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100 Strong Productions Film Festival – App State Electronic Media /Broadcasting Student Representation
Apr 23, 2026

Two Appalachian State University filmmakers are preparing to see their work reach a wider audience this spring, as their documentary shorts have been selected for the 100 Strong Productions Student Film Festival, taking...

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Allusion of a Symphony: Exhibition Reception at Mckinney Alumni Center on April 28, 2026
Apr 20, 2026

BOONE, NC- The Exhibition Practicum class in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University proudly presents Allusion of a Symphony, an exhibition using artwork from the Plemmons Student Union Appalachian Artist Collection and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Permanent...

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Senior Spotlight: Applied Design Graduate, Carlos Velasquez, Completes Dual Major in Apparel Design and Industrial Design
Apr 17, 2026

First-generation college student weaves cultural heritage, entrepreneurship, and design innovation into his SIXO brand.

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...

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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.

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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...

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Appalachian students place second in international industrial design competition
Nov 9, 2015

BOONE—A simple class project turned into a rewarding real-world experience for two Appalachian State University industrial design majors from the...