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WASU Alumni Return for Homecoming Tradition
Nov 2, 2026

For two days during Appalachian State University Homecoming week, the voices of WASU's past returned to the airwaves, sharing memories, music and decades of broadcasting experience with the station's current generation of student broadcasters.

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2nd Annual Dance and Music Collaboration: New Works by Collaborative Process and Music Composition Students
Oct 28, 2026

BOONE, N.C. – For the second year, students from the Department of Theatre and Dance’s “Collaborative Process” class have paired with Hayes School of Music Composition students to create new original dances with new original music to be performed together live. An informal showing of these new...

Appalachian's ROTC Program Commissions 19 New Officers

Appalachian's ROTC Program Commissions 19 New Officers
May 18, 2015

Nineteen Appalachian State University graduates were commissioned as second lieutenants during a ceremony held May 8 in Valborg Theatre on campus...

Blossom Wins 11th Annual Wilsonart Chair Competition

"Blossom" Wins 11th Annual Wilsonart Chair Competition
May 18, 2015

A visually arresting collection of one-of-a-kind chairs – each conceived and built with Wilsonart® Laminate by senior industrial design...

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Everhart to Chair the New Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
May 13, 2015

Chad Everhart, associate professor and program coordinator of building science, will be the chair of the newly created Department of Sustainable...

Appalachian's Solar Vehicle Team Ready to Race!
May 7, 2015

What started as a project to make a solar-capable golf cart has led to race car aspirations. Appalachian State University's Solar Vehicle Team is...

Can an early 20th Century homestead be rehabilitated into a new life for a local neighborhood?
May 7, 2015

Students in an architectural design studio course worked on a community challenge this spring: Can an early 20th-century homestead be...

Electronic Media/Broadcasting Freshman Wins Fox News Channel College Challenge
May 1, 2015

Freshman Tyler Hardin is this year’s winner of the Fox News Channel College Challenge Contest, a nationwide contest where students submit news...

A collaborative public art project between Appalachian State University art students and local business Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) exemplifies the importance of connecting the university and community by giving students a unique educational experience and offering a local business a one-of-a-kind art installation.

Public Art Project Connects Local Business, University, and Community
May 1, 2015

A collaborative public art project between Appalachian State University art students and local business Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB)...

Smith Gallery Presents: PROM, The BFA Senior Studio Exhibition for Spring 2015
Apr 27, 2015

The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University presents PROM. the BFA Senior Studio Exhibition for Spring 2015. The exhibition is on...

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Servon Appointed as Sharpe Chair of Fine and Applied Arts
Apr 23, 2015

The College of Fine and Applied Arts is proud to announce that Jody Servon, associate professor and director of the Smith Gallery at Appalachian...

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Warner to be Chair of Department of Theatre and Dance
Apr 21, 2015

The College of Fine and Applied Arts is pleased to announce that Kevin Warner will be joining Appalachian State University as the Chair of the...