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App State receives first major private donation for Wey Hall renovation project
Nov 13, 2025

Appalachian State University has received a bold commitment of $300,000 from Luke Walling, founder of Temprano Techvestors — the first major private donation supporting the renovation of Wey Hall. The gift will upgrade labs and studio spaces and establish the Cathy P.

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CAA-Funded Field Trip Transforms Art History Students Through Experiential Learning in NYC
Nov 10, 2025

The fourteen Department of Art students enrolled in Dr. Erin Peters’ ARH 4030 capstone class traveled to New York City for experiential learning and professional development October 30 - November 2, 2025 with support from the College Art Association’s Art History Travel Fund.

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The Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE) Premieres Eight Original Works from November 19-23
Nov 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University's Department of Theatre and Dance is premiering eight original dance works during the Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE) at 7 p.m. from November 19 through 22 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 23 in Valborg Theatre on the university campus.

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The news must go on: App State’s student-run media continue remotely
Apr 3, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — The on-campus studios and newspaper offices may be empty, but Appalachian State University students continue to produce and...
Appalachian alumnus Glenn Ramey ’19 at the Explore Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau, where she works as a group sales and service specialist. Ramey, who is pictured holding two visitor guides published by the bureau, graduated summa cum laude from Appalachian in 2019 with a B.A. in theatre arts and minors in general business and nonprofit management. Photo submitted

App State grad’s theatre arts education enhanced by work ‘behind the scenes’
Jan 30, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University graduate Glenn Ramey ’19 said her love for theater opened the curtains to her major in...

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Sarah Mosseller ’10 thrives at LA creative agency
Jan 17, 2020

Sarah Mosseller ’10 is an associate creative director at David&Goliath, a Los Angeles...

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Appalachian art and visual culture major illustrates the value of on-campus jobs and internship
Jan 17, 2020

Working at art galleries on Appalachian State University’s campus has been the highlight of her time as a student, said Gabrielle Knight, a...

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Coffee at your ATM? Interior Design Senior Re-Imagines A New Mobile Banking Experience
Jan 15, 2020

By Amanda Brasier

 Applied Design student Jake Still’s work reimagining the mobile banking experience has been chosen as an...

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15 countries, 6 continents — go globe-trotting with ‘Mountaineers Abroad’
Dec 2, 2019

From the Sahara Desert of Morocco to the rooftops of Venice, Italy, photos from “Mountaineers Abroad” — the theme of...