Welcome Interim Dean, Dr. Shanshan Lou
Aug 18, 2025
We extend a warm welcome to Dr. Shanshan Lou who will serve as the Interim Dean for both the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Hayes School of Music for the fall 2025 semester. Dr. Lou comes to us from the Department of Communication where she served as Chair for the past 2 years.
Announcement: Dr. Carolyn Edy as Assistant Chair in the Department of Communication
Jul 21, 2025
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Carolyn Edy on her appointment as Assistant Chair of the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University. In this role, she will support departmental leadership, guide curriculum development, and champion faculty initiatives.
Appalachian students and Todd residents collaborate on community development initiative
Jan 4, 2017
By Madalene Smith
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dispatch From Nepal: The Disaster Didn't End When the Earth Stopped Shaking [truth-out.org]
Nov 30, 2016
Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development Dinesh Paudel and Gregory Reck, professor of anthropology, explore Nepal's recovery after the 2015...
Appalachian State University leads wind energy push in North Carolina
Nov 29, 2016
By Madalene Smith
Theatre and Dance Department hosts scholarship fundraiser Dec. 3
Nov 28, 2016
By Gordon Hensley