Faculty & Staff

Microsoft's modern infinity logo depicting their Artificial Intelligence tool, Copilot

Campus Enterprise Gen AI: Microsoft Copilot
Jan 9, 2025

Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered conversational interface developed by Microsoft that is available to all faculty, staff and students.  In...

ZOOM web conferencing's blue all caps logo with their signature 3 stars icon depicting AI Companion, the new AI addition to the platform.

Launching Zoom AI Companion features
Dec 17, 2024

Zoom AI Companion is a generative AI digital assistant that delivers real-time capabilities to improve productivity. Two new AI Companion feature...

Google's primary color logo on notebook paper announcing access to the new AI software, Google's NotebookLM.

Introducing Google’s NotebookLM: The AI-powered research assistant
Dec 16, 2024

Google's NotebookLM (notebooklm.google) summarizes sources into text and audio. Google calls it "your personalized AI research assistant." Think of it...

This screen capture highlights the improved and new features of Student Self-Service for Registration with search results, a calendar view, and summary sections.

Course registration system update launching Nov. 1
Nov 1, 2024

As a reminder, App State’s course registration system through Student Self-Service will be updated with new functionality on Friday, Nov. 1. Ea...

Core Advising and Banner Student Systems teams in the Office of the Registrar and App State ITS share updates on the Self-Service Banner 9 project including changes to student registration.

Course registration update: Upgraded system available Nov. 1
Oct 28, 2024

App State’s course registration system through Student Self-Service will be updated with new functionality on Friday, Nov. 1. The system will be clo...

App State Information Technology Services white and gold logo over an image of blue computer chips feeding into a secure, locked location.

Beware of Fraudulent Email Scams
Aug 2, 2024

Our IT security team has detected a recent increase in fraudulent email scams targeting App State students, faculty and staff.These scams te...

App State Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Alyson Ebaugh, left, with Emory Maiden, App State’s interim director of academic technologies in Information Technology Services, at the 2024 Awards of Distinction ceremony, held April 25 on App State’s Boone campus. Maiden is one of nine recipients of the 2024 Staff Excellence Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State honors students and employees at 2nd annual Awards of Distinction ceremony
May 9, 2024

Appalachian State University recognized 27 students, faculty and staff at its second annual Awards of Distinction ceremony, honoring these Mountaineer...

Google is ending unlimited storage for all higher education institutions.

Google Storage Limitations
Feb 19, 2024

Google is ending unlimited storage for all higher education institutions. Storage quotas will be set on all App State accounts on March 28, 2024,...

App State ITS is hosting a university-wide Google Clean-up day on March 5, 2024 as Google implements Quotas on our account.

University-wide Google Clean-up day
Jan 31, 2024

When Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Add to Google calendar (link compatible with laptop/desktop devices only).WhyGoogle has...

Fall 2023 technology report from the Interim Chief Information Officer

Fall 2023 technology report from the Interim Chief Information Officer
Nov 29, 2023

Dear App State Faculty and Staff,App State’s Information Technology Services (ITS) team strives to meet your technological needs, innovate...