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3rd Annual Celebration of Excellence Honors Achievements in the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Dec 11, 2024

Boone, NC - Appalachian State University's College of Fine and Applied Arts recently hosted its 3rd annual Celebration of Excellence, an event dedicated to recognizing its faculty, staff, and students' outstanding achievements, dedication, and innovation over the past year.

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Interior design professor awarded Universal Design Grant
Aug 11, 2017

Alex Poorman, associate professor of interior design in the Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University, has been awarded the...

Students at the inaugural design camp

Expanding Awareness: Appalachian hosts design camp for area youth
Aug 10, 2017

For the first time, Appalachian State University design educators held a summer camp for high school students in North Carolina—...

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Gelber named AppTV general manager
Aug 7, 2017

After a national search, Robert Gelber has been named general manager of AppTV, Appalachian State University’s television station housed within...

Dan "Vallie" Hill at the NCAB awards luncheon

Communication faculty member receives Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award
Jul 28, 2017

Dan “Vallie” Hill, practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Communication and WASU-FM manager, was awarded the North Carolina Association...

Mellanee Goodman

Art management student interns with prestigious Diversity in Arts Leadership Program
Jul 25, 2017

Mellanee Goodman of Charlotte was attracted to Art Management as a degree that allowed her to explore her passion for art while also providing a...

Associate Professor Alex Poorman

Interior design faculty member named IIDA-Carolinas 2017 Educator of the Year
Jul 14, 2017

Associate Professor of Interior Design Alex Poorman has received the Carolinas Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA)...

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Appalachian communication professor helps students turn assignments into podcast fame
Jul 13, 2017

At Appalachian State University some of the best essays of communication students now circulate far beyond campus, providing content for the...

Drs. Jim and Jennifer Westerman

Appalachian professors operate their home at net-positive energy use with solar panels
Jul 11, 2017

Drs. Jim and Jennifer Westerman, both professors at Appalachian State University, made a decision that has saved the equivalent of 276 trees and...

Team Sunergy finishes in second place at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix

Appalachian State solar vehicle places second in international track race
Jul 10, 2017

Solar-powered Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy took second place at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix after hundreds of hours of...

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Follow Appalachian's Solar Vehicle Team at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix this week
Jul 5, 2017

July 3-9, at the Circuit of The Americas racetrack in Austin, Texas, 15 Appalachian students will return for the second year to the Formula Sun...