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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...

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App State Theatre and Dance Presents the Play, “Orlando" — Sarah Ruhl’s Adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Novel Opens Oct. 29
Oct 15, 2025

“The longest and most charming love letter in literature.”

by Keith Martin
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Frontline to Farm Training in Boone for its Third Year
Jun 17, 2024

For three years, Frontline to Farm has brought veterans transitioning from military to sustainable farming to the High Country for training with...

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Bridging Continents: A Shared Design Journey Between Appalachian State University and VSVU
Jun 10, 2024

In an inspiring display of international collaboration, students from Appalachian State University's Industrial Design 3711 Product Studio 2...

2024 Memorial Day

Army Reserve veteran and App State alumna Caitlin Langley lays wreath for university’s Memorial Day commemoration
May 28, 2024

Appalachian State University held its annual Memorial Day commemoration on May 24 to pay tribute to those who died while serving in the U.S....

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Over 4,000 App State grads set to innovate, embrace new challenges and better their communities
May 17, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Thousands of graduates, each with their own unique stories, crossed the stage at Appalachian State University’s Spring...

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Faculty at App State and Ghanaian university explore sustainable solutions for rural communities
May 14, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — For several years, faculty at Appalachian State University and the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale, Ghana...

2024 Awards of Distinction

App State honors 27 students, faculty and staff at 2nd annual Awards of Distinction ceremony
May 9, 2024

Appalachian State University recognized 27 students, faculty and staff at its second annual Awards of Distinction ceremony, honoring these...

App State Advantage 2024

Less college debt + more lifetime earnings = the App State advantage
May 7, 2024

Is a college degree a good investment? At Appalachian State University, the answer is clear: An App State education continues to be a pathway to...

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Appalachian Theatre and Dance Professor Honored in New York City: Venerable Drama Book Shop Hosts Book Signing by Dr. Ray Miller
May 3, 2024

A "quintessential New York institution" was the ideal location for a book-signing by noted High Country author Dr. Ray Miller, who autographed...

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ART Exhibition - Flight & Constraint: Exploring Our Bond with Birds
Apr 29, 2024

Boone, NC — Appalachian State University Art Department's Exhibitions Practicum class, led by Jody Servon, is proud to announce the upcoming...

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Appalachian State University Electronic Media/ Broadcasting Senior Graduating with Emmy Nomination
Apr 24, 2024

Will Allen (Electronic Media/Broadcasting major, '24) was part of the ESPN E60 "Sacred Dog" documentary camera crew that has been...