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App State ROTC Conducts Successful Fall Field Training Exercise
Oct 19, 2026

App State Army ROTC kicked off its Fall Field Training Exercise (FTX) with a weekend of challenging, hands-on military training designed to build leadership, confidence and tactical proficiency among cadets.

The exercise began Thursday with weapons training at the Watauga Gun Club,...

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Sustainable Development Student Named 2026-27 Chancellor's Scholar
Oct 16, 2026

Sophie Schneider, a Sustainable Development major with a concentration in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture, has been named a 2026-27 Chancellor's Scholar. Sophie Schneider is the only student from the College of Fine and Applied Arts selected for this year's cohort.

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Semester at Penland Celebrates Five Years of Transforming Appalachian Artists
Oct 13, 2026

Immersive partnership with Penland School of Craft helps students discover their artistic voices, professional pathways, and creative futures

What happens when students leave the traditional classroom and step directly into the world of working artists, professional...

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Applied Design hosts ‘Showcase 2018’ on April 28
Apr 18, 2018

The Department of Applied Design’s Apparel Design and Merchandising program will present “Showcase 2018” at Holmes Convocation Center at 4 p.m....

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Victory in a “Competition for a Cause”
Apr 17, 2018

Teams of Appalachian ROTC Cadets participated in the 11th annual Mountain Man Memorial March (MMMM) to honor the nation's fallen service members...

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Communication alumnus wins state journalism award
Apr 9, 2018

Joey Pitchford, a 2015 graduate of Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication, was recently awarded third place for education...

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HOW Space hosts "Core," an exhibition by Penland fellows, April 4-12
Apr 5, 2018

Alumni Elliot Keeley '16 and Devyn Vasquez '15, both graduates of the Appalachian State University Department of Art's studio BFA program, will...

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Schaefer Center Presents “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” April 13–15
Mar 29, 2018

The “The Schaefer Center Presents…” performance series, a program of Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts and Cultural Programs,...

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Appalachian hosts Climate Justice Month in April
Mar 29, 2018

Starting April 1, Appalachian State University will host its first-ever Climate Justice Month to broaden the conversation surrounding climate...

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Appalachian’s distance education offers life-changing opportunities
Mar 26, 2018

by Mary Anne Savage

With a full-time job and a newborn son, Jenna Friday ‘17 was faced with limited options when she decided to pursue a...