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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.

Debate team pair wins at nationals [The Appalachian]
Apr 11, 2016

Kyle Scruggs, a senior communications studies major and Hannah Fry, a senior sustainable development major, won first place in the novice...

Looking Glass Gallery presents "Plane Paper" by senior Joshua Bannen
Apr 11, 2016

"Plane Paper", by senior studio art major Joshua Bannen, will be on display at the Looking Glass Gallery from April 8-22, 2016.

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Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development to co-host 2016 Global Opportunities Conference
Apr 7, 2016

Appalachian State University’s 2016 Global Opportunities Conference, Problems to Possibilities, will be held on Friday, April 8, beginning at 9 a...

Industrial Design Alumni Day

Industrial Design Program celebrates 10 years
Apr 6, 2016

On Saturday, April 2, the Industrial Design faculty welcomed more than 100 guests, including 50 program alumni, to celebrate the 10 year...

Jacqui Ignatova at the Food Summit

Successful Food Summit held by Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development [The Appalachian]
Apr 5, 2016

The 2016 Food Summit, Seeding Community Resilience, was held on April 2 with the goal of inspiring people to learn and take action in the...

Members of APO perform "Wonder of the World"

Theatre clubs open two shows April 10-17
Apr 4, 2016

Come see "Miscast" on April 10 and "Wonder of the World" April 15, 16 or 17!

Art Drop Day

World Art Drop Day comes to Appalachian [The Appalachian]
Mar 30, 2016

Senior art education major Shauna Caldwell coordinated App State’s Art Drop Day on March 24, 2016.

Ryan Gilliespie with e-bike

Sustainability Spotlight - Ryan Gillespie
Mar 29, 2016

Ryan Gillespie, a senior Sustainable Technology major, is passionate about what he calls "responsible transportation." Over the last year,...

Dancers perform at the Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble

Appalachian Dance Ensemble presents the spring showcase April 7–9
Mar 25, 2016

BOONE—The Appalachian Dance Ensemble will present their spring concert in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on the Appalachian State...

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Appalachian hosts inaugural Symposium for Creative Social Stewardship
Mar 24, 2016

The symposium will be held April 1-2 at Plemmons Student Union and features keynote speaker William Cleveland, director of the Center for...