Defining Sustainability since 1899
Sustainability at App State is not a trend, it is a tradition
Mountaineer Food Hub & Free Store
Appalachian State University’s Mountaineer Food Hub and Free Store is available to students, staff and faculty. The Food Hub serves as a means to address food insecurity and provides staple foods, fresh produce, bread, breakfast items and personal care products. Learn more
We are active stewards of our state’s interconnected financial, cultural and natural resources. Through engaged scholarship, we balance critical, creative and global thinking in a living laboratory, transforming theory into practice and fostering responsible citizenship.
By the Numbers
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STARS Gold
rating for sustainability performance
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3rd
ranked in AASHE's 2022 Sustainable Campus Index for Masters Institutions Top Performers.
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$1 billion
in avoided utility costs (UNC System and industry partners)
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$1 million
in local food purchased (2019–20 by Campus Dining)
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2,576 courses
incorporate sustainability (2019-20)
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29,720 lbs.
of waste diverted from the landfill through recycling and composting in the 2023 stadium zero waste sorting efforts
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Innovative Academic Programs
Research opportunities — in the field and in the classroom — abound for undergraduate students at App State.