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ROTC Commissioning 2025

Twelve Mountaineer Battalion Cadets to Commission as U.S. Army Officers Apr 30, 2026

Twelve senior cadets from Appalachian State University’s Mountaineer Battalion will take the oath of office and commission as second lieutenants in the United States Army during a ceremony o

Military Science and Leadership, Fine and Applied Arts
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Behind the Seams: Four Seniors Bring Vision and Voice to Showcase 2026 Apr 24, 2026

Every spring, a fashion runway is built inside the Holmes Convocation Center and it transforms into a place where Apparel Design & Merchandising seniors reveal the work that has consumed their... Fine and Applied Arts, Applied Design

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Karah Smith, a senior communication, public relations major from Winston-Salem, holds her son, Emerson, who wears Appalachian’s black and gold. Emerson is one of nearly 70 children served by Appalachian’s Child Development Center in fall 2019. Photo submitted
Cat Tate Starmer ’98, an award-winning freelance theatrical and architectural lighting designer based in New York City. Starmer, who is pictured in The Appel Room at Fredrick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, graduated from Appalachian in 1998 with a B.A. in theatre arts. Photo by Troy Tuttle
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15 countries, 6 continents — go globe-trotting with ‘Mountaineers Abroad’ Dec 2, 2019

From the Sahara Desert of Morocco to the rooftops of Venice, Italy, photos from “Mountaineers Abroad” — the theme of Appal

Fine and Applied Arts, Art, Applied Design, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
AppTV signal project

AppTV Launches SIGNAL Project Nov 26, 2019

Since its inception in 2015, AppTV has served as a learning lab for student

Communication, Fine and Applied Arts
Container Store pop up shop

Appalachian interior design students’ concept ‘pops up’ at The Container Store Nov 15, 2019

When students Jake Still and Grace McCormick began brainstorming designs for a project in their applied design studio class at Appalachian S

Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts
The pop up shop Appalachian students designed for The Container Store

Appalachian Students Design Pop-Up Shop For The Container Store Sep 4, 2019

When students Jake Still and Grace McCormick began brainstorming designs for a project in their Applied Design studio class at Appalachian State... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts

2019 faculty and staff award winners

College Recognizes Outstanding Faculty and Staff with 2019 Awards Aug 16, 2019

The College of Fine and Applied Arts recognized outstanding faculty and staff with 2019 awards for teaching, service, scholarship and advising.... Communication, Sustainable Development, Art, Fine and Applied Arts

Holland Fellows workshop

Collaborative design thinking workshop focuses on eliminating plastic waste Mar 28, 2019

Education at Appalachian State University means preparing students to live as engaged global citizens working to create a sustainable future for... Sustainability Spotlight, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Fine and Applied Arts

Photo collage of Ethiopia

Faculty collaboration offers unique study abroad opportunity in Ethiopia Nov 29, 2018

Appalachian State University students have a new travel option in summer 2019. Dr.

Fine and Applied Arts