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Are you someone who joins a community and gets involved? Appalachian provides an active environment that supports your growth as a scholar and a leader.

Appalachian’s faculty, staff and students have a strong service ethic and are actively involved in the communities surrounding Boone and throughout the world. You’ll find that campus life amplifies what you learn in the classroom. Hundreds of programs here are designed to develop your cultural, intellectual, personal and professional leadership. We call these service-learning experiences, because they support – and are supported by – the classroom experience. Learn to lead while you

take involvement to the next level. Since 2004-05, more than

$421.7million

of value has been contributed to the community via the ACT program (990,000 hours of service plus $500,000 funds raised) using the $23.07 per hour national standard for volunteer time. Appalachian & the Community Together (ACT) is proud to partner with more than

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local non-profit businesses.

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