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Sope Kahn

Commencement Speaker Reflects On An Extraordinary Educational Experience
May 14, 2020

 By Amanda BrasierSpending a summer teaching collaborative portraiture to people in prison. Presenting the link between feminist materialisms and...

Jeana Klein

Off-loom and online — App State art professor creatively approaches studio class
May 11, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — When Appalachian State University began online instruction in March, Jeana Klein, professor of fibers in and assistant chair of Appala...

Where You Should Be movie

App State seniors pivot to finish movie production while socially distanced
May 8, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — With graduation approaching, finals looming and COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in place, three Appalachian State University graduating s...

Interior Design student Isaac Wood

App State sophomore wins top prize in 2019–20 Otto Zenke Student Design Competition
Apr 23, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Isaac Wood, a sophomore interior design major at Appalachian State University from Smyrna, South Carolina, has been named the first-pl...

Climate Stories Collaborative Will Go On, Just Online

App State re-envisions spring semester, transitions to virtual academic experiences
Apr 13, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — In late March, Appalachian State University moved to virtual modes of learning due to concerns posed by COVID-19. Faculty and sta...

Vanya, aka Le Fat Beagle

App State student videographer creates online fandom for family beagle
Apr 8, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — What started out as a 30-second video assignment for a video production class at Appalachian State University has morphed into a ...

AppTV Operations Manager Ciera Thompson

Turn the channel to AppTV — the Best College TV Station of 2020
Apr 6, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — The best college television station in the nation is broadcast from the George G. Beasley Media Complex at Appalachian State Universit...

The Appalachian Weekly News Update

The news must go on: App State’s student-run media continue remotely
Apr 3, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — The on-campus studios and newspaper offices may be empty, but Appalachian State University students continue to produce and report the...