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Michael Rakowitz

Appalachian State University's Department of Art hosts Michael Rakowitz on April 23-25, 2024
Apr 16, 2024

Boone, NC – Appalachian State University is thrilled to announce a captivating public lecture by the world-renowned artist, scholar, and activist Michael Rakowitz on April 23, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the I.G. Greer Auditorium.

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Winnie the Pooh: A Timeless Favorite Brought to Life for Today's Young Audiences
Apr 2, 2024

The Appalachian Young People's Theatre (AYPT) proudly presents "Winnie the Pooh," based on the 1926 book by A.A. Milne, directed and adapted for the stage by Theatre and Dance Professor Gordon Hensley.

Activation of the bilateral amygdala

Interior Design professor studies hospital design and fear response
Feb 29, 2016

Hessam Ghamari's findings were recently published in Health Environments Research & Design (HERD), a prestigious healthcare...

Polar Plunge participants

College of Fine and Applied Arts students participate in Polar Plunge [The Appalachian]
Feb 25, 2016

A strong supporter of the Polar Plunge each year, the ROTC raised $1,250 for the Watauga County Special Olympics. Ian Black, a...

Brent Summerville works on wind measurement device

Faculty member installs wind measurement device for Army Corps. of Engineers [The Appalachian]
Feb 22, 2016

Brent Summerville, a sustainable technology Practitioner-in-Residence, recently installed a wind measurement system at the Kerr Scott Dam and...

Professor Mark Bentley teaches video game discourse

Video Game Discourse: ASU's newest class [The Appalachian]
Feb 22, 2016

The new course is designed to examine the social impacts on discourse of video games.

Stephen McCreery

Sustainability Spotlight - Stephen McCreery
Feb 15, 2016

Stephen McCreery, assistant professor of electronic media / broadcasting in the Department of Communication, is a proponent of sustainable...

Students Place in TEECA East Conference Competition

Students Place in TEECA East Conference Competition
Nov 30, 2015

Seven students attended the TEECA (Technology and Engineering Education Collegiate Assocation) East Conference in Virginia Beach, VA.

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Environmental writer Jimmy Guignard holds reading and book signing Nov. 19 at Appalachian
Nov 10, 2015

BOONE—On Nov. 19, environmental writer Jimmy Guignard will read from “Pedaling the Sacrifice Zone: Teaching, Writing, and Living about the...