App State Announces Major Arts Collaboration for Spring 2026: Theatre & Dance and School of Music Join Forces for “Once Upon a Mattress”
Nov 23, 2025
by Keith Martin
BOONE, N.C. – For only the second time since 2014, the Appalachian State University Department of Theatre & Dance and the Hayes School of Music are collaborating on a co-production of a popular Broadway musical.
App State receives first major private donation for Wey Hall renovation project
Nov 13, 2025
Appalachian State University has received a bold commitment of $300,000 from Luke Walling, founder of Temprano Techvestors — the first major private donation supporting the renovation of Wey Hall. The gift will upgrade labs and studio spaces and establish the Cathy P.
'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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
