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CFAA's Department of Art Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
Sep 11, 2026

The  College of Fine and Applied Arts is proud to announce the appointment of three new faculty members in the Department of Art: Dr. Bruce Leigh Myers, Dr. Noah Randolph, and Dr. Prashant Kotkar. Together, they bring decades of acclaimed academic research, deep industry expertise, and...

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Theatre and Dance Faculty to Present at the 2026 NC Department of Public Instruction Comprehensive Arts Education Conference
Sep 10, 2026

Three faculty members from the Department of Theatre and Dance are among those selected to present at the 2026 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Comprehensive Arts Education Conference in Greensboro on September 26, 2026....

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"Flight" Transports Participants to New Adventures!
Sep 9, 2026

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'Clybourne Park' sparks conversations about race on campus [The Appalachian]
Mar 1, 2016

The Theatre and Dance Department's recent production of 'Clybourne Park' encouraged contemporary conversations about race and more.

Professor Prouty takes part in the Paper Bag Test

Interactive artwork "Paper Bag Test" on display in Belk Library
Feb 29, 2016

Boone—Art Department faculty member IlaSahai Prouty is determined to expand the dialog about race and stereotypes on campus. Her new installation...

Activation of the bilateral amygdala

Interior Design professor studies hospital design and fear response
Feb 29, 2016

Hessam Ghamari's findings were recently published in Health Environments Research & Design (HERD), a prestigious healthcare...

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College of Fine and Applied Arts students participate in Polar Plunge [The Appalachian]
Feb 25, 2016

A strong supporter of the Polar Plunge each year, the ROTC raised $1,250 for the Watauga County Special Olympics. Ian Black, a...

Brent Summerville works on wind measurement device

Faculty member installs wind measurement device for Army Corps. of Engineers [The Appalachian]
Feb 22, 2016

Brent Summerville, a sustainable technology Practitioner-in-Residence, recently installed a wind measurement system at the Kerr Scott Dam and...

Professor Mark Bentley teaches video game discourse

Video Game Discourse: ASU's newest class [The Appalachian]
Feb 22, 2016

The new course is designed to examine the social impacts on discourse of video games.

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Sustainability Spotlight - Stephen McCreery
Feb 15, 2016

Stephen McCreery, assistant professor of electronic media / broadcasting in the Department of Communication, is a proponent of sustainable...