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Mike Helms

Theatre professor puts design skills to work in collaboration with Hayes School of Music
Apr 4, 2017

Mike Helms, professor of theatre arts in Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance, is bringing his vast knowledge of set and l...

Morgan DePue

Sustainable development major places first in state-wide poetry contest
Mar 31, 2017

By Madalene SmithMorgan DePue, a senior sustainable development major, was the winner of this year’s Sherry Pruitt Poetry Contest. The Lincolnton na...

NRLP General Manager Ed Miller

UNC GA grant supports Appalachian, New River Light and Power and energy research across UNC system
Mar 30, 2017

Over the past decade, Appalachian State University has amassed one of the largest and the most diverse portfolio of renewable energy facilities in the...

A rendering of the AppLab space with the new Steelcase products

Appalachian State University earns Active Learning Center Grant to support AppLab
Mar 29, 2017

By Haley ChildersAppalachian State University has earned a $65,000 Active Learning Center Grant to support AppLab from Steelc...

Joshua White hiding his art

Art Drop Day scheduled for April 4
Mar 28, 2017

By Shauna CaldwellAppalachian State University will host its third Art Drop Day on Tuesday, April 4. Illustrator and founder of Art Drop Day Jake Park...

Juan Diego Aguilar

International senior reflects on time at Appalachian
Mar 27, 2017

By Madalene SmithSustainable development major Juan Diego Aguilar is a Colombian immigrant, a scholarship recipient and now fast approaching the end o...

Works by Theatre and Dance chosen for ACDA gala concert
Mar 24, 2017

Work choreographed by an Appalachian State University student, and another choreographed by a faculty member, were selected by the Amer...

Dante Brown

Q&A with Dante Brown: New York choreographer inspires students through dance and social commentary
Mar 21, 2017

By Nancye EdwardsDante Brown, choreographer and educator at Warehouse Dance in Brooklyn, New York, joined faculty and students in Appalachian State Un...

An art student works on the aetosaur

Art and geology students at Appalachian collaborate to sculpt Triassic aetosaur
Mar 20, 2017

Forget Jurassic Park. Appalachian State University will soon have its own Triassic Park – complete with its very own dinosaur-like creature.  R...

Recent graduate’s artwork commissioned by Appalachian’s chancellor
Mar 15, 2017

Sloane Whaley ’16, who studied studio art in Appalachian State University’s Department of Art, recently had work commissioned by Appalachian’s C...