App State’s Honors College is a small college within our larger university located at the center of campus. Our community supports approximately 550 students from all majors. The hallmarks of App State’s Honors College include:
- Small, discussion-based, interdisciplinary courses;
- Personalized and holistic mentoring and advising;
- The Honors College residential learning community;
- Study abroad or other international education opportunities;
- A closely mentored research or creative project (Honors thesis).
Our Mission
In the Honors college at Appalachian State University students, faculty, and staff from across campus explore, discover, create, innovate, learn and grow together. We support students’ individual holistic development and engagement beyond themselves, across disciplinary boundaries, and in collaboration with others.
Our Values and Vision
The Appalachian State Honors college values and embraces difference. We make it our shared responsibility to build a community and a world where everyone feels safe, heard, welcomed, and supported. We empower students to collaborate across differences, lead with humility, and collectively and creatively address complex challenges.
Weekly Message
January 15, 2025
Dear Honors College students, faculty, and family,
My name is Kaylie Morales, and I am the new editor for the Honors Wednesday Memo! I am a first-generation college student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in digital journalism with a minor in criminal justice. I am a grateful recipient of the Chancellor’s Scholarship since May 2023. I am very involved with the Honors College serving as co-president of the Appalachian Honors Association(link sends e-mail). I do everything I can to give back to the Honors community, which gives me so much, and I consider home. I am from Wilmington, NC, where I didn’t feel a strong sense of community. I knew I wanted to be a part of a close-knit community when I came to college, and this is the main reason why I feel so connected to Boone, App State, and the Honors College.
I had the pleasure of working alongside Kistler Hunt last semester in the editorial transition. She has shown me the ins-and-outs of the memo and the Honors community. Under her wing, I have become more comfortable and confident in my writing and this role. I am grateful for Kistler’s work with the Memo and the strong foundation she has built.
One of my top priorities with the Memo is to make it a place where Honors students connect; please reach out to me, either to submit content or to just to talk! Feel free to email(link sends e-mail) me or stop by and say hello when I am in the Honors Wednesday Memo office (App Hall 264). I have listed my office availability on the door.
I am wishing you all the best for this semester!
Kaylie Morales
Strengthening connections
The Ask a Mountaineer Honors College Circle offers expert guidance and insights for App State Honors alumni and students. To get professional support, feedback, and advice from Mountaineer alumni near and far, simply submit your question and receive a response in your email inbox.
Meet the Interim Dean
Welcome to our Honors College webpages. Please explore to learn more about how our college nurtures community through collaborative classrooms, integrated advising and mentoring, and an embrace of experiential learning. In the Honors community, students, faculty, and staff learn from and grow with each other. App State’s Honors College and departmental Honors Programs across campus connect great students to great opportunities. You can learn about many of those connections here and, when you are ready, I invite you to get to know us better by chatting with our current students during an on-campus Honors College tour or scheduling a conversation with me.