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SD Stream Restoration Project

Restoration Project Strengthens Streambank Stability and Habitat in App State Preserve
Apr 10, 2026

Over the past two months, a collaborative stream restoration effort has taken shape in the App State Nature Preserve, bringing together students, staff, and community members who share a commitment to protecting one of our most cherished natural spaces.

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Appalachian State University Student Sandy Zufall Awarded Prestigious SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarship
Apr 7, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is proud to announce that Sandy Zufall, a senior Studio Art major with an emphasis in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design, has been awarded a 2026 Educational Endowment Scholarship from the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG).

Momentum dance club rehearsal

Momentum Dance Showcase takes the stage Jan. 26 and 27
Jan 22, 2018

The 2018 Momentum Dance Showcase will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 26 and 27 in Appalachian State University’s Varsity Gymnasium dance studio, room...

Mr. Vivek Shastry

Shastry hired as college’s first academic advisor
Jan 22, 2018

The College of Fine and Applied Arts at Appalachian State University now has its very first academic advisor. Mr. Vivek Shastry assumed the new...

Recent Appalachian graduate leads energy efficiency study at Watauga County Detention Center [Watauga Democrat]
Jan 16, 2018

Alex Lowrie, who graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's from the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built...

Cave Art

Appalachian faculty, students and alumni providing outreach in STEAM to community grade school
Jan 10, 2018

An art education alum and current student bring Paleolithic cave art to a local elementary school science night....

Samantha Young and Sarah Bischoff

Innovation, surprise win students a place on the runway
Jan 9, 2018

You won’t find “Red Rocks at Sunset” and “Paris City Lights” listed on Amazon Books or as new Netflix series.

Students in the Department of Applied Design

‘Selfies with Santa’ yields holiday donation to High Country United Way [Watauga Democrat]
Dec 18, 2017

Students, faculty and administration of Appalachian State University’s Department of Applied Design worked off some end-of-semester nervous...

Former Industrial Design student finishes as runner-up in Paperboard Packaging Alliance Student Design Competition
Nov 29, 2017

Last spring, Liz Waters, now an Appalachian State University alumna from Cary, NC competed in the Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA) Student...

Interior Design students collaborate with the Department of Nursing
Nov 21, 2017

This spring, students in the Interior Design Studio V Collaboration Studio, led by Dr. Hessam Ghamari, Assistant Professor of Applied Design,...