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Summer Dance Series Returns to App State! Free Dance Classes throughout June
Apr 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance celebrates the return of its popular Summer Dance Series (SDS) of free community classes, Tuesdays through Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. during June in the department’s Varsity Gym dance studios....

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Behind the Seams: Four Seniors Bring Vision and Voice to Showcase 2026
Apr 24, 2026

Every spring, a fashion runway is built inside the Holmes Convocation Center and it transforms into a place where Apparel Design & Merchandising seniors reveal the work that has consumed their minds, their hands, and often their hearts. Showcase, the program's annual fashion show...

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CFAA Career Development Center Updates for Fall 2023
Sep 15, 2023

Hello CFAA colleagues and students! I hope your fall semester is going great and that you've had an opportunity to interact in some capacity with...

Theatre and Dance Fall 2023 Performances

Fall Theatre and Dance Season Takes Audiences On a Journey Through Life
Sep 7, 2023

Appalachian Brings a Positive Altitude to the High Country!  

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Industrial Design Students Awarded in National Lighting Design Competition
Sep 5, 2023

A group of 28 students from Applied Design, led by Associate Professor of Industrial Design and Assistant Chair of Applied Design, Michael Rall,...

2023 State of the College

2023 CFAA State of the College Recap
Aug 24, 2023

The 2023 CFAA State of the College was our kickoff event for the fall semester where we had the opportunity to celebrate the remarkable...

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On Everest, App State faculty fine-tune tools for sky-high scholarship
Aug 1, 2023

Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in Appalachian State University’s...

Applied Design Senior, Andre Edwards, Awarded the Browzwear 3D Design Award
Jul 27, 2023

Congratulations to Andre Edwards, who won 1st place Showcase 2023 Design Award! He has also been awarded the Browzwear 3D Design Award to...

2023 CFAA Alumni of the Year

2023 CFAA Alumni of the Year Recipient, Dwayne Stafford '99
Jul 18, 2023

The spring of 1995 found Dwayne Stafford walking down Rivers Street in Boone. Undecided on his college plans, he came to campus with two friends...

Grant Writing class earns $35,000 for local nonprofits

App State grant writing class raises $35,000 for local nonprofits
Jul 13, 2023

Appalachian State University students enrolled in the Spring 2023 "Grants for Non-Profits" course applied their grant writing skills and raised a...

Lillian Garcia Awarded WithIt Scholarship

Lillian Garcia Recognized as a Recipient of the 2023 WithIt Foundation Scholarship
Jul 7, 2023

As the Chair of the Department of Applied Design, Brian Davies is responsible for overseeing the faculty, staff, programming,...

All We Can Save Summer Climate Wayfinding Project

Laura England from the Department of Sustainable Development was selected to attend The All We Can Save Project’s ‘Climate Wayfinding’ Program
Jun 27, 2023

Through the All We Can Save Project, an organization that has grown out of the incredible response to a 2020 book of the same name...