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Neva J. Specht appointed as acting provost
Neva J. Specht appointed as acting provost
Thomas Turner, Reporter • April 22, 2024

Interim Chancellor Heather Hulburt Norris announced in an email Monday that Neva J. Specht has been appointed as acting provost, filling the role Norris left upon being appointed as interim chancellor April 19. Since arriving at the university in 1996 as a history professor, Specht has served as assistant chair for the Department of History from...

Skatepark advocates rally support at public input session
April 22, 2024

A public input session for phase two of the Boone Greenway skatepark project was hosted April 18 at the Watauga County Public Library. During...

BREAKING: App State appoints interim chancellor
April 19, 2024

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Heather Norris has been appointed interim chancellor, effective immediately. The announcement was made...

58th session of SGA leadership officers nominated, confirmed
April 18, 2024

The final general assembly meeting of the 57th session of the Student Government Association saw the appointment of the eight positions for the...

Quality Enhancement Plan initiative focuses on climate literacy
April 17, 2024

Every decade, universities have to go through a reaccreditation process to ensure students receive quality education, according to the Higher...

Mountaineers complete first unbeaten road series since 2018

April 22, 2024

App State started their six-game homestand Friday with a weekend series against the James Madison Dukes.  James Madison came out swinging in the series-opener,...

April 17, 2024

App State baseball’s mid-week road trip to Cullowhee ended in defeat, as the Mountaineers came up short against the Western Carolina Catamounts Tuesday...

April 15, 2024

The Mountaineers returned to Boone to take on Troy in a three-game series this past weekend. After the Friday game was canceled due to inclement weather,...

April 15, 2024

Mountaineer softball traveled to Conway, South Carolina for a weekend series against Coastal Carolina.  App State won the first game of the series...

‘Civil War’ doesn’t pick a side, and that’s the point

April 22, 2024

Ignoring the jumps from 70° to 40° the past few days, Boone is well on its way to warmer days. Days when Sanford Mall is full of students playing Spikeball,...

April 22, 2024

On a dreary, rainy afternoon, the Plemmons Student Union came alive as students talked with local businesses, student groups and campus clubs about sustainability...

April 17, 2024

Do you listen to Girl in Red? If not, you’re missing out. On April 12, Marie Ulven released her second album, “I’m Doing It Again, Baby” on all...

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