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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.

Solar car on the track

Racing the Sun [Appalachian Magazine]
Aug 17, 2016

An Appalachian team seeks to change the future of transportation with a solar race car.

A student performs in the annual spring dance ensemble

Department of Theatre and Dance performance season announced
Aug 15, 2016

The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce its upcoming 2016-17 season with an expanded slate of 10...

Dress designed by App student Jessica Lancaster

App students provide original designs for Blowing Rock Fashion Show and Fundraiser [Watauga Democrat]
Aug 12, 2016

An addition to this year’s fashion show were original creations by students in the apparel merchandising and design program at Appalachian...

Pottery students

Registration is open for fall Craft Enrichment classes at Appalachian State University
Aug 10, 2016

Registration is now open for the Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program at Appalachian State University. Craft Enrichment offers a...

Apperion crosses the finish line

ASU Solar Vehicle Team finishes sixth in Solar Challenge [Watauga Democrat]
Aug 8, 2016

Appalachian State University’s Solar Vehicle Team finished the 1,975-mile American Solar Challenge on Aug. 6, earning sixth place overall...

Faculty at the AEJMC conference

Three Appalachian State Communication Faculty Named Fellows at AEJMC in Minneapolis
Aug 8, 2016

Three Communication Department faculty members were named Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Fellows for 2016 at an Association for Education in Mass...
Apperion on the track

App State qualifies for American Solar Challenge [Watauga Democrat]
Jul 27, 2016

Appalachian State University’s Solar Vehicle Team qualified for the American Solar Challenge during the first day of a three-day qualifying...

Brian F. Davies

Davies hired as chair of the Department of Applied Design
Jul 26, 2016

Brian F. Davies will serve as chair of the Appalachian State University Department of Applied Design beginning August 1, 2016. Davies is...

Apperion

ASU’s Team Sunergy and ‘Apperion’ Take on the Formula Sun Grand Prix This Week [HCPress.com]
Jul 25, 2016

Appalachian State University’s trailblazing solar vehicle team is up to something awesome! Not only have they developed a working vehicle...

Team Sunergy with Apperion

Team Sunergy races solar vehicle in international competition [Watauga Democrat]
Jul 21, 2016

Team Sunergy leaves on July 21 for the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Pittsburgh. They will then take on the American Solar Challenge, a road race...