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The Real Inspector Hound Opening October 14th at The Valborg Theatre
Oct 5, 2026

A not-so-typical, laughable, murder mystery opens October 14 in Boone, NC

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How Campus-Wide Collaboration Drives App State’s Community FEaST 2026
Oct 1, 2026

When Community FEaST (Food Engagement and Story Telling) returns to Sanford Mall on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 (4:30–6:00 p.m.), hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and neighbors will gather at a long, shared table for free local food, live music, and conversation.

Sustainability Spotlight - Brent Summerville
Mar 1, 2016

Brent Summerville, a sustainable technology practitioner-in- residence in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, has...

Scene from 'Clybourne Park'

'Clybourne Park' sparks conversations about race on campus [The Appalachian]
Mar 1, 2016

The Theatre and Dance Department's recent production of 'Clybourne Park' encouraged contemporary conversations about race and more.

Professor Prouty takes part in the Paper Bag Test

Interactive artwork "Paper Bag Test" on display in Belk Library
Feb 29, 2016

Boone—Art Department faculty member IlaSahai Prouty is determined to expand the dialog about race and stereotypes on campus. Her new installation...

Activation of the bilateral amygdala

Interior Design professor studies hospital design and fear response
Feb 29, 2016

Hessam Ghamari's findings were recently published in Health Environments Research & Design (HERD), a prestigious healthcare...

Polar Plunge participants

College of Fine and Applied Arts students participate in Polar Plunge [The Appalachian]
Feb 25, 2016

A strong supporter of the Polar Plunge each year, the ROTC raised $1,250 for the Watauga County Special Olympics. Ian Black, a...

Brent Summerville works on wind measurement device

Faculty member installs wind measurement device for Army Corps. of Engineers [The Appalachian]
Feb 22, 2016

Brent Summerville, a sustainable technology Practitioner-in-Residence, recently installed a wind measurement system at the Kerr Scott Dam and...

Professor Mark Bentley teaches video game discourse

Video Game Discourse: ASU's newest class [The Appalachian]
Feb 22, 2016

The new course is designed to examine the social impacts on discourse of video games.

Stephen McCreery

Sustainability Spotlight - Stephen McCreery
Feb 15, 2016

Stephen McCreery, assistant professor of electronic media / broadcasting in the Department of Communication, is a proponent of sustainable...