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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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Dr. Carolyn Edy publishes new book on the history of women war correspondents
Jan 12, 2017

Dr. Carolyn Edy, assistant professor of journalism in Appalachian's Department of Communication, has published "The Woman War Correspondent, the...

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Appalachian State University design students take home awards in international PAVE competition
Jan 11, 2017

Four seniors enrolled in the Department of Applied Design’s Interior Design Program have received top honors in the Planning and Visual Education...

Curtain call at the "Stages of Success" performance.

Appalachian’s Theatre and Therapy Project
Jan 5, 2017

A pilot study by Appalachian faculty Dr. Angela Losardo, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Dr. Derek Davidson, Department of...
Dr. Lee Ball

Ball named director of sustainability at Appalachian
Dec 12, 2016

Following a national search, Dr. Lee F. Ball Jr. has been named director of sustainability at Appalachian State University. Ball has held the...

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New portable TV studio prepares Appalachian State University students for broadcasting careers
Dec 8, 2016

As the lights dimmed in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on the evening of Nov. 18, five electronic media and broadcasting (EM/B)...

Relief print by Erina Schultz from the book “Fish Shoes”

Appalachian’s Smith Gallery presents “CALICO” through Dec. 9; works of senior studio art majors on view
Dec 7, 2016

The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University is presenting “CALICO,” an exhibition of works in various media by university...

Jill Pable

Appalachian alumna launches new resource for interior designers
Dec 6, 2016

Jill Pable ’86 is breaking new ground through her research in trauma-informed design, and most recently with the launch of her website...

Taekyeom Lee

Appalachian graphic design professor takes 3D printing approach to clay, ceramics [Appalachian Magazine]
Dec 5, 2016

What if there was a machine that could bring your artistic vision to life in clay? Can technology bridge a gap that could allow non-artists to...

Ben Vereen with the student performers

Theatre students experience musical theatre master class with legend Ben Vereen
Dec 1, 2016

On Friday, November 11, television, film and Broadway legend Ben Vereen led a musical theatre master class for three sophomore theatre arts...