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Sheryl Oring

Introducing Sheryl Oring, New Chair for the Department of Applied Design
Jun 26, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Sheryl Oring has been named the new Chair of Applied Design in the College of Fine and Applied Arts.

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Four App State students selected for prestigious national metalsmithing exhibition
Jun 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Four undergraduate students from Appalachian State University's studio art program have achieved national recognition by having their creative work selected for the Society of North American Goldsmiths' (SNAG) 2025 Annual Juried Student Exhibition.

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Appalachian students design furniture for Moses Cone Manor
Jul 6, 2018

Industrial design students at Appalachian State University have left a lasting legacy at the Moses Cone Manor on the Blue Ridge Parkway near...

Chip Hope

New leadership at Teaching and Research Farm brings collaborative opportunities
Jul 5, 2018

In May 2018, C.C. “Chip” Hope III was hired as the Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development’s Teaching and Research Farm director....

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Appalachian research project reduces greenhouse energy consumption by 50 percent
Jun 28, 2018

Dr. Ok-Youn Yu, associate professor and assistant chair in Appalachian State University’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built...

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The Future People: Creating Public Imagination [The Delaware Contemporary]
Jun 26, 2018

Methods for transportation have played a part in the human experience for centuries, from horse and buggy, to cars, to airplanes, to the future...

Charlie Shepherd

Appalachian students build tiny house for local non-profit
Jun 21, 2018

Students in Appalachian State University’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment are spending five weeks this summer...

Gissela Teran

Gissela Teran named "Shining Star" by professional association
Jun 20, 2018

Gissela Teran, a May 2018 graduate of Appalachian State University's interior design program in the Department of Applied Design, has received...

Kiley Coster

Appalachian public relations alumna aims to develop future students as student affairs administrator
Jun 11, 2018

On the heels of her graduation in May, Appalachian State University alumna Kiley Coster has a clear vision of where she wants to be and is taking...

Mike Helms

AppSTEP 2018 offers professional development for k–12 teachers
Jun 8, 2018

By Anna Rhodes

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will host a 10-hour workshop on scenic painting for...

Ryan Decker

Appalachian student receives Celia Moh Scholarship
Jun 6, 2018

For the third consecutive year, an Appalachian State University student has been selected to receive the Celia Moh Scholarship. Ryan Decker, a...