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Ella Adams: Uplifting Voices and Serving with Purpose to Transform Communities
Jan 7, 2025

Recently graduating with a degree in Anthropology from the College of Arts and Sciences, Ella Adams embodies the spirit of passion and resilience. Ella is already making waves in journalism as two of her recent articles were published in USA Today and The Assembly, ...

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3rd Annual Celebration of Excellence Honors Achievements in the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Dec 11, 2024

Boone, NC - Appalachian State University's College of Fine and Applied Arts recently hosted its 3rd annual Celebration of Excellence, an event dedicated to recognizing its faculty, staff, and students' outstanding achievements, dedication, and innovation over the past year.

Students rehearse a scene from "Radium Girls"

Appalachian State University presents “Radium Girls” Oct. 4-8
Sep 21, 2017

By Amy Briggs, Maddie Kiger, Hannah Harvey and Michele Zaremba

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App State's new HOW Space is the university's latest evolution in innovation, interdisciplinary education [WNCMagazine.com]
Sep 18, 2017

“Solving difficult problems—what we call ‘wicked problems’—requires multiple perspectives,” says Assistant...

Students outside the IBM Design Studios

AppLab 3.0 kicks off with IBM Design Thinking workshop
Sep 11, 2017

This fall, 30 Appalachian State University students enrolled in the first cohort of AppLab 3.0, a multi-disciplinary, six-credit Design Thinking...

Students act in the 2017 24-hour Arts Festival

Appalachian’s Playcrafters presents the 24-hour Arts Festival Sept. 10
Sep 8, 2017

By Julia Ridenhour

Playcrafters, a campus organization for students interested in theatre, will present its fourth annual 24-hour Arts...

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Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance hosts “Movies by Movers” Film Festival Sept. 14–16
Sep 7, 2017

The American Dance Festival’s “Movies by Movers,” a free annual film festival dedicated to the celebration of conversation between the body and...

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“Interrogation” exhibition unveiled: Print and design in Amsterdam [The Appalachian]
Sep 5, 2017

After two and a half weeks exploring and creating in Amsterdam, 12 graphic design and printmaking students came together on Sept. 1 to celebrate...

Posters from the "On Tyranny" exhibit

Smith Gallery to open two new exhibits September 1
Aug 29, 2017

The Smith Gallery will host “The Sharing Project” and “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” September 1-October 27. An opening...

Dr. Kelly Davis and Eric Gorges

Appalachian professor directs season four of “A Craftsman’s Legacy”
Aug 25, 2017

Dr. Kelly Davis, assistant professor of electronic media/broadcasting in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, returns...

Students work on the farm

Appalachian donates fresh produce to local organizations for residents in need
Aug 24, 2017

This summer, students and faculty in Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development forged a unique...