Dr. Sheri Everts joined Appalachian State University as its eighth leader in July 2014.

Chancellor Everts’ priorities for moving forward as a campus community include:

• Articulating the ways Appalachian defines sustainability,
• Increasing the diversity of our student, faculty and staff populations,
• Improving wellness, health and safety for our campus community,
• Integrating global learning into and beyond our classrooms,
• Supporting faculty and staff,
• Providing innovative and creative opportunities for our students to engage in and showcase their research,
• Emphasizing the significance of the difference we can make in communities here and across the world through civic engagement,
• Securing the necessary resources to energize and sustain these strategic initiatives and support our world-class faculty, staff and students, and,
• Maintaining a focus on slow and steady enrollment growth.