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Art Student Bobby Carter Wins First Place at National Pinnacle College Media Awards
Oct 31, 2025

Painting & Drawing Student Recognized for Editorial Cartoon Excellence in Prestigious Collegiate Journalism Competition

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This is Dance/Music: New Works by Collaborative Process and Music Composition Students
Oct 20, 2025

BOONE, N.C. – Students from the Department of Theatre and Dance Collaborative Process class have paired with Hayes School of Music Composition students to create new original dances with new original music to be performed together live. An informal showing of these new collaborative dance+music...

Student presenters at the Celebration of Innovation

‘Celebration of Innovation’ showcases new Appalachian College of Fine and Applied Arts’ campus/community space
Nov 28, 2016

Appalachian State University, along with the College of Fine and Applied Arts, has leased space at 182 Howard St., across from Boone eatery The...

Laura England

Sustainable Development lecturer leads creek clean up, partners with artists for unique exhibition
Nov 22, 2016

Laura England, lecturer in Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development, is a self-professed “creek-geek...

Student award winners

Design students named ‘Rising Stars’ by professional association
Nov 18, 2016

Nicole Long and Ellis Frederick, both seniors in the Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University, have been recognized as ‘...

Jeff Ramsdell

UNC System awards grants for multi-campus research project
Nov 17, 2016

Jeff Ramsdell, professor of sustainable technology and the built environment and director of the Appalachian Energy Center, will lead a $48,...

Dan "Vallie" Hill

Dan “Vallie” Hill inducted to the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame
Nov 15, 2016

Dan “Vallie” Hill, practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Communication and WASU-FM manager, is a 2016 Career Achievement inductee into...

Student and faculty member work on the farm

Sustainable Development professor wins local Farm-City Banquet award
Nov 11, 2016

Dr. Christof den Biggelaar, associate professor in the Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development, was awarded the Charles Church...

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Smith Gallery presents ‘Slant’ Nov. 9-18, with an artists’ reception Nov. 17
Nov 8, 2016

The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University presents “Slant,” a part juried, part curated exhibition featuring some of the best...

Student dancers

Theatre and Dance presents the Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble Nov. 16–19
Nov 3, 2016

By Krystopher Paschen, Megan Smalley and Aaron Green