[11] Everts led the charge in opening Appalachian State University's Academy at Middle Fork in Walkertown, North Carolina, in 2018, which serves approximately 300 K-5 students with research-based practices.
[18] In early 2022, the university's percentage of electricity supplied from renewable energy sources increased from 2% to 18%, an advancement made possible through hydroelectric and solar power purchases, and purchased electricity for the Levine Hall of Health Sciences, the university's largest building on its Boone campus, was converted to 100% solar.
The inaugural award honorees included university students, faculty and staff, as well as a local community member.
[20] Everts' two-year term as president of the NCSS Division I Sun Belt Conference, in which 17 of App State's 17 varsity sports teams compete, began July 1, 2023.
[22] On August 17, 2020, the Appalachian State Faculty Senate voted no confidence in Chancellor's Everts' leadership because of concerns about teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[26] Several protests surfaced around the treatment of LGBT+ Appalachian State students, Faculty as well as the failed construction and maintenance of the Wey Hall Art building.