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GCM Students Gain Industry Insight at PICA Fall Management Conference
Jan 13, 2026

Several students from App State’s Graphic Communications Management program traveled to Hilton Head, SC, Nov. 7–9 for the 2025 PICA Fall Management Conference, an annual gathering of print and packaging leaders from across the region.

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Celebrating Graduates of the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Dec 19, 2025

In the College of Fine and Applied Arts (CFAA), we take immense pride in the remarkable achievements of our students. Rooted in a student-first, transdisciplinary approach and strengthened by experiential learning, our graduates embody the spirit of creativity, resilience, and community...

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New portable TV studio prepares Appalachian State University students for broadcasting careers
Dec 8, 2016

As the lights dimmed in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on the evening of Nov. 18, five electronic media and broadcasting (EM/B)...

Relief print by Erina Schultz from the book “Fish Shoes”

Appalachian’s Smith Gallery presents “CALICO” through Dec. 9; works of senior studio art majors on view
Dec 7, 2016

The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University is presenting “CALICO,” an exhibition of works in various media by university...

Jill Pable

Appalachian alumna launches new resource for interior designers
Dec 6, 2016

Jill Pable ’86 is breaking new ground through her research in trauma-informed design, and most recently with the launch of her website...

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Appalachian graphic design professor takes 3D printing approach to clay, ceramics [Appalachian Magazine]
Dec 5, 2016

What if there was a machine that could bring your artistic vision to life in clay? Can technology bridge a gap that could allow non-artists to...

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Theatre students experience musical theatre master class with legend Ben Vereen
Dec 1, 2016

On Friday, November 11, television, film and Broadway legend Ben Vereen led a musical theatre master class for three sophomore theatre arts...

Dinesh Paudel

Dispatch From Nepal: The Disaster Didn't End When the Earth Stopped Shaking [truth-out.org]
Nov 30, 2016

Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development Dinesh Paudel and Gregory Reck, professor of anthropology, explore Nepal's recovery after the 2015...

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‘Celebration of Innovation’ showcases new Appalachian College of Fine and Applied Arts’ campus/community space
Nov 28, 2016

Appalachian State University, along with the College of Fine and Applied Arts, has leased space at 182 Howard St., across from Boone eatery The...

Laura England

Sustainable Development lecturer leads creek clean up, partners with artists for unique exhibition
Nov 22, 2016

Laura England, lecturer in Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development, is a self-professed “creek-geek...