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App State Grad Kendall Johnson Elevates NHL Fan Experience Through Cutting-Edge SportsMEDIA Technology
Jul 31, 2026

Kendall Johnson (‘25), a recent graduate of the Electronic Media/Broadcasting program, is already making her mark on some of the biggest stages in professional sports.

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Weaving Connections: Art Major, Dora Hagaman, Interns at BRAHM with Alumna Kayla Reische
Jul 28, 2026

For Dora Hagaman, a junior Art Management major from Lenoir, North Carolina, learning doesn’t just happen inside university walls. It happens through drop-in art classes, intergenerational weaving workshops and creative community engagement.

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CFAA Alum Feature: Dusty Lockwood - Quiet Strength and Full‑Circle Leadership
Jul 26, 2026

Dusty Lockwood’s App State journey began with a defining realization: “The mind is a unique thing, and when faced with life‑changing challenges, I learned that, for me, the best medicine was to simply never stop moving forward.” As a teenager suddenly responsible for supporting themself, Dusty...

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Find Your SustainAbility with Lee Ball and Jeff Biggers
Mar 14, 2017

Listen in as noted author Jeff Biggers speaks with Appalachian's Director of Sustainability Lee Ball about regenerative cities and sustainability...

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Appalachian alumna wins state journalism award for best news feature
Mar 10, 2017

BOONE, N.C. – Nina Mastandrea, a 2015 graduate of Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication in the College of Fine and Applied...

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Five Appalachian students are semi-finalists for Fulbright Scholars program
Mar 7, 2017

Two of the five students selected are Fine and Applied Arts majors! Read...

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Smith Gallery at Appalachian presents Art and Design Expo 2017
Mar 6, 2017

The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University presents Art and Design Expo 2017, an annual juried student exhibition and arts...

Appalachian hosts Food for Thought: A Sustainable, Community Series on Food beginning March 7
Mar 3, 2017

Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development Jacqui Ignatova is co-leading the first roundtable on food sovereignty on March 7....

Raven Moffett’s “They Told Me We Were All Dead”

Appalachian’s Looking Glass Gallery presents ‘APProach’ through March 10
Feb 27, 2017

Art students Raven Moffet of Atlanta, Kellee Morgado of Grass Valley, California and Alexa Cavas of Wilson are three of the students who will...