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Alumna Hollie Moore Earns Multiple State Journalism Honors from the SC Press Association
Mar 13, 2026

App State alumna Hollie Moore has been recognized with a series of top awards from the South Carolina Press Association, highlighting her rising impact in business and in‑depth reporting.

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Appalachian State University Celebrates 20 Years of Industrial Design
Mar 12, 2026

Anniversary event highlights alumni success, student innovation and the future of design

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Students honored at annual ITEEA Conference
Mar 10, 2016

Congratulations to senior Technology Education majors William Miner and Clay Nelson and Appropriate Technology graduate student Dan Blakeley, who...

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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...

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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...