Students

We welcome prospective students, their families and friends to visit our program. The University fall and spring Open House through Admissions is a good time to meet with faculty and students, tour studios and view work. Other opportunities exist throughout the year to visit classes and experience the culture of the interior design program at Appalachian State. Interior Design Ambassadors, students who apply and are appointed by the program, are happy to meet with prospective students, provide tours and answer questions — student to student. To arrange a visit, please email the faculty sponsor of the Interior Design Ambassador Program, Jeanne Mercer-Ballard at mercerja@appstate.edu. We also suggest that you arrange a campus tour through Admissions in order to learn more about the University.

Student Spotlights

Interior Design Students receive 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention in the 2023 ASID Carolinas Otto Zenke Student Design Awards

Each year, the Otto Zenke Student Design competition asks students to design an awe-inspiring project based on certain criteria for the judges to cons...

Retrofit Housing Team Wins Their Division at Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Finals in Colorado

The Appalachian State student team competing in the retrofit housing division at the finals for the Solar Decathlon Design Challenge won their divisio...

Lillie Bell Award Winner

Architectural Justice awards Interior Design student Lillie Bell on being the very first recipient of our Elizabeth Olson Legacy Scholarship

"CONGRATULATIONS to Lillie Bell from North Carolina on being the very first recipient of our Elizabeth Olson Legacy Scholarship! We chose Lillie becau...

Interior Design Students receive 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention in the ASID Carolinas Otto Zenke Student Design Awards

The 2022-2023 Otto Zenke Student Design Award Winners were announced on March 19 at Camp North End, Charlotte, NC, during the 2022 Student Day. Congra...

Interior Design Rising Senior Mia Gronemeyer's Team takes Third Place in the IIDA Student Design Charette at Neocon

(Photo by Christopher Dilts). “It was an honor to attend the IIDA student design charette and represent Appalachian State! It’s beautiful how stud...

Interior Design Senior Isaac Wood Receives the IIDA Carolinas 2022 Shining Star Award!

Senior Isaac Wood was awarded the IIDA Carolinas Chapter Shining Star Award for 2022. Isaac Wood  | Class of 2022B.S in Interior Design with...