4th Annual Celebration of Excellence Highlights Innovation and Outstanding Achievements
Dec 11, 2025
Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts gathered this fall for its 4th Annual Celebration of Excellence, a tradition that honors the creativity, scholarship, and service of its faculty, staff, and students.
Interior Design Students Shine, Claim Top Honors at IIDA Carolinas Designworks
Dec 11, 2025
The Interior Design Program, part of the Applied Design Department within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, is celebrating a major achievement after its students claimed top honors at the recent IIDA Carolinas Designworks event in Charlotte. The recognition highlights the program's...
AI moves conservation efforts forward
Dec 10, 2025
by Bret Yager with University Communications
Recent leaps in artificial intelligence show promise for improving conservation practices and reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife, according to a new study co-authored by Dr. Matthew C. Ogwu, App State assistant...
Cara Hagan visits Gonzaga to teach in-screen dance
Oct 1, 2018
Professional interdisciplinary artist Cara Hagan wouldn’t have visited Gonzaga if not for her friend from graduate school, Suzanne Ostersmith....
Students in Appalachian’s Honors College spend a ‘Day at the Farm’
Sep 27, 2018
When choosing Appalachian State University, students new to the university’s
Appalachian hosts Steamroller Print Fest October 5
Sep 25, 2018
Appalachian State University's first-ever Steamroller Print Fest is happening Friday, Oct. 5 at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Scott...
New leadership at Appalachian’s student-led paper brings ideas, opportunity
Sep 25, 2018
In August 2018, Ira David Levy was hired as news adviser for The Appalachian, the university’s student-run news organization. During summer 2018...
Greensboro actor David Furr to appear on "Bull," Amazon Prime, Netflix
Sep 25, 2018
Local fans of the CBS drama “Bull” will see a familiar face as its third season premieres Monday.
Industrial design student collaborates with Access Health Africa
Sep 24, 2018
Design was always something junior Emma Wingerd was interested in, but it wasn’t until visiting Appalachian did she know that industrial design...
Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm Open House
Sep 20, 2018
Open House | Sept. 22, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.
You’re invited! Come out to Appalachian's Teaching and Research Farm at the Blackburn Vannoy Propery for...
Penland Director Mia Hall to Speak at Appalachian
Sep 18, 2018
The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University will host a public lecture by Mia Hall, director of Penland School of Crafts, on Thursday, Oct...
Appalachian’s Smith Gallery hosts “Seeing the Weave: Textile-based Abstraction from the Piedmont” Sept.7- Oct. 5
Sep 12, 2018
The Smith Gallery will host “Seeing the Weave: Textile-based Abstraction from the Piedmont,” a group show featuring diverse works — from painting...