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Art & Design Expo 2026 Showcases Outstanding Student Work Across Campus
Feb 5, 2026

The Art Department's Catherine J Smith and Cathy P Walling galleries present Art and Design Expo 2026, a juried student exhibition organized by the Smith Gallery and the Department of Art featuring outstanding student work from across campus. It will be on view February 10- Feb 26 at the Smith...

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Twange Kasoma Honored as a 2026 Faculty Champion by the Center for Community News
Feb 3, 2026

BOONE, NC — The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont has named Dr. Twange Kasoma, associate professor of digital journalism in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University as one of 150 journalism leaders from colleges across the country who will be part of...

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Furniture design student puts knowledge to practice with Appalachian’s Solar Vehicle Team
May 23, 2018

During the 2017–18 year, industrial design student John Lalevee had the opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream by designing the body of...

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Appalachian student awarded honorable mention in international lighting design competition
May 21, 2018

For the fifth consecutive year, an Appalachian State University student has brought home honors in the annual SOURCE awards competition, hosted...

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Documentary by Appalachian faculty receives recognition in three juried film festivals
May 11, 2018

A documentary short film directed by Chip Williams and Anne Ward, two faculty members in Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and...

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Independent study with local farmer leads Appalachian student to cultivate a “new” fruit tree
May 10, 2018

Aurora Figueroa-Benetti’s passion for sustainable agriculture led her to Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Department of...

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Appalachian student awarded $15,000 Windgate Fellowship
May 9, 2018

By Mary Anne Savage

Appalachian State University studio art major Dani Iris was recently awarded a $15,000 Windgate Fellowship, one of...

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Tesla and Palmetto recruit ‘successful leaders’ in sustainability at Appalachian
May 9, 2018

We need leaders and we need them now,” a representative from Tesla Inc. told students at Appalachian State University. At a recruitment event...

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Ariel Green, winner of the 2018-19 Frances Holland Black scholarship
May 3, 2018

Ariel Green, a senior from Durham, N.C. who is majoring in Studio Art at Appalachian State University, has been named the winner of the 2018-19...

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Local group working on prototype boat for electric pontoon design [Morganton News Herald]
May 1, 2018

Christian Williams has a lifelong love for Lake James and its wildlife.

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Appalachian’s Department of Communication hosts Spring Forward 2018, a student networking event
Apr 30, 2018

By Mary Anne Savage

Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication held its fourth annual Spring Forward networking event in...

Bridging the divide: Cissie Graham Lynch speaks to ASU students about faith, friendship despite disagreement [Watauga Democrat]
Apr 25, 2018

On the political spectrum, Appalachian State University Professor Joyce Wise Dodd and her former student Cissie Graham Lynch couldn’t be more...