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App State Senior Turns Classroom Knowledge Into a Thriving Family Farm
May 18, 2026

For Appalachian State University graduate Caden Cable, earning a degree in Sustainable Development with a concentration in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture wasn't just an academic milestone — it was fuel for a growing dream already rooted in the red clay of Rowan County.

Keith Martin with grandbaby

Keith Martin , John M. Blackburn Distinguished Professor of Theatre and Dance, Retires
May 14, 2026

After more than five decades of extraordinary leadership in the arts, Keith Martin will retire from his role as the John M. Blackburn Distinguished Professor of Theatre at Appalachian State University. His career spans 50+ years, over 450 productions, and acclaimed work across theatre, dance,...

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Registration is open for fall Craft Enrichment classes at Appalachian State University
Aug 10, 2016

Registration is now open for the Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program at Appalachian State University. Craft Enrichment offers a...

Apperion crosses the finish line

ASU Solar Vehicle Team finishes sixth in Solar Challenge [Watauga Democrat]
Aug 8, 2016

Appalachian State University’s Solar Vehicle Team finished the 1,975-mile American Solar Challenge on Aug. 6, earning sixth place overall...

Faculty at the AEJMC conference

Three Appalachian State Communication Faculty Named Fellows at AEJMC in Minneapolis
Aug 8, 2016

Three Communication Department faculty members were named Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Fellows for 2016 at an Association for Education in Mass...
Apperion on the track

App State qualifies for American Solar Challenge [Watauga Democrat]
Jul 27, 2016

Appalachian State University’s Solar Vehicle Team qualified for the American Solar Challenge during the first day of a three-day qualifying...

Brian F. Davies

Davies hired as chair of the Department of Applied Design
Jul 26, 2016

Brian F. Davies will serve as chair of the Appalachian State University Department of Applied Design beginning August 1, 2016. Davies is...

Apperion

ASU’s Team Sunergy and ‘Apperion’ Take on the Formula Sun Grand Prix This Week [HCPress.com]
Jul 25, 2016

Appalachian State University’s trailblazing solar vehicle team is up to something awesome! Not only have they developed a working vehicle...

Team Sunergy with Apperion

Team Sunergy races solar vehicle in international competition [Watauga Democrat]
Jul 21, 2016

Team Sunergy leaves on July 21 for the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Pittsburgh. They will then take on the American Solar Challenge, a road race...

AppTV

AppTV expands presence in North Carolina and Tennessee
Jul 12, 2016

BOONE—In partnership with SkyBest Communications, Inc., Appalachian State University’s television station, AppTV, will expand its programming to...

Appalachian State Solar Vehicle Team

ASU solar vehicle team receives large donation [Watauga Democrat]
Jul 1, 2016

Appalachian State University's solar vehicle team received a $100,000 donation, just before it prepares for a major national competition.

Dr. Brian Raichle

Raichle named interim chair of the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
Jun 28, 2016

Dr. Brian Raichle will act as interim chair of the Appalachian State University Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment...