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Dr. Paul Worley appointed associate dean of the App State College of Arts and Sciences
Sep 25, 2026

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

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Meet CAS Corps member Cesar Venegas-Echegaray
Sep 21, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps members serve as representatives to all college constituents, creating, promoting, and execut...

Two people stand outdoors in front of a brick academic building. The man on the left wears glasses, a brown blazer, light blue shirt, tan pants, and a cream-colored scarf with fringe. The woman on the right wears glasses, a gray blazer, dark jeans, and a multicolored scarf in shades of red, purple, and orange. Both are smiling, and the background shows a tree, grass, and a walkway.

Edited collection by Drs. Melissa Birkhofer and Paul Worley receives ASAIL Honorable Mention
Sep 9, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University faculty members — Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, assistant professor in the Department of English, and Dr. ...

App State’s Team Sunergy and its solar racing vehicle, Autumn, cross the finish line on day eight of the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge in Amarillo, Texas, completing the cross-country road race. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

App State Team Sunergy earns historic victory in cross-country solar racing challenge
Aug 17, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s solar vehicle racing team, Team Sunergy, made history at the international 2026 Electrek American Sol...

Dr. Darci Gardner is a professor of French in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Photo by University Communications

Dr. Darci Gardner appointed director of Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies
Jun 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Darci Gardner as director ...

Dr. Paul Worley

Monday Rockpile: Paul Worley gives Rockies prospects real-world English practice [faculty featured]
May 12, 2026

If you were a college student studying Spanish, you’d probably want to take a class with Dr. Paul Worley, who’s a Professor of Spanish and Wo...

Liz Kunkel

Former students turned professors: App State alums reflect on their return to the High Country [faculty feaured]
May 1, 2026

During fall break of 1999, Ralph Lentz was a new professor at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. One Saturday night, he received a ca...

The Appalachian State University English Language Studies (AppELS) Institute logo in gold on top of a dark chalkboard background.

Free Professional English Classes Offered to the Community This Summer and Fall
Apr 27, 2026

Free Professional English Classes Offered to the Community This Summer and FallBOONE, N.C. — Dr. Donna Bonner, director of the Appalachian State Uni...

German internees built a Bavarian-style village called Old Heidelberg while detained. Photograph by Adolph Thierbach, Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina

The Western Front [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026

As a child in the 1930s and ’40s, Jacqueline Burgin could look out the living room window of her family’s home in Hot Springs and see across the F...

Cindy Trivette

Cindy Trivette recognized with two staff shout-outs in March
Mar 31, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Cindy Trivette, administrative support specialist in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, received two st...

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