Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University D. D. Dougherty together with the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty. the university expanded to add other programs in 1967 as well as joined a University of North Carolina System in 1971.

The university enrolls more than 20,600 students.Walker College of Businesses, the Reich College of Education, the College of professional and Applied Arts, the Beaver College of Health Sciences, the Honors College, the Hayes School of Music, and University College.

The Athletic Teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, apart from for a few sports which compete in the Southern Conference, such as wrestling. The teams are invited as the Mountaineers.

In media

In 2004, a committee for the Apalachian line Caravan tour created a promotional video titled "Hot Hot Hot", offered throughout the area by Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock. The video became an inadvertent internet phenomenon and was presents on VH1's Web Junk 20 program in early 2006. The video was never mentioned to promote Appalachian State to anyone but the vintage Caravan, much less as a recruiting tool for prospective students. The video is no longer used by the university, due to student and alumni protests.