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Summer Dance Series Returns to App State! Free Dance Classes throughout June
Apr 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance celebrates the return of its popular Summer Dance Series (SDS) of free community classes, Tuesdays through Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. during June in the department’s Varsity Gym dance studios....

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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 minds, their hands, and often their hearts. Showcase, the program's annual fashion show...

App State professor Michael Rall and Dean Shannon Campbell visited WantedDesign with App State Students

App Students and Faculty involved in the 2022 WantedDesign Schools Workshop
Aug 26, 2022

In May 2022, a group of App State faculty and students traveled to New York to participate in the Design Schools Workshop hosted by WantedDesign....
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App State professor builds small sustainable community with students
Aug 23, 2022

Over the last four years, App State professor Cameron Van Dyke has embarked on an incredible journey of design and sustainability by creating a...
Armed to Farm at App State hosted a week-long training for 30 participating veteran farmers from the southeastern United States.

Armed to Farm Program Teaches 30 Veterans how to Farm
Aug 17, 2022

From Aug.25-29, the Frontline to Farm program hosted Armed to Farm, a week-long training for 30 participating farmers from the southeastern United...
Noah Cornelius (left) interviews Kaz Grala, driver of the No. 50 Segi.TV Chevrolet Camaro for Floyd Mayweather’s The Money Team Racing

App State Student Works Toward his Dream of Becoming a NASCAR Broadcaster
Aug 10, 2022

Electronic Media/Broadcasting major Noah C Cornelius combined multiple opportunities to gain skills needed for a career in motorsports broadcasting...

Video: 90.5 WASU-FM 50th Anniversary
Jun 16, 2022

Watch as many walked the red carpet, enjoyed a fabulous dinner with other alumni and supporters, watched a WASU "through the decades" highlight...

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Spring 2022 Commencement: College of Fine and Applied Arts Mace Bearer, Dr. Christof den Biggelaar
Apr 29, 2022

The College of Fine and Applied Arts is pleased to honor Dr. Christof den Biggelaar as the mace bearer for its Spring 2022 Commencement on Friday...

Ode to Appalachia: An ASU Student Led Dining Experience Partnership with The Beacon Butcher Bar on April 25-26
Apr 22, 2022

An art class of 16 App State students has been working alongside The Beacon Butcher Bar to celebrate Appalachia and the Boone community by...