Fundraising Objectives
Appalachian Fund - Unrestricted support for initiatives campus wide.
An Appalachian Summer Festival - Funding to establish program endowments.
Appalachian ACCESS - Funding for low-income students pursuing higher education. Appalachian is committed to making higher education affordable for every North Carolina student and has developed the Appalachian Commitment to a College Education for Student Success (ACCESS) Program as a method to insure that students from low-income families in North Carolna can attend Appalachian debt-free.
Athletics (includes Yosef Club) - Facilities enhancement, athletic scholarships, and program support.
Carol Grotnes Belk Library & Information Commons - Funding for library resources, educational partnerships and regional cultural initiatives.
College of Arts and Sciences - Funding to establish a "new initiatives fund," facility enhancements, teaching resources, student support and regional cultural initiatives.
College of Fine and Applied Arts - Funding for student and faculty support, teaching resources, outreach and research.
Diversity - Funding to enable students to attend Appalachian who are college able but not college bound.
Graduate Studies and Research - Funding to establish endowments for scholarship and research.
Hayes School of Music - Funding for Student Teacher Tuition Aid Program, student scholarships, ASU-Community Music School, Cannon Music Camp, Graduate Vocal Quartet, Appalachian Symphony Orchestra, Visiting Artist Program, recording studio and performance outreach.
Reich College of Education - Funding for scholarship and program endowments to recruit students to teacher education, teacher retention initiative with Appalachian alumni, and Communication Disorders Clinic facilities enhancement.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts - Funding to complete renovation and program support.
Walker College of Business - Funding for Martha Guy Summer Institute for Future Business Leaders, international programs, faculty and student support.
