This week I traveled to Washington, D.C., to express appreciation to our federal representatives in Congress and share the many ways we are working to serve students all across our state. App State also co-hosted a reception — along with the UNC System, East Carolina University, Fayetteville State University, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Wake Forest University — in honor of North Carolina delegation members and staff.

This was an important opportunity to speak with our nation’s leadership about the incredible accomplishments of App State’s faculty, staff and students — specifically, Rep. Virginia Foxx, who chairs the Education and the Workforce Committee, Walker College of Business alumnus Sen. Ted Budd, who was just named to the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Rep. Patrick McHenry, of NC District 10, who represents the Catawba County and Hickory Campus area and serves as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. I shared many examples of students, faculty and staff contributing to the strength of our community, state and nation. We look forward to additional opportunities like this, including the potential for App State faculty and staff to share their expertise and their work at a federal level.

As the momentum for opening the App State Hickory Campus continues, we are excited to extend special scholarships to students who are enrolling at the campus for its first year. This scholarship, which will be available for first-year and transfer students who enroll at the Hickory Campus in 2023, will help incoming students offset their educational expenses during their first year. We are pleased to offer the “Hickory First” scholarship, in the amount of $2,000, to the first 500 students who meet the academic requirements and enroll at App State’s Hickory Campus for 2023.

Today, Provost Norris convened the Spring 2023 Faculty and Staff Meeting. In addition to remarks from Dr. Andy Koch, representing Faculty Senate, and Sarah-Davis Cagle, representing Staff Senate, Provost Norris shared an impressive update about App State’s academic enterprise, details about the Hickory Campus and progress on meeting our new performance metrics that align with the UNC System strategic plan. You can read Provost Norris’ remarks here.

The accomplishments Provost Norris shared today speak to the dedication and passion our faculty and staff share for student success. Thank you for the contributions you make every day to the future of our state, nation and world.

Sheri Everts
Chancellor

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Messages

• Message from Interim Chancellor Heather Hulburt Norris

  Friday, April 19, 2024

  Dear Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends,

  I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself to those of you who don’t yet know me.

  For more than 20 years, I’ve dedicated my career to Appalachian State University. I came here because I was impressed by Appalachian’s stated mission of educational access, and when I visited, I saw it to be true. Over my time here, the faculty and staff dedication to student success, which has characterized the institution for 125 years, continues to be strong to this day.

  I joined the faculty of the Walker College of Business in 2003, and my home department remains the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance. I served the college as assistant, associate and senior associate dean, as well as acting and interim dean and then dean, before becoming App State’s provost. I served as interim provost during some of the most challenging times in university history, as we worked to provide the best possible educational experience for our students, and keep faculty and staff employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, I was appointed to the role of provost and executive vice chancellor.

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• Message from Chancellor Everts

  Monday, April 15, 2024

  Dear Members of the App State Community,

  Earlier today, I informed UNC System President Peter Hans of my decision to step down from the office of Chancellor of Appalachian State University, effective this Friday, April 19.

  Over the last few months, I have been experiencing significant health challenges, and I must now focus on my personal health and wellbeing.

  I am incredibly proud of the growth and development of the university over the last ten years, and I look forward to seeing the development of the Innovation District and the Hickory Campus, in particular, and the many ways the region will continue to thrive with the benefit of these important state resources. I thank the faculty for the incredible contributions they have made through their teaching, research and service over the last decade, and our staff, who are the heart and soul of the institution. Most of all, I am incredibly proud of our students, past and present, who bring our university to life, give us purpose, and make real and powerful differences in communities around the world.

  I have been honored and humbled to serve as your Chancellor, and I wish you all the very best.

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• Remarks from the December 8, 2023 Meeting of the Board of Trustees

  Friday, December 8, 2023

  Thank you, Chair Ricks, and good afternoon, everyone!

  With one week until December Commencement, we’re looking ahead to App’s 125th birthday, as we reflect on an incredible 124th year.

  But before I begin my remarks today, I would like to acknowledge the passing of Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock in October.

  As Chancellor of our university for 10 years, from 2004 to 2014, Ken established the university as a leader in undergraduate research, grew our academic enterprise significantly in the areas of health care, establishing the College of Health Sciences, opened a new building for the Reich College of Education, led significant growth in the nexus of energy, the environment and economics, and moved our athletics programs to the Sun Belt Conference and the Football Bowl Subdivision, all while growing enrollment and solidifying our reputation as a national leader in undergraduate education.

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