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Summer Dance Series Returns to App State! Free Dance Classes throughout June
Apr 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance celebrates the return of its popular Summer Dance Series (SDS) of free community classes, Tuesdays through Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. during June in the department’s Varsity Gym dance studios....

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Behind the Seams: Four Seniors Bring Vision and Voice to Showcase 2026
Apr 24, 2026

Every spring, a fashion runway is built inside the Holmes Convocation Center and it transforms into a place where Apparel Design & Merchandising seniors reveal the work that has consumed their minds, their hands, and often their hearts. Showcase, the program's annual fashion show...

App State awards 4 grants in support of diversity, equity and inclusion research
Mar 23, 2021

Appalachian State University’s Office of Research awarded four faculty teams with a 2020 Scholarship...

John Park, App State alumnus

App State alumnus produces news to keep Kentuckians informed
Jan 21, 2021

For Appalachian State University alumnus John Park ’20, each day starts with one simple question: What’s happening in the world today...

JoCinda Benjamin

‘Momager’ for hire: An App State Mountaineer’s company serves young performers in LA
Jan 4, 2021

Appalachian State University alumna JoCinda Benjamin ’94 said she believes almost every successful child performer has one thing in common: a...

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Grad Student Draws on Love of Outdoors to Pursue Advanced Degree
Dec 9, 2020

By Amanda Brasier

Graduate student Sam Lee said although he was sad not to visit family, there was an upside to skipping his...

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Student Commencement Speaker Balances Athletics, Academics En Route To Journalism Career
Dec 9, 2020

By Amanda Brasier 

Realizing that covering sporting events was a potential career path was one of Kaiden Smith’s “aha” moments,...

App State Alumnus John Carter

More than 1,700 Mountaineer graduates to be recognized during App State’s virtual Fall Commencement
Dec 8, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close — a year marked by the global pandemic — Mountaineers near and far will celebrate more than 1,700 Class of...