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Honors Student, Teagan Jones, Explores Fiber Arts as a Pathway to Environmental Activism
Feb 18, 2026

Appalachian State University senior Teagan Jones has always found inspiration in the natural world. As an Honors College student majoring in Apparel Design and Merchandising with a minor in Sustainable Development, Jones has spent her undergraduate years exploring the intersection of creativity...

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App State’s Sheryl Oring Brings "Spirit of Independence" to National Stage for America’s 250th
Feb 16, 2026

Appalachian State Department Chair Sheryl Oring is the creator of a new project that marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by asking people to consider what independence means to them.

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The Inaugural Emerging Filmmakers Showcase To Be Screened on February 24
Feb 11, 2026

Nine films from Appalachian State Students to be screened at  Greenbriar Theater on Feb. 24  

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Coffee at your ATM? Interior Design Senior Re-Imagines A New Mobile Banking Experience
Jan 15, 2020

By Amanda Brasier

 Applied Design student Jake Still’s work reimagining the mobile banking experience has been chosen as an...

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15 countries, 6 continents — go globe-trotting with ‘Mountaineers Abroad’
Dec 2, 2019

From the Sahara Desert of Morocco to the rooftops of Venice, Italy, photos from “Mountaineers Abroad” — the theme of...

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AppTV Launches SIGNAL Project
Nov 26, 2019

Since its inception in 2015, AppTV has served as a learning lab for students, providing news,...

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Appalachian interior design students’ concept ‘pops up’ at The Container Store
Nov 15, 2019

When students Jake Still and Grace McCormick began brainstorming designs for a project in their applied design studio class at Appalachian State...

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A Feminist Arts Perspective: Community Invited To Free Author Lecture On Nov. 21
Nov 8, 2019

Appalachian State University presents a public lecture by Judith K. Brodsky and Ferris Olin, arts and humanities scholars and authors of ...

Comm Professor Dr. Ed Brewer Publishes A New Book
Nov 6, 2019

Congratulations to Department of Communication professor ...

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AppTV Students Receive Logoed Station Merch From Carolina West Wireless
Oct 28, 2019

The students behind (and in front of) the cameras at AppTV recently received a great branding...