Events

Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 / 7 p.m.
Holmes Convocation Center

Bryan Stevenson, author of the Common Reading Program 2019-20 book selection “Just Mercy,” will speak and hold a book signing at Appalachian. The event is free and open to the public. “Just Mercy” details the injustices of a broken criminal justice system that punishes poor people, and Stevenson’s work to improve that system. The Common Reading Committee selected “Just Mercy” for its relevance to a wide range of academic disciplines and because Stevenson’s work has had a profound impact on our society.

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App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution
Sept. 17 - 19, 2019
Faculty, staff and students at Appalachian State University take the opportunity each year during the week of Sept. 17 to engage our campus community in discussions about the U.S. Constitution, its history and its meaning in today’s world. This year’s discussions will focus on the Second Amendment. Join us for a series of conversations, panel discussions and lectures.
Sep
17
Constitution Day Digital Display
App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019
8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
A digital display of constitution facts and student reflections will rotate on digital screens throughout the student union.
Sep
17
Reading of the Constitution
App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019
1 - 2 p.m.
Chancellor Sheri Everts will be joined by students, faculty, staff, community members and local and state elected officials in a public reading of the U.S. Constitution.
Sep
17
Bryan Stevenson: Just Mercy
Common Reading Program
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019
7 p.m.
Bryan Stevenson, author of the Common Reading Program 2019-20 book selection “Just Mercy,” will speak and hold a book signing at Appalachian. The event is free and open to the public. “Just Mercy” details the injustices of a broken criminal justice system that punishes poor people, and Stevenson’s work to improve that system. The Common Reading Committee selected “Just Mercy” for its relevance to a wide range of academic disciplines and because Stevenson’s work has had a profound impact on our society.
Sep
18
Heather Booth and film “Changing the World”
University Forum Lecture Series: Appalachian Celebrates the 19th Amendment, 125 Years of Women's Suffrage
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Heather is a leading political strategist on progressive issues and electoral campaigns. “Heather Booth: Changing the World” highlights the legacy of Heather’s lifelong career in community and political organizing while inspiring and encouraging the activists of the future. Booth will conduct a Q&A session after the screening of the film.
Sep
19
Dr. Leonard Rogoff: The Cones on Blowing Rock: Kultur in the High Country
College of Arts and Sciences and the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019
2:30 p.m.
The history of Moses Cone and his art collecting sisters, Claribel and Etta, have long been beloved by High Country locals and visitors alike. Appalachian State University invites the public to learn more of their story, as told by historian, Dr. Leonard Rogoff, in a lecture titled, “The Cones of Blowing Rock: Kultur in the High Country.”
Sep
19
Our 2nd Amendment: The Politics and Policies of Gun Rights Panel
App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019
7 - 8:30 p.m.
A panel of legal experts, law enforcement, social justice educators and activists will discuss the Second Amendment. Topics will center around the politics and policies of gun rights and gun control.
Sep
23
Ryan Miller: Building Energy Efficiency: The Foundation of North Carolina’s Clean Energy Future
Sustainable Energy Speaker Series
Monday, Sept. 23, 2019
4 - 5 p.m.
Solar rooftops. Wind farms. Electric vehicles. Battery storage. Grid modernization. These are the clean energy topics that most North Carolina advocates, policymakers, utilities and consumers are focused on in 2019. What’s missing? The largest, least-cost and most impactful sector of our state’s clean energy economy: energy efficiency.
Sep
24
2019 Homecoming Blood Drive
Homecoming 2019
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019
Thank you to the hundreds of donors and volunteers who made the 12th Annual Homecoming Blood Drive a success. 1120 pints of blood were collected. With your help, we can do even better this year.
Sep
25
A reading and conversation with environmental writer Rick Van Noy
Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Join author Rick Van Noy for an exploration of climate change stories from the South. Van Noy’s “Sudden Spring: Stories of Adaptation in a Climate-Changed South” is a portrait of what climate change looks like in specific Southern places to specific people. Combining stories from residents with local experts from geology, conservation and government, this book details who climate change affects, what it does and how communities are dealing with it.
Sep
25
Brewconomy: A documentary film about North Carolina’s craft beer movement
Followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Camden Watts
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Filmmaker Camden Watts explores the rise of craft beer in North Carolina and its positive impact on the agriculture, community and economy. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion including the filmmaker, local craft brewer Tim Herdklotz, Co-Founder of Booneshine Brewing Company and Dr. Cameron Lippard, Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, and Co-editor of “Untapped: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Craft Beer” (2017).
Sep
27
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Schaefer Center Presents
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019
8 p.m.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 50 years, all the while carrying it enthusiastically forward as a reminder that the history they were founded to preserve is a vibrantly living history.

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App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution

Sept. 17–19, 2019

Faculty, staff and students at Appalachian State University take the opportunity each year during the week of Sept. 17 to engage our campus community in discussions about the U.S. Constitution, its history and its meaning in today’s world. This year’s discussions will focus on the Second Amendment. Join us for a series of conversations, panel discussions and lectures.

Exhibitions

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10
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Acting Hard
Smith Gallery
Sep
6
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Feb
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Metaphorical Reality: Keith Bryant
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Jul
5
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Dec
7
Let the Circle be Unbroken: The Shared Vision of Gretchen and Steve Lotz
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Jul
5
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Feb
8
Beyond the Plantations: Images of the New South, Photographs by Michelle Van Parys
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Jul
5
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Feb
8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5...…. A site-specific installation by Jodi Woodward
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Jan
24
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Jun
6
Lian 連 Lian 鏈 – An installation by Hui Chi Lee
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

Ongoing events

Sep
11
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Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Fall Lecture Series
Sep
3
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Nov
12
Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Aug
28
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Nov
6
Sustainable Development Lunch & Learn Series
May
25
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Oct
5
High Country Triple Crown
The premier running series in the High Country of North Carolina
Sep
17
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App State Examines and Celebrates the United States Constitution
Sep
27
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The Schaefer Center Presents

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Heather Booth and film “Changing the World”

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 / 6:30 – 9 p.m.
University Forum Lecture Series: Appalachian Celebrates the 19th Amendment, 125 Years of Women's Suffrage

Heather is a leading political strategist on progressive issues and electoral campaigns. “Heather Booth: Changing the World” highlights the legacy of Heather’s lifelong career in community and political organizing while inspiring and encouraging the activists of the future. Booth will conduct a Q&A session after the screening of the film.

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