Assistant Professor of Industrial Design, Jimena Vergara‑Sanz, awarded the NC Innovation Pipeline Grant for Human-Centered Prosthetics Research
Jul 7, 2026
Appalachian State University's College of Fine & Applied Arts is proud to announce that Assistant Professor Jimena Vergara‑Sanz has been awarded the NC Innovation Pipeline Grant, securing $15,000 to advance her project, Human‑Centered Prosthetic Futures: Advancing Accessible and...
Study Abroad Program Highlight: Haunted Tourism in Scotland
Jun 30, 2026
This summer, Chelsea Thayer, Lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Dance, co-led the Haunted Tourism in Scotland study abroad program — an immersive experience designed to explore the intersection of storytelling, supernatural heritage, and tourism.
Appalachian art and visual culture major illustrates the value of on-campus jobs and internship
Jan 17, 2020
Working at art galleries on Appalachian State University’s campus has been the highlight of her time as a student, said Gabrielle Knight, a...
Coffee at your ATM? Interior Design Senior Re-Imagines A New Mobile Banking Experience
Jan 15, 2020
By Amanda Brasier
Applied Design student Jake Still’s work reimagining the mobile banking experience has been chosen as an...
15 countries, 6 continents — go globe-trotting with ‘Mountaineers Abroad’
Dec 2, 2019
From the Sahara Desert of Morocco to the rooftops of Venice, Italy, photos from “Mountaineers Abroad” — the theme of...
AppTV Launches SIGNAL Project
Nov 26, 2019
Since its inception in 2015, AppTV has served as a learning lab for students, providing news,...
Appalachian interior design students’ concept ‘pops up’ at The Container Store
Nov 15, 2019
When students Jake Still and Grace McCormick began brainstorming designs for a project in their applied design studio class at Appalachian State...
A Feminist Arts Perspective: Community Invited To Free Author Lecture On Nov. 21
Nov 8, 2019
Appalachian State University presents a public lecture by Judith K. Brodsky and Ferris Olin, arts and humanities scholars and authors of ...
Comm Professor Dr. Ed Brewer Publishes A New Book
Nov 6, 2019
Congratulations to Department of Communication professor ...