associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University.

Dr. Catherine Marcum appointed interim associate dean of the App State College of Arts and Sciences
Jun 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Appalachian State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Cathy Marcum has been...

Kate Starr

Kate Starr inducted into Spring 2025 Cratis D. Williams Society
May 20, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for t...

Jackson Adams

Political Science major Jackson Adams receives CJHPS Academic Honors Award
May 7, 2025

Adams, a senior political science major from Waxhaw, received first place for his paper, titled, "Standing Stereotypes at the Supreme Court: The Misre...

The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies at Appalachian State University

CAS students, faculty receive awards from the Williams School of Graduate Studies
May 5, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2024-25 awards. The...

Nicole Tran received the Commitment to Justice Award for her work as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Student Government Association. Tran is a senior pursuing her bachelor's degree in political science with a concentration in international and comparative politics.

Political Science major Nicole Tran receives Commitment to Justice Award at 2024-25 Black and Gold Leadership Awards
Apr 25, 2025

Nicole Tran received the Commitment to Justice Award for her work as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Student Government Associa...

Dr. Mac-Jane Crayton, assistant professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies and founder of Lab iMPACTLY, addresses Lab iMPACTLY Nonprofit Workshop attendees. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Lab iMPACTLY Nonprofit Workshop inspires and empowers North Carolina’s nonprofit leaders
Apr 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Nonprofit professionals from across North Carolina gathered at Appalachian State University’s Boone campus on Thursday, April 3, 202...