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App State ROTC Conducts Successful Fall Field Training Exercise
Oct 19, 2026

App State Army ROTC kicked off its Fall Field Training Exercise (FTX) with a weekend of challenging, hands-on military training designed to build leadership, confidence and tactical proficiency among cadets.

The exercise began Thursday with weapons training at the Watauga Gun Club,...

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Sustainable Development Student Named 2026-27 Chancellor's Scholar
Oct 16, 2026

Sophie Schneider, a Sustainable Development major with a concentration in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture, has been named a 2026-27 Chancellor's Scholar. Sophie Schneider is the only student from the College of Fine and Applied Arts selected for this year's cohort.

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Semester at Penland Celebrates Five Years of Transforming Appalachian Artists
Oct 13, 2026

Immersive partnership with Penland School of Craft helps students discover their artistic voices, professional pathways, and creative futures

What happens when students leave the traditional classroom and step directly into the world of working artists, professional...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson visits AppTV's 'Religion in Life' to talk morality, politics and faith
Oct 25, 2018

During a visit to Appalachian State University on Oct. 18, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. sat down for an interview with Dr.

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Appalachian student wins prestigious furniture industry award
Oct 23, 2018

Appalachian State University senior Ryan Decker, an industrial design major from Hendersonville, has won a Pinnacle Award, the furniture design...

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Author Earl Swift visits Appalachian’s campus Nov. 13
Oct 18, 2018

“Chesapeake Requiem” author and journalist Earl Swift will visit Appalachian State University’s campus on Nov. 13 to share his experience writing...

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Appalachian professor Dr. Nina-Jo Moore wins prestigious award
Oct 16, 2018

Dr. Nina-Jo Moore, assistant chair in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, was awarded the 2018 Betty Jo Welch Award...

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David English receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Award
Oct 15, 2018

David English ’04 ’06, the 2018 winner of the Young Alumni Award at Appalachian State University, said, “Appalachian …...

AppSpeaks presents "Spoken Traditions of Appalachia" on Oct. 16
Oct 11, 2018

On Tuesday Oct. 16 at 6 p.m., AppSpeaks will host the first annual "Spoken Traditions of Appalachia" at HOW Space. AppSpeaks, a student group...

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Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents 'The Wolves' Oct. 26–30 and Nov. 1–3
Oct 10, 2018

The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance will present “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe Oct. 26–30 and Nov. 1–3 in the I.G....

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Indian dancer Jayachandran Palazhy offers mini-residency at Appalachian
Oct 10, 2018

Jayachandran Palazhy, Indian dancer and founding artistic director of the Attakkalari Centre for MovementArts in Bangalore, India, will travel to...

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Appalachian faculty member Rob Lee wins university honor society award
Oct 9, 2018

Appalachian State University faculty member Rev. Rob Lee ‘15 was honored by the university’s chapter of the National Society of Collegiate...

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La-Z-Boy provides funding for student classroom design
Oct 8, 2018

The La-Z-Boy Foundation has donated $75,000 to Appalachian State University’s Department of Applied Design to help fund the student-designed Lab...