Sustainable Development Student Named 2026-27 Chancellor's Scholar
Oct 16, 2026
Sophie Schneider, a Sustainable Development major with a concentration in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture, has been named a 2026-27 Chancellor's Scholar. Sophie Schneider is the only student from the College of Fine and Applied Arts selected for this year's cohort.
Semester at Penland Celebrates Five Years of Transforming Appalachian Artists
Oct 13, 2026
Immersive partnership with Penland School of Craft helps students discover their artistic voices, professional pathways, and creative futures
What happens when students leave the traditional classroom and step directly into the world of working artists, professional...
ADM Students Impress Renowned Designer in HMA Design Challenge
Oct 13, 2026
Students in Appalachian State University’s Apparel Design & Merchandising (ADM) program recently presented their initial concepts for the Hickory Museum of Art/Charles Harbison Design Challenge, earning high praise from acclaimed fashion designer Charles Harbison and Hickory Museum of Art...
Community Fall Shag Dance scheduled for Sept. 30
Sep 26, 2017
The Boone Shag Club and Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance will host the second annual community-wide Fall Shag Dance...
Open House at the Farm
Sep 25, 2017
September 30 | 1-4 p.m.
You’re invited! Come out to Appalachian's Teaching and Research Farm at the Blackburn Vannoy Propery...
Appalachian State University presents “Radium Girls” Oct. 4-8
Sep 21, 2017
By Amy Briggs, Maddie Kiger, Hannah Harvey and Michele Zaremba
App State's new HOW Space is the university's latest evolution in innovation, interdisciplinary education [WNCMagazine.com]
Sep 18, 2017
“Solving difficult problems—what we call ‘wicked problems’—requires multiple perspectives,” says Assistant...
AppLab 3.0 kicks off with IBM Design Thinking workshop
Sep 11, 2017
This fall, 30 Appalachian State University students enrolled in the first cohort of AppLab 3.0, a multi-disciplinary, six-credit Design Thinking...
Appalachian’s Playcrafters presents the 24-hour Arts Festival Sept. 10
Sep 8, 2017
By Julia Ridenhour
Playcrafters, a campus organization for students interested in theatre, will present its fourth annual 24-hour Arts...
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance announces 2017–18 Season
Sep 8, 2017
By Nancye Edwards
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance hosts “Movies by Movers” Film Festival Sept. 14–16
Sep 7, 2017
The American Dance Festival’s “Movies by Movers,” a free annual film festival dedicated to the celebration of conversation between the body and...
“Interrogation” exhibition unveiled: Print and design in Amsterdam [The Appalachian]
Sep 5, 2017
After two and a half weeks exploring and creating in Amsterdam, 12 graphic design and printmaking students came together on Sept. 1 to celebrate...
Smith Gallery to open two new exhibits September 1
Aug 29, 2017
The Smith Gallery will host “The Sharing Project” and “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” September 1-October 27. An opening...