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WASU Alumni Return for Homecoming Tradition
Nov 2, 2026

For two days during Appalachian State University Homecoming week, the voices of WASU's past returned to the airwaves, sharing memories, music and decades of broadcasting experience with the station's current generation of student broadcasters.

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2nd Annual Dance and Music Collaboration: New Works by Collaborative Process and Music Composition Students
Oct 28, 2026

BOONE, N.C. – For the second year, students from the Department of Theatre and Dance’s “Collaborative Process” class have paired with Hayes School of Music Composition students to create new original dances with new original music to be performed together live. An informal showing of these new...

Emma Morris

Appalachian State University design student takes home honors in international PAVE competition
Feb 1, 2018

Emma Morris, a senior enrolled in the Department of Applied Design’s interior design program, has received third place in the Planning and Visual...

Zach Sprau '11 '17

The powers of sun and soul
Jan 30, 2018

Zach Sprau ’11 ’17 graduated from Appalachian State University with bachelor’s degrees in music performance and psychology, a master’s degree in...

"Reflections"

The Smith Gallery presents annual Art and Design Expo
Jan 29, 2018

The Smith Gallery will present the annual Art and Design Expo, a juried student exhibition, February 2–22. The expo is organized by the...

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Momentum Dance Showcase takes the stage Jan. 26 and 27
Jan 22, 2018

The 2018 Momentum Dance Showcase will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 26 and 27 in Appalachian State University’s Varsity Gymnasium dance studio, room...

Mr. Vivek Shastry

Shastry hired as college’s first academic advisor
Jan 22, 2018

The College of Fine and Applied Arts at Appalachian State University now has its very first academic advisor. Mr. Vivek Shastry assumed the new...

Recent Appalachian graduate leads energy efficiency study at Watauga County Detention Center [Watauga Democrat]
Jan 16, 2018

Alex Lowrie, who graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's from the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built...

Cave Art

Appalachian faculty, students and alumni providing outreach in STEAM to community grade school
Jan 10, 2018

An art education alum and current student bring Paleolithic cave art to a local elementary school science night....