Message from the Chancellor
I am committed to internationalize Appalachian State University with the goal of making the whole greater than the sum of its parts. Too often efforts to internationalize a university campus, to internationalize the curriculum, to implement expanded study abroad efforts, to make better use of the diversity which international students and faculty bring to the campus, to expand faculty opportunity in the international arena, to connect our international students with the local community do not connect with each other.
My goal as Chancellor is to open the door to mutual reinforcement of the various elements which describe internationalization both within Appalachian and without. This is crucial as we prepare our students for their careers and future roles in their communities, their region, the nation, and the global community that is our world in this new century. As Chancellor I embrace and fully support the idea of an international focus as a key strategic goal for Appalachian State University.
Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock, Appalachian State University Chancellor
