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LendEDU ranks Appalachian among its ‘30 Best Colleges for Outdoor Sports and Recreation’
Feb. 22, 2017
LendEDU said the Blue Ridge Mountains afforded Appalachian’s students “some of the best mountain sports in the country.” It also praised an environment conducive to studying such subjects as recreation and park management and outdoor experiential education.
Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music to present three concerts between Feb. 28 and March 2
Feb. 21, 2017
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present three concerts between Feb. 28 and March 2.
Guin Thi: Finding ‘home’ on Appalachian’s campus
Feb. 20, 2017
By the time she arrived on campus, ready to begin her college journey, Appalachian State University freshman Guin Thi had exceeded the hopes and dreams of her family. Now she is realizing her own dream, learning more about a profession that has intrigued her since childhood: architectural design.
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance announces spring season
Feb. 17, 2017
The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance will present four shows between Feb. 22 and April 30, in either the Valborg Theatre or the I.G. Greer Studio Theatre on the university campus. Productions include “Silence,” “The Mischief Makers,” “Flight from the Mahabarath,” and a performance by the Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble.
Q&A with poet Rose McLarney, Visiting Writers Series guest March 2
Feb. 17, 2017
McLarney is one of the leading lights on today’s poetry scene. An assistant professor of creative writing at Auburn University, she has published two collections of poems from which she will read at Appalachian: “Its Day Being Gone” (Penguin Books, 2014), which won the National Poetry Series; and “The Always Broken Plates of Mountains” (Four Way Books, 2012).
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted March 1
Feb. 17, 2017
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1.
Miguel Zenón Quartet to perform at Appalachian March 7
Feb. 17, 2017
The quartet of acclaimed jazz saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón will perform in support of “Típico,” their new album.
Appalachian design students take home awards at international competition
Feb. 16, 2017
Four seniors enrolled in the Department of Applied Design’s Interior Design Program at Appalachian State University have received top honors in the Planning and Visual Education (PAVE) 2016 Student Design Competition.
Appalachian’s doctoral program hosts open house for prospective students March 2
Feb. 16, 2017
Have you considered earning an doctor of education degree, or Ed.D.? Appalachian State University’s Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership will host an open house for prospective students.
Graduate certificate in strategic communication now offered online at Appalachian State University
Feb. 16, 2017
Appalachian State University now offers an online graduate certificate in strategic communication as part of its distance education program.
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Silence’ Feb. 22-26
Feb. 16, 2017
Set in England at the turn of the first millennium, “Silence” is described as Monty Python meets “Game of Thrones.”
Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series will resume March 2 with Rose McLarney; other writers will be Bianca Spriggs, Al Young and Robert Gipe
Feb. 15, 2017
Fans of poetry and fiction will have opportunities to experience how the work of three leading writers is defying stereotypes about Appalachia. They will also become reacquainted with a prolific native of the South who guest-taught poetry at Appalachian in 2003 and was appointed California’s poet laureate two years later.
Appalachian’s sustainable development department to host author Jeff Biggers Feb. 17
Feb. 14, 2017
The Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development at Appalachian welcomes author, performer and educator Jeff Biggers for his multimedia theatrical piece “An Evening at the Ecopolis: Envisioning a Regenerative City.”
E. Stuart Powell Jr. shares his insurance knowledge with Appalachian’s students
Feb. 13, 2017
E. Stuart Powell Jr. has long coveted the opportunity that Appalachian State University has given him. “I had always wanted to teach at the college level,” he said recently. “It’s just taken me 45 years to get there.”
Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music to present three concerts between Feb. 19 and 23
Feb. 13, 2017
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present three concerts between Feb. 19 and 23.
Former coal miner Nick Mullins to present ‘Blood on the Mountain’ Feb. 21 as part of Appalachian’s Sustainability Film Series
Feb. 13, 2017
Nick Mullins, a former coal miner interviewed in the film “Blood on the Mountain,” will introduce the award-winning documentary Feb. 21 during the Sustainability Film Series at Appalachian State University.
Student leader creates mentorship, leadership opportunities for women in computer science
Feb. 13, 2017
Sarah Mbiki is an advocate for the role academic and professional student clubs play in the Appalachian State University experience. The senior computer science major credits her experience in the Women in Computer Science club for providing her with support and mentorship opportunities as she completes a challenging major and prepares for work in a field that is traditionally male-dominated.
Students and visiting artists to be featured in music performances Feb. 12-18
Feb. 10, 2017
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present five concerts between Feb. 12 and 18.