
Kennedi Ratcliffe selected for 2025-2026 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Aug 8, 2025
By: Em AcuñaKennedi Ratcliffe ‘25, a recent Honors College alumna, has been selected to be part of a cohort of 65 other Americans who will travel t...

Dr. Annette Lytle Ranft ’86 recognized as the 2025 Honors College exceptional alumna
Jul 21, 2025
By: Em AcuñaThe Honors College honored Dr. Annette Lytle Ranft ’86 as the 2025 Honors College exceptional alumna during Appalachian State’s 2025 ...

Honors College students travel to Ireland and Northern Ireland to study Human Rights with faculty leaders
Jul 9, 2025
Dr. Jessica Martell, associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and program coordinator for Global Studies, and Dr. Belinda Wa...

Honors College students travel to study sustainability and education in indigenous Guatemala
Jul 9, 2025
Dr. Greg McClure, professor in the Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, and Dr. Christopher Van Loan, professor in the Department of Chil...

Honors College students travel to Rome and Paris to study love
Jul 9, 2025
Dr. Jack Kwong, professor of philosophy, and Dr. Randall Reed, professor of religion, both in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, led Honors Co...

Honors College students and faculty travel to Nepal, trek to Everest Base Camp and even climb to 18,500 feet on Kala Pattar
Jul 9, 2025
Dr. Baker Perry, former professor in the Department of Geography and Planning and senior research associate in App State’s Research Institute for En...

Honors College supports four summer 2024 faculty led study abroad courses to Guatemala; Ireland, Italy and France; and Nepal
Jul 9, 2025
The Honors College offered four faculty-led study-abroad trips over the summer of 2024 to Guatemala; Ireland and Northern Ireland, Italy and France; a...

Stacy Thornton ’25 pursues M.S. in speech and hearing sciences at UNC Chapel Hill
Jun 20, 2025
By: Em AcuñaHonors College alumna Stacy Thornton ’25 is heading to UNC Chapel Hill in the Fall to pursue a Master of Science (M.S.) in speech...

Samantha Oleschuk ’24 builds on thesis serving as director of community engagement at Florence Thomas Art School
May 23, 2025
By: Em AcuñaHonors College alumna, Samantha Oleschuk ’24, has been working as the co-director/director of community engagement at the Florence Thom...

JP Neri participates in the 2024-2025 John Robert Lewis Scholars and Fellow Program
May 20, 2025
By: Em AcuñaFor the past year, from July 2024 and finishing in July 2025, Honors College senior JP Neri has been a scholar in the John Robert Lewis S...