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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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Associate Dean Kern Maass shares more on AppLab
Mar 9, 2016

Dave Blanks spoke with Kern Maass to learn more about the purpose of AppLab and how the campus community can get involved. As the visionary...

IlaSahai Prouty, "Paper Bag Test"

Sustainability Spotlight - IlaSahai Prouty
Mar 7, 2016

IlaSahai Prouty, assistant professor in the Department of Art, is determined to expand the dialog about race and stereotypes at Appalachian State...

"Pendulum" by choreographer Nisha Jackson

Original works by App State students selected for Dance Association Conference
Mar 4, 2016

BOONE—Choreographic work by two students in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University has been selected for...

Solar Homestead

Solar Homestead part of Deltec's new line of net-zero energy homes
Mar 3, 2016

Deltec has launched a new line of super efficient, net-zero energy homes starting under $100,000. ASU's award-winning Solar Homestead is one of...

Sydney Surro models the winning dress

App State students compete in first Apparel Design Challenge [Blowing Rock News]
Mar 1, 2016

Sophomores Sarah Bischoff and Sydney Surro teamed up to transform a set of scrubs into a vintage sundress in just five hours, beating out four...

McCandless joins Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts
Mar 1, 2016

Meghan McCandless joined the college on February 15 and will manage communications.

Sustainability Spotlight - Brent Summerville
Mar 1, 2016

Brent Summerville, a sustainable technology practitioner-in- residence in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, has...

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'Clybourne Park' sparks conversations about race on campus [The Appalachian]
Mar 1, 2016

The Theatre and Dance Department's recent production of 'Clybourne Park' encouraged contemporary conversations about race and more.

Professor Prouty takes part in the Paper Bag Test

Interactive artwork "Paper Bag Test" on display in Belk Library
Feb 29, 2016

Boone—Art Department faculty member IlaSahai Prouty is determined to expand the dialog about race and stereotypes on campus. Her new installation...

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...