Warm temperatures and beautiful weather brought students out onto Sanford Mall this week, and the energy is invigorating! App State Baseball opens their season at Hickory’s L.P. Frans Stadium today at 5 p.m. against the Queens University Royals, and while it’s still February, it’s beginning to feel like spring at App State!

This weekend App State will host several events in Hickory:

• Today, App State’s Catawba Valley Alumni Chapter will host a Mountaineer picnic at the ballpark.
  
  
• Tomorrow morning, App State’s Alumni Affairs team will host a brunch with Yosef at the Hickory campus, which will include an information session for prospective students, a tour of the new building and photo opportunities with Yosef. We are expecting more than 100 people to join us for this fun, family-friendly event.
  
  
• Tomorrow afternoon, the first pitch is at 1 p.m. for the second game of the three-game series against Queens University.

Nearly 11,000 App State alumni reside throughout the Hickory area, and we look forward to showcasing the Hickory building to them, as well as to prospective students and their families and friends this weekend, while enjoying some App State Baseball.

Next week, the first round of decision letters will be sent to students who have applied to attend App State in Hickory. We are so pleased to offer our newest Mountaineers our Hickory First Scholarship, in celebration of the inaugural year of our new campus. The scholarship is open to first-year and transfer students who enroll at the Hickory campus in 2023 and is designed to help incoming students offset their educational expenses during their first year. This $2,000 scholarship is available to the first 500 students who meet the academic requirements and enroll at App State’s Hickory campus for 2023. App State has a variety of scholarships available to our incoming and returning students, and we are pleased to include this special scholarship among them.

We have updated the App State Hickory website, which includes a new video promoting the Hickory campus.

Yesterday, my leadership team and I met with the Faculty Senate's Chancellor Advisory Committee, and we had an informative and engaging discussion about App State Athletics. Director of Athletics Doug Gillin shared information about the funding sources and operating expenses for App State Athletics. We also discussed some of the changes in the college athletics landscape, including the benefits of the Sun Belt Conference realignment, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of earned media exposure from the College GameDay visit last fall and opportunities and challenges associated with NCAA regulation changes. It was a good discussion, and we appreciated the opportunity to share some key facts and figures.

Opportunities to gather and enjoy the company of one another, engagement with our alumni, events for prospective students and discussions around key topics with faculty are part of our daily life at App State. These important interactions help build our community, make the App State Experience the best it can be and contribute to what makes our university such a special place.

Sheri Everts
Chancellor

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Messages

• Remarks from the September 29, 2023 Meeting of the Board of Trustees

  Friday, September 29, 2023

  Thank you, Acting Chair Ricks, and good afternoon!

  It's hard to believe it's nearly October already! It's been a very busy beginning to the semester, and I thank you all for the many events you have joined us for since the semester began just over a month ago.

  The first day of classes represents new beginnings for students, faculty and staff, and it's always full of promise and excitement.

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• Important Budget Update

  Friday, September 22, 2023

  Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,

  Budget news from Raleigh is once again, excellent for App State, and we extend our sincere thanks to our legislators for securing important appropriations specifically for our Boone and Hickory campuses, as well as key compensation increases for university employees.

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• State of the University Address

  Friday, September 15, 2023

  Good afternoon and welcome!

  Thank you to those who are joining us today in person, as well as to the faculty, staff and students who are joining via livestream from the Hickory campus.

  The annual State of the University Address is an important opportunity for us to come together as a university community as I share a review of some of the issues we are facing as an institution, along with key accomplishments and plans for the coming year.

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