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Children's Play, “Tomato Plant Girl,” Announced for April 24 – 26
Apr 13, 2026

by Keith Martin

Family-Friendly Play Performed by Appalachian Young People’s Theatre 

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Designing Community Impact: App State Applied Design Students Help Transform the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center
Apr 13, 2026

Visitors to the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center are experiencing something entirely new. Thanks to two major remodeling projects completed in 2025, the Center now features a dramatically renovated gallery and a fully realized Geology Information Station, both designed by students from...

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Communication professor receives Scripps Howard Visiting Professor grant
Jun 15, 2017

Dr. Shanshan Lou, assistant professor of advertising in Appalachian State University's Department of Communication, has been selected as the...

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Dr. Anatoli Ignatov is one of two Appalachian faculty to receive Fulbright Scholarships
Jun 7, 2017

Land ownership is a big deal in many cultures. Just cut a tree one foot past your property line and see how quickly your neighbor...

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Theatre professor among Plemmons Leadership Medallion recipients
Jun 1, 2017

Martha Marking, professor of theatre arts / design, was one of five Plemmons Leadership Medallion recipients for 2017....

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Appalachian students bring home honors in international lighting design competition
May 31, 2017

For the fourth year in a row, an Appalachian State University student has won first place in the annual SOURCE awards competition, hosted by...

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Sustainable development alumna mentors first-generation college students
May 24, 2017

By Madalene Smith

May 2017 Appalachian State University graduate Josie Lee Varela just obtained a master’s degree in political science...

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Fundraising class raises $8,000 for High Country nonprofits
May 17, 2017

Students in Appalachian State University’s Principles of Fund Raising class, an upper-level class within the Department of Communication,...

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One student and one alum from Appalachian named Fulbright Scholars
May 15, 2017

The Office of International Education and Development (OIED) at Appalachian State University has announced that student Ryan Hellenbrand of Boone...

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Team of Appalachian students wins international Phoenix Challenge competition
May 10, 2017

Five students in the Thomas W. Reese Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology (GAIT) program in Appalachian State University’s Department of Art took...

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Appalachian faculty member awarded prestigious Rome Prize Fellowship
May 9, 2017

Tricia Treacy, assistant professor of graphic design in Appalachian State University’s Department of Art, will attend the American Academy in...