Weaving Connections: Art Major, Dora Hagaman, Interns at BRAHM with Alumna Kayla Reische
Jul 28, 2026
For Dora Hagaman, a junior Art Management major from Lenoir, North Carolina, learning doesn’t just happen inside university walls. It happens through drop-in art classes, intergenerational weaving workshops and creative community engagement.
CFAA Alum Feature: Dusty Lockwood - Quiet Strength and Full‑Circle Leadership
Jul 26, 2026
Dusty Lockwood’s App State journey began with a defining realization: “The mind is a unique thing, and when faced with life‑changing challenges, I learned that, for me, the best medicine was to simply never stop moving forward.” As a teenager suddenly responsible for supporting themself, Dusty...
GCM Student Wins Print Best of Show Award and Scholarship
Jul 20, 2026
by Kay Bishop and John Craft
Top Army writing award fulfills App State student’s 2nd grade prophecy
Aug 11, 2020
Appalachian State University senior and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mary Junell wrote in her second grade journal she wanted to be a writer when she...
App State College of Fine and Applied Arts welcomes Dean’s Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion
Aug 7, 2020
As the newly appointed Dean’s Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA) at Appalachian State University, ...
App State art professor awarded fellowship for book on spatial history of British colonial prisons in India
Jul 15, 2020
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Mira Rai Waits has earned up to $40,000 in fellowship support for her book project exploring prisons in...
‘Holding space’ in synchronous studio meetings Q&A with D. Jason Miller
Jun 30, 2020
“This atmosphere of shared learning and shared ideas relies on proximity and access to a shared space. In the shift to an online studio...
How to keep students feeling connected and supported — 4 Excellence in Teaching Award winners weigh in
Jun 30, 2020
At the beginning of the 2020 spring semester, no one at Appalachian State University could have imagined a complete transition to online learning...
Congratulations to Spring 2020 Graduates!
Jun 25, 2020
The wipe down on clean energy
Jun 8, 2020
For photovoltaic (PV) panels, which convert sunlight into clean, renewable energy, what’s on their surface matters — a layer of dust and/or dirt...
It's Time To Get Uncomfortable (and Listen)
Jun 4, 2020
Dear Colleagues, Students and Community,
Welcome home — first App Builds a Home project is dedicated
Jun 1, 2020
The welcome mat is on the porch and the first completed home built through a partnership between Appalachian State University’s ...
