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Today’s Presentation

A Breathtaking LocationWelcome to Boone

•Population: 17,774

•Elevation: 3,333 ft (highest of any university east of the Mississippi)

•Named one of “The Best Small Towns” in America by Outdoor magazine

Our Climate

•Average summer highs: mid-70s with low humidity

•Average annual snow: 3 ft

•Average high temp in January: upper 30s

Get out there!

•Paddle, hike, bike, backpack, ski/snowboard, rock climb, drive the Blue Ridge Parkway…

Challenging Academics

3rd among top public universities in the South in U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 America’s Best Colleges Guide

Named a Best Southeastern College by The Princeton Review

Featured in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges”

Ranked 18th in Sierra magazine’s “Coolest Schools” (top colleges helping to solve climate issues and operate sustainably)

A consistent quality reflected in high rankings

In the Classroom

Small classes• Average class size = 27

Expert faculty• 99% of full-time faculty with doctorate,

professional degree, or terminal degree

Close, personal interaction• Student-faculty ratio = 16:1

Support along the way• Academic Advising, Tutoring, Writing Center,

Career Development Center

Fostering Global CitizensA top ranked university for the number of study-abroad students (Institute of International Education)

Noted as a model institution for internationalization(American Council on Education)

Faculty-led, short-term programs52 countries

Semester, summer and year-long programs27 countries

Alternative Spring Break9 countriesinternational.appstate.edu

Life-changing InvolvementLeadership development

Vibrant arts and music scene

Celebrating diversity• L.E.A.D. Orientation• Multicultural Center• LGBT Center• Annual Diversity

Celebration• Diversity Lecture Series• MLK Commemoration

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300 clubs and organizations = you’ll never be bored

Academics and Arts•Association of Student Entrepreneurs•Chinese Club•College Music Society•Forensic Science Club•Future Health Care Executives•Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association•Music Therapy Student Association•National Band Association•NC Association of Educators•NC World Trade Association•Steely Pan Steel Band/Percussion Ensemble•Tau Sigma Honor Society•Walker Fellows

For Example…Sports/Activities/Fitness•Alpine Ski Team•Athletic Training Students’ Association•Climber’s Coalition•Cycling Club•Elite Dance Team•Equestrian Team•Men’s and Women’s Rugby•Snowboard Team

Service and Special Interest•African Community•Anime Club•Entropy Dance Crew•Fly-Fishing Club•Gaming Club•International Appalachian•Leadership Educators•Men’s and Women’s Leadership Circle•Nerd Network•Operation Smile•People Fighting Poverty•Quidditch Club•Student Filmmakers Organization•Student Wellness Peer Educators•Sustainable Development Student Alliance•Transfer Yosef•Wine To Water Campus Chapter

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Religious Organizations

Greek Organizations

Mountaineer Athletics20 varsity sports

• Only SoCon school to win both the Commissioner’s Cup and Germann Cup in the same year

• Mountaineer Football = 3 consecutive NCAA Division 1 championships

19 intercollegiate club sports

80+ intramural sports

Students get into all athletic events for free!

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Varsity Sports

•Basketball

•Baseball

•Cross Country

•Field Hockey

•Football

•Golf

•Soccer

•Softball

•Tennis

•Track and Field, Indoor

•Track and Field, Outdoor

•Wrestling

•Volleyball

An Experience Unlike Any OtherNationally recognized service-learning programs

• 25 disciplines include service-learning (local and global)

• 370,000+ student hours of service to the local community

• International and domestic Alternative Spring Break trips

Undergraduate research opportunities•Conduct research alongside a professor•Gain the experience employers seek•Travel and research grants available

Nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit• Center for Entrepreneurship• BootstrApps

Outstanding Honors College• Prestigious Scholarship Program• Academic mentoring

Student initiatives

• 2011 Solar Decathlon zero-energy home won “People’s Choice Award” in international competition

• Renewable Energy Initiative (helping campus adopt renewable energy technology)

• 100-kilowatt, community-scale wind turbine

Campus initiatives

• LEED certification on all new construction

• Climate neutral by 2050 (per Climate Action Plan)

• Local foods emphasis in campus dining

• Composting of food scraps for flowerbed mulch

Related degree programs

• Environmental Science

• Sustainable Development

• Appropriate Technology

Focus on Sustainability

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