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Appalachian State University Search: Web People Advanced search Information For... Current Students Parents & Family Faculty & Staff Alumni Quick Links A-Z AsULearn AppalNet Library Employment Maps GiveWhy Choose App? Visit Admissions Academics Campus Life About Attend App State in Hickory Learn More Spring 2024 Commencement Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11 Congratulations to App State’s Spring 2024 graduates! Celebrate from near and far with the Class of 2024. Relive the excitement Apply Visit Us Connect Find a Program App State-bound? Secure your spot by May 15! Congratulations, Mountaineer! You’re one step closer to a future of limitless possibilities. Secure your spot in the incoming class by May 15. Find your sustainability Sustainability and resilience are guiding principles at App State and institutionally interwoven into our strategic plan, academic mission, engagement locally and globally and day-to-day best practices. We are recognized as a national leader for our endeavors. What’s in App’s future? We’re enhancing the Appalachian Experience — with a stronger physical infrastructure and five-year goals that further empower human potential. Get the full picture through a new, special website detailing our growth and change. App State’s School of Graduate Studies Join a diverse and dynamic community that elevates your dreams and champions your capacity for real impact with life-changing opportunities for research and exploration. News Interim chancellor named for Appalachian State University University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans has named Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris as the interim chancellor for Appalachian State University. She succeeds Sheri Everts, who stepped down as chancellor after 10 years. The appointment became effective April 19. App State Chancellor Sheri Everts steps down after a decade of leadership After 10 years as App State’s Chancellor, Dr. Sheri Everts is stepping down. Under her leadership, enrollment exceeded 21,000, she secured more than $550 million for state-of-the art residence halls, academic facilities and athletics facilities, and opened a campus in Hickory. App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more 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 — and the Southeast — for 2023–24, recognizing the university for its academics, innovation, value and more. App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24 The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine have named App State’s Walker College of Business and its Master of Business Administration program among the best in the nation, Southeast and world for 2022–23 and 2023–24. News More news and featuresPodcastsMountaineer AthleticsEvents May 28 Freestore Roadshow May 28, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm The Office of Sustainability’s Free Store hits the road! Come learn about the Office of Sustainability’s Food Pantry and Free Store. Help divert landfill waste by getting free clothes and learn about how you can donate your old clothes to help the environment and your community. Jun 2 Portraying Indigenous Peoples: Educator, Cast and Crew Workshop June 2, 2024 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Join Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, Ms. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Dr. Paul Worley for this day-long retreat to discuss representations of Indigenous cultures in theater. Participants will be selected from amongst students of theatre at App State and professionals involved in Horn in the West, Lees-McRae Summer Theatre and other productions. Attendees will share their experiences, reflect on literary texts and performance strategies and engage in group activities geared toward honing and refining their skills. Jun 10 to 28 Appalachian Mountains Writing Project Summer Institute June 10 - 28, 2024 We invite interested participants to join us for our third annual Summer Institute, which utilizes the National Writing Project Summer Institute curriculum. The 2024 theme will be Writing Your Story.” Through a series of writing activities and discussions, we will explore how writing our own story can be a source of healing and wellness for us and for our students. Jun 29 to Jul 27 An Appalachian Summer Festival Jun 29 - Jul 27, 2024 An Appalachian Summer Festival is an annual arts festival presenting and producing programs in music, theatre, dance, film and visual arts. The festival forges a unique national identity through artistic excellence, innovative programming, commissioning new works, educational opportunities, and by bringing the most accomplished and respected creative and performing artists from around the world to the Appalachian State University community. Jun 29 An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour June 29, 2024 8:00 pm In celebration of her ninth studio album, Keep Your Courage,” ’80s superstar singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant comes to Boone, accompanied by Hickory, NC’s Western Piedmont Symphony. An artist with a singular voice and vision. Time has only amplified the power of Merchant’s music.” — Mojo. One of the most successful and enduring alternative artists to emerge from the eighties intact and uncompromised.” — Vogue. Jun 30 Eastern Music Festival Orchestra with special guest Béla Fleck June 30, 2024 7:00 pm Experience a night of groundbreaking musical fusion as the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Gerard Schwarz, collaborates with 16-time Grammy-winning banjo master Béla Fleck. Béla will showcase his unique interpretation of Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue”, seamlessly weaving his virtuosity with the orchestra accompanying him, followed by familiar works of Tchaikovsky and more. Jul 2 Film: Fallen Leaves (2023) July 2, 2024 7:00 pm Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki ( Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope ) makes a masterful return with Fallen Leaves, a timeless, hopeful and satisfying love story that won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Set in modern-day Helsinki, the film tells the story of Ansa (Alma Pöysti) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen), two lonely souls whose chance meeting at a local karaoke bar is beset by numerous hurdles. Jul 3 Chanticleer July 3, 2024 7:00 pm The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker , and is known around the world as an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world. Jul 5 Summer Exhibition Celebration July 5, 2024 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Summer Exhibition Celebration is an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, enjoy live music and refreshments and spend time with fellow arts patrons while exploring one of the most exciting venues in town: a collection of six galleries filled with a diverse mix of contemporary art by local, regional and international artists. Jul 27 Brad Paisley July 27, 2024 7:00 pm Grammy Award winner and Grand Ole Opry member Brad Paisley will perform live at Kidd Brewer Stadium! Brad Paisley has earned his place in country music history as one of the genre’s most talented and decorated male solo artists. For more than 20 years, his songwriting and unmatched showmanship have won him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 14 Country Music Association Awards. Jul 29 Free Guided Tours of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum July 29, 2024 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join Yadkin Riverkeeper Brian Fannon and other public history experts for guided tours of the...