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4th Annual Celebration of Excellence Highlights Innovation and Outstanding Achievements Dec 11, 2025

Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts gathered this fall for its 4th Annual Celebration of Excellence, a tradition that honors the creativity, scholarship, and serv

Fine and Applied Arts, Art, Applied Design, Communication, Military Science and Leadership, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Theatre and Dance
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Interior Design Students Shine, Claim Top Honors at IIDA Carolinas Designworks Dec 11, 2025

The Interior Design Program, part of the Applied Design Department within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, is celebrating a major achievement after its students claimed top honors at the rece... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts

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Appalachian State University Professor Richard Elaver Receives Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Advance AI Design Research in Belgium Oct 8, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Richard Elaver, a Professor of Industrial Design at Appalachian State University, has been honored with a Fulbright U.S.

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Presentation at EDRA 47

Faculty and students present at EDRA 47 in Raleigh May 25, 2016

Dr. Hessam Ghamari, Mitzi Cook and Dr.

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Rider Evans with Adidas apprenticeship finalists

Industrial design student secures prestigious Adidas Design Academy apprenticeship May 20, 2016

Rider Evans, a 2016 industrial design graduate with a minor in apparel design, has bested more than 2,000 students and recent graduates to become... Applied Design

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Appalachian State students again take home top honors at SOURCE Awards May 16, 2016

Appalachian State University students Elizabeth Hundley, Megan Everhart and Kaitlyn Hutchens have been named SOURCE Awards winners for their... Applied Design

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Registration is open for summer Craft Enrichment classes May 9, 2016

Registration is open for the Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program at Appalachian State University.

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Industrial design student's blog, Dikore, on the rise [The Appalachian] Apr 29, 2016

An industrial design student at Appalachian State University has made her own furniture design blog with the help and support from her profe

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Reebok Sponsored Studio

Reebok designer mentors students in Applied Design capstone course Apr 21, 2016

Fourteen lucky students are currently prototyping designs for Reebok Futures during the spring capstone course.

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Apparel Design and Merchandising Showcase to be held April 24 Apr 18, 2016

The Apparel Design and Merchandising program in the Department of Applied Design will host their annual showcase this Sunday, April 24 at 4 p.m... Applied Design

Students take part in the sponsored studio

Industrial Design's Reebok sponsored studio [The Appalachian] Apr 15, 2016

Fourteen lucky students are currently prototyping designs for Reebok Futures during the spring capstone course.

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ASU student receives coveted Celia Moh Scholarship Apr 14, 2016

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CIDA reaffirms Interior Design accreditation Apr 12, 2016

The Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) has reaffirmed accreditation of the Appalachian State Interior Design program until 2022.

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