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53-614: College Field was Appalachian State University 's college football stadium in Boone, North Carolina ( 36°12′52″N 81°40′55″W  /  36.214554°N 81.681825°W  / 36.214554; -81.681825 ). The Mountaineers played at College Field from 1928 to 1961. The Mountaineers moved across campus to the Conrad Stadium in 1962. Officially opened on September 15, 1962, as Conrad Stadium , in honor of former university trustee and R. J. Reynolds executive William J. Conrad,

106-627: A 30–5–3 overall mark in his four seasons at the helm of the Apps. An All-American at Duke , Brewer's 1937 squad was unbeaten and unscored upon in the regular season. Appalachian carried a 30-game home winning streak, the longest in Division I at the time, before losing to the Georgia Southern Eagles on October 20, 2007. Prior to that game, the Mountaineers' last home loss was in the first round of

159-872: A diverse variety of popular entertainment programs and films that enhance ASU students' social and cultural life. A.P.P.S. was founded in 1985 to help with the student nightlife and to support retention. It plays a vital role in fostering and developing an inclusive ASU community. The seven councils of A.P.P.S. are Heritage, Club Shows, Main Stage, Representation and Intentional Student Engagement (RISE), Films, Special Events, and Spirit & Traditions. Students can enjoy concerts and other miscellaneous events at Legends, an entertainment facility on campus. ASU also offers an in-house movie theater at Plemmons Student Union, Greenbriar Theater, where students can watch movies. Appalachian has invested in several sustainability projects in recent years such as: Appalachian's sports teams are nicknamed

212-414: A graduate school was formed. Dr. Dougherty retired in 1955 after 56 years of serving the school. J. D. Rankin became interim president until William H. Plemmons was installed. Plemmons led from 1955 to 1969, and his administration oversaw the addition of new buildings as the campus expanded and enrollment grew to nearly 5,000 students. Appalachian was transformed from a single-purpose teachers' college into

265-459: A main campus of 410 acres (1.7 km ) with 20 residence halls, 3 main dining facilities, 30 academic buildings, and 11 recreation/athletic facilities. The center of campus is nicknamed Sanford Mall, an open grassy quad between the student union, dining halls, and library. Sanford Hall, on the mall's edge, is named for Terry Sanford , a former governor of the state. Rivers Street, a thoroughfare for town and university traffic, essentially divides

318-458: A multipurpose regional university and Appalachian State Teacher's College became Appalachian State University in 1967. Growth continued in the 1970s to around 9,500 students and 550 faculty. Afterward, four degree-granting undergraduate colleges were created: Arts and Sciences, Business, Fine and Applied Arts, and Education. Herbert Wey succeeded Plemmons as president in 1969 and was named chancellor in 1971. In 1972, Appalachian State became part of

371-473: A tenured sociology professor on administrative leave for a variety of charges, which included showing an anti-pornography documentary, The Price of Pleasure . This move gained national attention from the academic community. Notes Citations 36°12′50″N 81°40′43″W  /  36.213843°N 81.678621°W  / 36.213843; -81.678621 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team represented

424-458: A variety of off-campus, part-time undergraduate and graduate programs. Members of the ASU Department of Physics and Astronomy serve as editors for the journal The Physics Teacher . The university publishes or holds copyrights to several other periodicals, including: The university houses several academic centers and institutes related to its mission. These include: Students at ASU enjoy

477-519: A variety of outdoor activities. The mountains offer snowboarding, skiing, tubing, rock climbing, hiking, rafting, camping, and fishing on and around the Blue Ridge Parkway. ASU also has over 400 clubs and organizations run by the McCaskey Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, such as Greek organizations, academic and diversity clubs, and sports clubs. Before the start of every semester,

530-557: Is a public university in Boone, North Carolina . It was founded as a teachers' college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty. The university expanded to include other programs in 1967 and joined the University of North Carolina System in 1971. The university enrolls more than 21,500 students. It offers more than 150 bachelor's degrees and 70 graduate degree programs, including two doctoral programs. The university has eight colleges:

583-632: Is also the home for volleyball and indoor track and field. In 2017, a new Daktronics video board was installed. The board is made up of nine displays totaling a square footage of 1,200. University Recreation (UREC) also offers 20 club sports that compete with other regional institutions on a non-varsity level: lacrosse (men's and women's), rugby (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), ultimate frisbee (men's and women's), volleyball (men's and women's), climbing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, ice hockey, skiing, racquetball, snowboarding, swimming, and triathlon. The university's cycling team has had success at

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636-519: Is on the residential community, so for the first year students are required to live in the living learning center. Watauga College was first based in Watauga Hall, then for decades was based in East Hall, a large U-shaped dormitory on the east end of campus. The dorm was known campus-wide as having the largest rooms of any dorm on campus, yet it was one of the oldest dorms on campus. Upon the completion of

689-636: Is the gateway and entrance to campus. The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on the edge of main campus is the university's visual art center. It is the largest visual arts center in northwestern North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia. It displays rotating exhibits indoors and outdoors, some culturally specific to the Appalachians, and offers community outreach programs through art courses. It opened in 2003. The newly renovated Schaefer Center for

742-512: Is to enable conservation, education, and recreation for students, staff, and faculty. The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors plans and develops the coordinated system of higher education in the state. It sets university policy but delegate Appalachian State's daily operations to a chancellor. The chancellor likewise delegates some duties to the provost, several vice-chancellors, and other administrative offices. These administrative offices are advised by several university committees on

795-655: The Mountaineers . The Mountaineers compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Sun Belt Conference . Appalachian fields varsity teams in 17 sports, 7 for men and 10 for women. The Mountaineer football team started competing in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in the 2014–2015 academic year. Kidd Brewer Stadium is the 30,000-seat home of Appalachian football. Nicknamed "The Rock",

848-517: The Southern Conference , such as wrestling. The teams are known as the Mountaineers . Appalachian State University began in 1899 when a group of residents in Watauga County , under the leadership of Blanford B. Dougherty and his brother Dauphin D. Dougherty, began a movement to educate teachers in northwestern North Carolina. Land was donated by Daniel B. Dougherty, father of the leaders in

901-569: The University of Miami during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It was the Hurricanes' 91st season of football and 13th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium . They finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for second place in

954-554: The University of North Carolina system. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina, Appalachian State University has one of the highest elevations of any U.S. university east of the Mississippi River , at 3,333 feet (1,016 m). Its main campus is in downtown Boone , a town of 19,092 compared to an ASU enrollment of 21,253 students. The campus encompasses 1,300 acres (5.3 km ), including

1007-482: The stadium was originally constructed with 10,000 permanent seats. It became the first venue in either North or South Carolina to install artificial turf . The Mountaineers and Elon staged the first game on artificial turf in the Carolinas on October 3, 1970. Seating capacity was expanded to 18,000 following the 1978 season. The stadium was the backdrop for the second college football game ever televised by ESPN as

1060-566: The 18 luxury suites and 500 club seats in the Yosef Club and Chancellor's Box areas. Prior to the 2011 season, temporary bleachers were installed behind the North Endzone. The additional 1,500 seats brought capacity to 23,150. The temporary section was further expanded prior to the 2012 season, which brought capacity to 24,050. 2013 saw small ribbon boards installed on the stadium's east and west seating areas. In 2016, 2,500 seats were installed in

1113-399: The 2006 season, the press box was removed to make way for a new 100,000-square-foot (9,290 m) stadium complex. The complex houses state-of-the-art strength and conditioning and athletic training facilities to benefit all 20 of Appalachian's varsity sports, as well as extensive locker rooms, academic, office and meeting space for ASU student-athletes, coaches and administrators. However,

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1166-780: The College of Arts and Sciences, the Walker College of Business, the Reich College of Education, the College of Fine and Applied Arts, the Beaver College of Health Sciences, the Honors College, the Hayes School of Music , and University College. It opened an additional campus in Hickory in 2023. The Athletic Teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference , except for a few sports that compete in

1219-685: The Division 2 collegiate team cyclocross national championships in 2008 and 2009. The team is now recognized as a Division 1 team. On February 19, 2011, the Appalachian State Mountaineer women's basketball team won the 2011 Southern Conference regular-season title. The last time they had won the title was 1996. This is a first for Head Coach Darcie Vincent. On May 18, 2012, the Appalachian State baseball team beat Western Carolina University, becoming Southern Conference baseball champions for

1272-550: The Family Caravan, much less as a recruiting tool for prospective students. The video is no longer used by the university, due to student and alumni protests. In 2002, MTV 's program Road Rules visited App State to produce an episode called Campus Crawl , aired on-campus during an annual, winter student swimming event called the "Polar Plunge". The show's participants also crossed a high-wire strung between Coltrane and Gardner Halls. On March 16, 2012, Appalachian State placed

1325-698: The Living Learning Center in 2003, Watauga College relocated and East Hall will either be renovated or destroyed because of the high cost of renovating such an old building. Appalachian State University offers off-campus courses through three off-campus centers and online. These centers are: Off-campus programs offer students the ability to maintain family and careers while working toward a degree. Full-time undergraduate programs are available in Elementary Education, Advertising, Criminal Justice, Management, Social Work and Psychology. Appalachian provides

1378-644: The Mountaineers did not win the Sun Belt Conference, they did win their sixth consecutive bowl game, defeating North Texas 56–28 in the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl . The Hayes School of Music provides support for the Mountaineers at all home football games with the Marching Mountaineers , and at all home basketball games with the Appalachian Pep Band. The Marching Mountaineers travel to a select few away games each football season. The director of

1431-585: The Mountaineers played the Western Carolina Catamounts for the Old Mountain Jug in 1979. Conrad Stadium was renamed on September 3, 1988 in honor of Kidd Brewer , one of the most successful head coaches in Appalachian football history and a colorful part of North Carolina history. Brewer, a Winston-Salem native, served as head football coach of the Mountaineers from 1935 to 1938, compiling

1484-718: The Multicultural Student Development Office. In 2016, ASU opened a fourth center in the student union; the Student Veterans Resource Center. The campus also has three indoor fitness facilities, an athletics field, and an outdoor recreation center. The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (A.P.P.S.) is a university-funded organization that exists to plan and provide diverse educational, enriching, and entertaining events for ASU's student body and community. Through its seven programming councils, A.P.P.S. members select, plan, promote, and present

1537-566: The North end zone, replacing the previous bleachers, along with additional concession stands. This was done partly in preparation for a home game against the Miami Hurricanes . In 2017, plans were announced for a new video board and ribbon boards to be installed in August. The new board would be around three times as large as the former screen. The work was completed in time for the 2017 season. Along with

1590-543: The Performing Arts, a 1,635-seat performance venue, hosts artists from around the world. The Appalachian State University Nature Preserve consists of 67 acres of protected woodlands near the heart of campus. The land was dedicated as a State Natural Area in 1999 through the North Carolina Nature Preserves Act, and serves as an outdoor classroom for students and faculty. The preserve's primary purpose

1643-564: The Quinn Recreation Center, Kidd Brewer Stadium , and Stadium Heights and Yosef Hollow, the two remaining residence hall communities. At the north end, Bodenheimer Drive crosses over Rivers Street and leads to Appalachian Heights (an apartment-style residence hall), Mountaineer Hall, the Chancellor's House, the Living Learning Center, and Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium . The George M. Holmes Convocation Center at Rivers Street's south end

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1696-497: The Spring of 2021. The North End Zone complex opened for the first home game of the 2021 season against Elon . Kidd Brewer Stadium has hosted concerts by Appalachian State alumnus Luke Combs as well as Kenny Rogers , Kacey Musgraves , Jason Isbell , Darius Rucker , Lee Brice , and Little Big Town . Appalachian State University Appalachian State University ( / ˌ æ p ə ˈ l æ tʃ ən / ), or App State,

1749-715: The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection and the Stock Car Racing Collection which includes a donation from the family of Richard Petty . With the opening of the new library building in 2005, Bill and Maureen Rhinehart of Long Island, New York, donated a large collection of rare books in English history, spanning from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The university created a special collections room for this donation which includes some 900 volumes comprising nearly 450 titles. Appalachian State offers 176 undergraduate and 42 graduate majors. The average GPA for incoming freshmen in 2017

1802-481: The athletic bands is Dr. Jason P. Gardner. In 2004, a committee for the Appalachian Family Caravan tour created a promotional video titled " Hot Hot Hot ", shown throughout the area by Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock. The video became an inadvertent internet phenomenon and was featured on VH1 's Web Junk 20 program in early 2006. The video was never intended to promote Appalachian State to anyone but

1855-467: The campus into east and west sections with tunnels and a pedestrian bridge connecting the two halves. The eastern half includes Sanford Mall, Plemmons Student Union, Roess Dining Hall (formerly Central Dining Hall), and Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons, along with two communities of residence halls. The west side has Trivette Dining Hall, the Student Recreation Center (or SRC),

1908-529: The enterprise, and J. F. Hardin. On this site a wood-frame building, costing $ 1,000, was erected by contributions from citizens of the town and county. In the fall of 1899, the Dougherty brothers, acting as co-principals, began the school, which was then called Watauga Academy . The first year saw 53 students enrolled in three grades. D. D. Dougherty's wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty, taught classes and contributed to administrative decisions. In 1903, after interest in

1961-410: The first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since Army accomplished the feat in 1944, 1945, and 1946. In a milestone for ASU athletics, on September 1, 2007, the Appalachian State football team played their season opener at the fifth-ranked University of Michigan in front of the largest crowd to ever witness an ASU football game. Appalachian State beat Michigan in

2014-406: The first time since 1985. Appalachian won three consecutive Division I FCS (I-AA) national championships in 2005 , 2006 , and 2007 , over the University of Northern Iowa , the University of Massachusetts , and the University of Delaware , respectively. The Mountaineers are the first FCS football team to win three straight national championships since the playoffs began in 1978. They are also

2067-592: The game that would become known as the "Alltime Upset" by Sports Illustrated with a final score of 34–32 and became the first Division I FCS (I-AA) football team to defeat a Division I FBS (I-A) team ranked in the AP poll. Appalachian State moved to the FBS subdivision in 2014, finishing its first season with a winning record but ineligible for a bowl bid per NCAA rules. Each season from 2015 to 2019, App State won both its conference championship and final bowl game. In 2020, although

2120-617: The measure. On March 9, 1903, the bill became law, and the Appalachian Training School for Teachers was established. The school opened on October 5, 1903, with $ 2,000 from the state and 325 students. For 22 years, there was a period of steady growth, academic development, and service to the state. In 1925, the legislature changed the name to the Appalachian State Normal School and appropriated additional funding for maintenance and permanent improvement. In 1929,

2173-426: The most visible element of the crown jewel of ASU athletics' $ 50 million facilities enhancement campaign is the addition of premium seating on the stadium's west side, in the way of 18 luxury suites, 500 club seats and spacious Yosef Club and Chancellor's Box areas. An additional 4,400 seats were added to the east side stands prior to the 2008 season, which brought the total seating capacity to 20,150. The addition of

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2226-619: The needs of campus constituents, as represented by a Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Graduate Student Association Senate, and the Student Government Association. In 2005, the Carol Grotnes Belk Library & Information Commons opened in a new 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m ) five-story building. Belk Library holds over 1.871 million bound books and periodicals, 1.5 million microforms, 24,000 sound recordings, and 14,000 videos. The library's collections include

2279-499: The new seats was completed in time for the home opener against Jacksonville on September 6, 2008. Also new for 2008 was an upgraded AppVision video board which was nearly double the size of the 2001 screen. In 2009, the Kidd Brewer Stadium complex was completed prior to the home opener against McNeese State. Total seating capacity for 2009 was increased to 21,650 with the opening of the additional premium seating, which includes

2332-462: The north end zone complex, 2020 also saw new FieldTurf installed and the hill behind the north end zone was regraded, bringing it closer to the field, as well as the removal of the track around the field. In 2018, App State approved a new north end zone expansion, replacing Owens Field House. The building adds around 1,000 seats to the stadium. It also accommodates a wide variety of athletics and academic uses. Construction started in 2019 and finished by

2385-457: The playoffs, 13–14, to Maine on November 30, 2002. Completion of an extensive renovation and restoration project on the original 10,000 seats in 1995 readjusted the seating capacity to 16,650. A then-state-of-the-art "AppVision" video board was added in 1999 and enlarged prior to the 2001 campaign. Appalachian State was also one of the initial collegiate programs in the country to install FieldTurf at its football stadium in 2003. Following

2438-587: The regional and national level; they compete within the Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference. The team competes in every discipline of bicycle racing that is acknowledged by National Collegiate Cycling Association within USA Cycling . This includes road bicycle racing , Mountain bike racing and Cyclocross . The team won the Division 2, as established by USA Cycling , collegiate team mountain bike national championships in 2008. They won

2491-472: The same. "Watauga Residential College pursues its mission through a sequenced, interdisciplinary, experiential curriculum that requires students to integrate class content, community-based research, and multicultural immersion. This innovative curriculum, in conjunction with the academic and residential community, creates an atmosphere for the emergence of dynamic learning experiences through unique interactions among students and faculty." A key focus of Watauga

2544-582: The school became a four-year degree granting institution and was renamed Appalachian State Teachers College . Over 1,300 students were enrolled in degree programs offered for primary grades education, physical education, math, English, science, and history. Appalachian attained national standards by becoming accredited by the American Association for Teacher Education in 1939, and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1942. In 1948

2597-630: The school had spread to adjoining counties, D. D. Dougherty was convinced the state would fund institutions established to train teachers. He traveled to Raleigh after drafting a bill. W. C. Newland of Caldwell County introduced the bill in the North Carolina Legislature to make this a state school, with an appropriation for maintenance and for building. E. F. Lovill of Watauga County, R. B. White of Franklin County, Clyde Hoey of Cleveland County, and E. J. Justice of McDowell County spoke in favor of

2650-498: The stadium is located at an elevation of 3,333 feet (1,016 m). In 2017, App State added a new video board, sound system and LED ribbon displays. Kidd Brewer Stadium also offers additional stadium seating with 18 luxury suites, 600 club seats, and the Chancellor's Box areas that offer a great view of the field and campus. The George M. Holmes Convocation Center is the home court for Appalachian's basketball teams. The 200,840-square-foot (18,659 m ) arena, with seating for 8,325,

2703-626: The university hosts a Club Expo featuring all the campus clubs and organizations. This event is for students to find an organization or club that suits them and get involved. The university also has volunteer centers, including the Multicultural Center, the LGBT Center, and the Women's Center (the only completely volunteer-run Women's Center in North Carolina). All three are under the supervision of

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2756-401: Was 4.20. Courses at Appalachian are organized into eight colleges and one graduate school: Watauga Residential College (formerly Watauga Global Community) is a residential college founded in 1972. Watauga College was founded to be an "interdisciplinary, experimental, residential, coed alternative for social science and humanities general education requirements." Watauga Residential College

2809-498: Was developed as "response to rising criticism of American education during the sixties and to the artificial fragmentation of knowledge in the academy; it was seen as a return to the world, where problems and themes do not recognize disciplinary boundaries and education is reconnected with individual learners." Although it has changed names over the years, Watauga College in 1972, Watauga Global Community in 2008, and Watauga Residential College in 2014, its mission has remained relatively

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