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Viktoriia Kovtun shares her story: From Ukraine to Boone, banking to Honors, challenge to success
Nov 7, 2023

Viktoriia Kovtun joined the Honors College on August 1, 2023, as the business officer and executive assistant to the dean. The Honors College is thril...

Honors College senior engages in personal and professional development in Sevilla, Spain
Nov 1, 2023

By Kistler HuntHonors College senior Emma Denton studied abroad from May 21 to June 18, 2023, in Sevilla, Spain. As an exercise science major, Denton ...

Honors College student participates in NSF’s REU program with the STEPS Center in the Florida Everglades
Oct 23, 2023

By Kistler HuntHonors College junior Brenna Dold spent this past summer participating in a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Underg...

Ben Pluska named Rachel Carson Campus Fellow
Oct 9, 2023

Honors College senior and sustainable development major Ben Pluska has been selected as a 2023-24 Rachel Carson Campus (RCC) Fellow. Pluska says, “R...

App State Honors College students serve on NCHC UReCA editorial board
Sep 27, 2023

Honors College juniors Kistler Hunt and Elliot Sheehan have been selected and are now serving on the editorial team for the National Collegiate Honors...

Bella Carpenter Studies Sustainability Abroad
Sep 20, 2023

Bella Carpenter spent the Spring and Summer 2023 semesters abroad in Bern, Switzerland studying at the University of Bern through Appalachian State’...

Lela Arruza awarded Windgate-Lamar Fellowship
Sep 11, 2023

Honors College Alumna, Chancellor’s Scholar, and artist Lela Arruza ‘23 has been awarded the 2023 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship by the Center for Craf...

Honors College welcomes Sydney McDonald as assistant editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo
Sep 6, 2023

By Kistler HuntThe Honors College is excited to welcome Sydney McDonald to her new role as the assistant editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo (HWM). Mc...

Chancellor’s Scholars Cohorts Travel to Ireland
Aug 30, 2023

By Kistler HuntIn January of 2023, three cohorts of Chancellor’s Scholars accompanied by four faculty leaders (34 individuals in total) embarked on ...

Dr. Stephanie Smith Thomas ’10 presented the 2023 Honors College Distinguished Alumni Award
Aug 2, 2023

The Honors College awarded Dr. Stephanie Smith Thomas ‘10  the 2022-23 Distinguished Alumni Award at the University’s 2023 Alumni Awards...