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App State ROTC Alumnus Ed Reeder Inducted into National ROTC Hall of Fame
Nov 9, 2026

This past weekend, Major General (Retired) Ed Reader served as an Honorary Captain of the App Football Team. He had been a player and an App State Cadet himself. In October, Army Cadet Command inducted him into the ROTC Hall of Fame.

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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...

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Appalachian Young People’s Theatre presents “Aladdin” April 1–3
Mar 22, 2016

All performances will be held in the I.G. Greer Studio Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students and children and $10 for adults.

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Panorama 2016 is tomorrow!
Mar 21, 2016

Panorama 2016, a night of student-led TED talks,  is tomorrow!  You're invited to come out to the Parkway Ballroom at 7 p.m. for more on:

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Feasibility study tests e-bike market in Boone
Mar 18, 2016

Boone—Ryan Gillespie has big ideas to improve the commuter experience in Boone.

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Appalachian State to host Food Summit on April 2
Mar 16, 2016

Boone—Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to discuss ways to build a more resilient and just local food system at...

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Appalachian Young People’s Theatre receives national award
Mar 14, 2016

The Appalachian Young People’s Theatre received the 2016 Sara Spencer Child Drama Award during the 67th annual Southeastern Theatre...

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Students honored at annual ITEEA Conference
Mar 10, 2016

Congratulations to senior Technology Education majors William Miner and Clay Nelson and Appropriate Technology graduate student Dan Blakeley, who...

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Associate Dean Kern Maass shares more on AppLab
Mar 9, 2016

Dave Blanks spoke with Kern Maass to learn more about the purpose of AppLab and how the campus community can get involved. As the visionary...

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Sustainability Spotlight - IlaSahai Prouty
Mar 7, 2016

IlaSahai Prouty, assistant professor in the Department of Art, is determined to expand the dialog about race and stereotypes at Appalachian State...

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Original works by App State students selected for Dance Association Conference
Mar 4, 2016

BOONE—Choreographic work by two students in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University has been selected for...