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App State ROTC Conducts Successful Fall Field Training Exercise
Oct 19, 2026

App State Army ROTC kicked off its Fall Field Training Exercise (FTX) with a weekend of challenging, hands-on military training designed to build leadership, confidence and tactical proficiency among cadets.

The exercise began Thursday with weapons training at the Watauga Gun Club,...

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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.

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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...

Exhibit Confronts Consumption and Waste in the Fashion Industry
Nov 8, 2017

SEAM, an exhibition of altered, donated clothing intended to confront consumption and waste in the fashion industry, will be open from Nov. 8 -...

"Stars Shine Bright When Lights F.A.D.E" Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance Presents 2017 Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble
Nov 3, 2017

The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance proudly presents the 2017 Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE)...

Department of Applied Design hosts 2017 Interior Design Educators Council Conference
Oct 30, 2017

Interior Design graduate students and educators from across the southern region visited Boone for three days of networking, professional...

“A Knight to Remember” Appalachian Theatre and Dance presents Aniruddha Knight and Ensemble; Acclaimed Indian Dance and Music Company Performs November 8
Oct 27, 2017

The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance is hosting a week-long residency by international artists Aniruddha...

Students Participate in the John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet
Oct 22, 2017

A group of Sustainable Development and Biology students participated in the John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet at the Cradle of...

The Ground Beneath Us, by Paul Bogard

Environmental writer and photographer examine the human relationship with the ground beneath our feet
Oct 19, 2017

On Wednesday, October 25, 2017 the Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department will host an evening presentation with author Paul Board...

Interior Design professor participates in SAI Faculty Fellowship
Oct 17, 2017

Jeanne Mercer-Ballard, associate professor of Interior Design at Appalachian State University, was selected as a faculty fellow through the SAI...

Appalachian State University & Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture to host The 2017 Food Summit
Oct 13, 2017

The 2017 Food Summit, a gathering of scholars, farmers, and food lovers, is organized around the theme...

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Appalachian Theatre and Dance presents "Much Ado About Nothing;" Audiences are invited to participate in Shakespeare’s classic play
Oct 10, 2017

The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance invites you into the world of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing...