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App State ROTC Alumnus Ed Reeder Inducted into National ROTC Hall of Fame
Nov 9, 2026

This past weekend, Major General (Retired) Ed Reader served as an Honorary Captain of the App Football Team. He had been a player and an App State Cadet himself. In October, Army Cadet Command inducted him into the ROTC Hall of Fame.

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WASU Alumni Return for Homecoming Tradition
Nov 2, 2026

For two days during Appalachian State University Homecoming week, the voices of WASU's past returned to the airwaves, sharing memories, music and decades of broadcasting experience with the station's current generation of student broadcasters.

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2nd Annual Dance and Music Collaboration: New Works by Collaborative Process and Music Composition Students
Oct 28, 2026

BOONE, N.C. – For the second year, students from the Department of Theatre and Dance’s “Collaborative Process” class have paired with Hayes School of Music Composition students to create new original dances with new original music to be performed together live. An informal showing of these new...

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Appalachian students build research structure at Beech Mountain
Jun 5, 2018

Students enrolled in the Integrative Design Experience Laboratory (IDEXlab) at Appalachian State University have completed the mobiLANDING, a...

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Cre8tive Drama Day Camp provides fun learning opportunities for children
Jun 1, 2018

By Anna Rhodes

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University, in partnership with Cre8tive Drama, will present its...

Appalachian students win Mockett & Co. design competition [Doug Mockett & Co.]
May 30, 2018

Two Appalachian State University seniors majoring in industrial design, Peter Clare and Colter Swan, placed first in the annual Mockett...

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AppTV enters agreement with Town of Boone to become an educational community channel
May 29, 2018

AppTV, Appalachian State University’s television station, has come to an agreement with the town of Boone to become its educational community...

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Retail Design Has its Place at ICFF Show [dealerscope.com]
May 25, 2018

While walking the floor of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City this week...

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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...