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Former FEMA administrator Brock Long '97 '99 and wife establish emergency management fellowship at App State
Oct 14, 2026

Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator and Homeland Security Today Editorial Board member... Alumni, Student

App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, is pictured with the 2026 members of App State’s Bell Ringers Society on Founders Day, which took place Sept. 18 at Founders Plaza on the Boone campus. Pictured with Norris, from left to right, are Richard Sparks ’76 ’78, Judy James ’69, Barbara Freiman, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ford, Winfield Beroth ’65, Duane Reese and Dr. Harold McKinney ’70. Dr. Cathy McKinney, professor emerita in App State’s Hayes School of Music, was posthumously inducted into the society. Photo

Leading with purpose, serving with impact: Founders Day honors 127 years of App State
Sep 18, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Celebrating 127 years of educational leadership, Appalachian State University held its ninth annual Founders Day on Sept. 18, honoring its founders — B.B.

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App State sophomores Kate Borkowski and River Savante pose together on the Blue Ridge Parkway Sept. 3.

The roommates who summited Mt. Kilimanjaro [student featured]
Sep 14, 2026

From Mexico to Egypt, two App State students traveled together across several countries and continents, and this summer they embarked on a trip that was more than a simple vacation.

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The 2021 Recruit Class of Appalachian State University’s Police Officer Development Program gathers outside Rosen Concert Hall before the Sept. 11 graduation ceremony. Pictured, from left to right, are (front row) Captain K.C. Mitchell, Haley Bain, Emylee Rhodes, Hailey Dehn and Master Police Officer Bettina Dunn; (second row) Holly Swofford, Kira Green and Chasey Baremor; (third row) Anthony Ross and Ryan Carroll; (fourth row) Brooks Tipton, Skye Clark and Michael Smuda; (fifth row) Garrett Jones, Erica Ba

‘The future of policing’ — 14 recruits graduate from Appalachian Police Academy
Oct 12, 2021

Fourteen new recruits have graduated from Appalachian State University’s Police Officer Deve

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Victoria Anderson, a senior criminal justice major with a concentration in international studies
Emily Hogan, a political science major, was elected at the North Carolina District 5 convention on May 16 to become a Biden delegate at the Democratic National Convention.

App State student elected as Democratic delegate, Electoral College voter
Jun 11, 2020

An Appalachian State junior will vote to nominate Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee when the Democratic National Convention takes... Student

ACCESS Scholar and senior Alyssa Rodriguez, of Elizabeth City, is the 2020 recipient of Appalachian State University’s Kenneth E. Peacock Spirit of ACCESS Award. Rodriguez, a first-generation college student, will graduate from Appalachian in May with a B.S. in political science–public administration and minors in general business and leadership studies. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State senior recognized for embodying the spirit of ACCESS Scholarship Program
May 6, 2020

Alyssa Rodriguez, an Appalachian State University graduating senior and ACCESS Scholar from Elizabeth City, has been named the 2020 recipient of... Student

Student paper featured in EuropeNow
Apr 6, 2020

 Lillian Livermore, whose research paper, "From the Well to the Internet:  Alternative Modes of Education by Women Through History," is

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Appalachian announces first Gilman Scholarship recipients of 2020
Jan 23, 2020

The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College at Appalachian State University, announces four... Student

Taking Students to the Iowa Caucus: An Experiential Approach to American Politics
Jan 22, 2020

20 students and faculty from Appalachian State University will depart from Boone, NC on January 30, 2020, on a 14-hour van journey to Iowa for #... Student, Faculty

Appalachian Police Department Capt. K.C. Mitchell, far right in back row, and Detective Tina Dunn, far left in middle row, with the 2019 graduates of the Appalachian Police Academy — part of Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Police Officer Development Program (APDP). Pictured, from front row to back row, left to right, are graduates Anthony Gibbs, of Wake Forest; Connor Malmstrom, of Concord; Brandon Southard, of Kernersville; John Sanders, of Durham; Abigail Rivera, of Durham; Haley Triplette, of

Appalachian Police Academy celebrates second graduating class
Oct 1, 2019

Fifteen recruits graduated from the Appalachian State University Police Academy in August and all passed the examination to become certified... Police Development Program, Student

Bayley Plummer ’19, a recent graduate of Appalachian’s B.S. in criminal justice program who is continuing her Appalachian education by pursuing an MPA. She will continue to work part-time security shifts as an Appalachian police cadet while she earns her graduate degree and plays one more season as a center/forward for the Mountaineers women’s basketball team. Photo by Chase Reynolds

APDP cadet Bayley Plummer gives her all in the classroom, on the court and in the community
Jul 11, 2019

Bayley Plummer ’19, a recent graduate of Appalachian State University’s B.S.

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Travian Smith, a senior political science major with a concentration in public administration from Charlotte, is Appalachian’s first recipient of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Divine Nine Leadership Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds

For App State student, leadership award may pave the way for public service
Jun 6, 2019

As the first recipient of Appalachian State University’s National P

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