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The Honors College Welcomes 111 New Students!
Sep 6, 2017

One hundred and eleven new students have been admitted to the Honors College for Fall 2018. All of these students demonstrate ambitious goals, intelle...

Sarah Aldridge Spends Summer Fighting for Equity at D.C. Public Schools
Aug 24, 2017

Honors senior Sarah Aldridge returned to Washington, D.C. this summer to join the D.C. Public Schools Urban Education Leaders Internship Program. As a...

Honors Students Travel to Study “Secret Codes Through World War II”
Aug 16, 2017

This summer eleven Honors students traveled with Drs. Rick Klima (Honors Academic Mentor and Professor of Mathematical Sciences) and Holly Hirst (Prof...

Alyssa Phillips Makes Friends with Wallabies
Aug 10, 2017

Honors Senior biology major Alyssa Phillips joined Appalachian's May 15-June 15 faculty-led trip, "Exploring the Flora and Fauna of Australasia." Drs....

Meet the 2017 Chancellor’s Scholars
Aug 8, 2017

Want to meet our ten newest Chancellor's Scholars? The Chancellor’s Scholarship is Appalachian State University’s oldest and most academically com...

Hannah Malcolm Awarded Fellowship at Indiana
Aug 8, 2017

Congratulations to Honors Alumna Hannah Malcolm (Fall '16), who has been awarded the highly selective President's Diversity Fellowship starting Fall 2...

Former Chancellor's Scholar and Her Husband "Thwarting Human Traffickers"
Aug 4, 2017

Check out this story from the Appalachian Magazine highlighting former Chancellor's Scholar Laura Parker and her husband Matt Parker's work.: "Thwarti...

Allison Staley Interns with the Forsyth County District Attorney's Office
Aug 2, 2017

Honors sophomore and math major Allison Staley is spending the summer interning for the District Attorney's Office in Forsyth County, North Carolina (...

Alexa Olson's Semester Abroad in Valparaíso, Chile
Aug 1, 2017

Honors Senior Alexa Olson, interdisciplinary studies major with Spanish minor, spent Spring 2017 semester studying abroad in Valparaíso, Chile. Thank...

Honors Senior and Cowbelle Classic Organizer Wins Top Cycling Scholarship
Jul 25, 2017

Honors Senior Annie Pharr, a recreation management and sociology major, has been awarded a Joshua Kuck Memorial Scholarship for cycling. For the full ...