The University
Appalachian State University was founded in 1899 and has been a part of the 16-member University of North Carolina system since 1972. The campus is situated on 585 acres. Academic offerings include 130 undergraduate majors and 70 areas of specialization for postgraduate studies. The University seeks to nurture an intellectual climate in which truth is sought and respected, critical thinking is encouraged, cultural horizons are broadened, and ethical and aesthetic values are appreciated. It maintains an academic environment conducive to learning, sensitive to individual, community, and regional needs, and alert to new ideas and challenges of a complex and changing world.
Appalachian State University consists of approximately 12,500 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students. A wide variety of resources is available to students including academic and personal counseling, career placement, recreational facilities, health services, and dining facilitites. The University's Belk Library houses more than 500,000 volumes, 241,000 government documents, 4,000 periodicals, and nearly a million microform units.
The Computer Center provides both administrative and academic computing support for the entire
Univer sity. All Psychology students are given computer accounts so they can make full use of the Internet and specialized software licensed to the University. Below are some additional links that you might find helpful:
Appalachian State University Homepage
ASU Visitors page: Links and information for visitors to the University
ASU Virtual Tour: Quick-Time movies and photographs of the ASU campus
ASU Maps: Campus maps and directions on how to get to the ASU campus and to Smith-Wright Hall
Boone and the Surrounding Area
 Located in the heart of the southern Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian State University is less than two hours from the regions airports and population centers. The town of Boone has a resident poipulation of 15,000 citizens and sits at an elevation of 1,000 meters. A large part of the University's enticement is a location enhanced by beautiful mountain scenery and opportunities for year-round outdoor recreation. The University is close to the Appalachian Trail (which runs from Maine to Georgia), the Pisgah National Forest, Cherokee National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are four major ski resorts within a few minutes' driving distance from Boone. Four distinct seasons provide a scenic variety that ranges from picturesque snowfalls in the winter, colorful wildflowers and rushing mountain streams in spring, cool (average temperature 70 degrees F), sunny days in summer, and the clear, crisp color-splashed days of autumn.
Below are some additional links that you might find helpful:
Boone Chamber of Commerce: Links to just about everything in Boone and the "High Country"
Blue Ridge Parkway: The National Parks Service web site for the BRP
Booneweather.com: The best source for local weather
High Country Outdoors
The Blowing Rock
Grandfather Mountain
Linville Caverns
Appalachian Ski Mountain
Hawksnest Ski Resort
Sugar Mountain
Ski Beech
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