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Two Honors Alumnae Awarded NSF Fellowships
Jul 5, 2018

Two Honors alumnae and former Chancellor's Scholars, Rachel Jordan ’18 and Hannah Krueger ’17 have been awarded highly competive NSF Fel...

Two Honors Students Join Faculty-led Study Abroad to Poland
Jul 5, 2018

Embarking a week after the end of Spring 2018 semester, Honors Tyler Hotz and Nora Smith, both rising juniors and communication majors, traveled to Po...

Heather Hopkins '10 Reflects on The Honors Experience
Jun 28, 2018

Heather Hopkins ’10 graduated from Honors at Appalachian State University with a degree in elementary education. She then went on to complete her Ma...

Congratulations to the 2018 Chancellor's Scholars
Jun 14, 2018

Ten incoming freshmore Honors students have been awarded Chancellor's Scholarships, the university's oldest and most distinguished full scholarship. I...

Graduates Praise Honors at Appalachian
Jun 8, 2018

The Honors College Commencement was held on May 11, 2018 in the Plemmons Student Union, Parkway Ballroom. With that event we celebrated the accomplish...

Delaney Ryan Interns at American Museum of Natural History
Jun 7, 2018

Honors rising junior Delaney Ryan is in New York City (NYC) this summer interning with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and the Richard G...

Honors Students Teach, Anyone Can Dance!
May 29, 2018

Honors Emily Sharpe has founded and is lead instructor of Anyone Can Dance! Emily is a rising sophomore and elementary education major. Honors Sophia ...

Sope Kahn Shines
May 25, 2018

Honors rising senior and Wilson Scholar Sope Kahn has received the university’s 2017-18 Frances Holland Black Scholarship intended to support women ...

Dr. Joe Gonzalez Wins Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
May 24, 2018

Honors faculty member has received a 2018 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, assoc...

Olivia Paschall Works with The Explorers Club in Mongolia
May 24, 2018

Honors senior and Geology Major Olivia Paschall has received a student grant to work on a combined National Geographic and Explorers Club Flag Expedit...