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PR Alumna Jordan Rogers Earns 40 Under 40 Recognition by Triad Business Journal
Mar 23, 2026

App State Public Relations alumna Jordan Rogers has been named a 2026 Triad Business Journal 40 Under 40 Leader, recognized for her rising influence in public affairs, advocacy, and broadband equity.

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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...

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Applied Design hosts ‘Showcase 2018’ on April 28
Apr 18, 2018

The Department of Applied Design’s Apparel Design and Merchandising program will present “Showcase 2018” at Holmes Convocation Center at 4 p.m....

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Victory in a “Competition for a Cause”
Apr 17, 2018

Teams of Appalachian ROTC Cadets participated in the 11th annual Mountain Man Memorial March (MMMM) to honor the nation's fallen service members...

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Communication alumnus wins state journalism award
Apr 9, 2018

Joey Pitchford, a 2015 graduate of Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication, was recently awarded third place for education...