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College of Fine and Applied Arts celebrates innovation, community engagement at Nov. 4 First Friday
Nov. 1, 2016
Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts will host a celebration of innovation in its new space at 182 Howard St. during the Nov. 4 First Friday Art Crawl in downtown Boone.
Ceremony recognizes Appalachian State University’s Willie C. Fleming Scholars
Oct. 31, 2016
Seven Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship recipients were recognized at a ceremony Friday, Oct. 21, in the Solarium of the Plemmons Student Union – four of whom potentially will complete four years at Appalachian State University incurring no in-state tuition and fees.
Transportation Insight chairman tells Appalachian State University students to lead with innovation, humility
Oct. 28, 2016
Paul Thompson, founder and chairman of Transportation Insight and a supporter of business programs at Appalachian State University, delivered the 58th Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 28 in Appalachian’s Holmes Convocation Center.
Guy Miron, prominent Holocaust scholar, to speak at Appalachian State University Nov. 1
Oct. 28, 2016
Miron’s talk is titled “Modern Jewish Historiography: Between ‘Usable Past,’ National Narrative and the Transnational Challenge.” Miron is a professor of Jewish history and the chair of the Department of History, Philosophy and Jewish Studies at the Open University of Israel.
Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University to present an eclectic range of concerts beginning Oct. 30
Oct. 28, 2016
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present six concerts featuring the university’s student ensembles between Oct. 30 and Nov. 4.
Carol Tyler, graphic novelist, to appear Nov. 3 in Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University
Oct. 28, 2016
Back around 2003, when graphic novelist Carol Tyler received a call from her father, Chuck Tyler, the conversation took a surprising turn.
Appalachian State University to present annual Halloween Monster Concert on Halloween night
Oct. 27, 2016
Dr. Joby Bell and the students in his organ studio at Appalachian State University will present their annual “Halloween Monster Concert” at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 in the Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall on the university campus.
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance to present ‘Love and Information’ Nov. 2-11
Oct. 27, 2016
“Love and Information,” one of the most recent works by the British Obie award-winning playwright, premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2012. The Appalachian production is part of a campus theatre season devoted solely to the works of female playwrights.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Nov. 2
Oct. 27, 2016
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Apex student Mary Rachel Silliman earns highest Sea Scouts award
Oct. 27, 2016
Mary Rachel Silliman from Apex, a senior majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University, recently completed requirements for Quartermaster, the highest award in Sea Scouts, BSA.
Appalachian State University, Boone Mall to mark Veterans Day with ceremonies
Oct. 26, 2016
Appalachian State University will mark Veterans Day this year with two ceremonies on campus, and another Veterans Day ceremony will take place at the Boone Mall.
Appalachian welcomes alumni, celebrates students during Homecoming 2016
Senior Pooja Adial of Four Oaks named ‘Top of the Rock’ student
Oct. 25, 2016
During Appalachian State University’s 2016 Homecoming celebration, alumni and families joined students, faculty and staff for a weeklong celebration. Pooja Adial, a senior cellular/molecular biology major, was named the inaugural “Top of the Rock” recipient.
Appalachian alumni from Boone, Salisbury and Charlotte honored Oct. 21
Oct. 21, 2016
Susan M. Branch ’99 of Charlotte was awarded the university’s Young Alumni Award; the Outstanding Service Award was presented to D. Kenan Smith ’84 and E. Hayes Smith ’82 of Salisbury; and James M. Deal Jr. ’71 of Boone was granted the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Appalachian State University geologist’s research on ancient footprints garners worldwide attention, will shed light on the roots of our origin
Oct. 21, 2016
Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, an associate professor in the Department of Geology, has recently published research around the age and formation of the largest assemblage of Homo sapiens footprints discovered to date, in the shadow of the Ol Doinyo L’engai volcano in Tanzania.
Paul Thompson to deliver the Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture Oct. 28 in the Holmes Convocation Center at Appalachian State University; talk will illuminate seven attributes of a great leader
Oct. 21, 2016
Paul Thompson, founder and chairman of Transportation Insight and a supporter of business programs at Appalachian State University, will deliver the fall Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture.
Fall Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University to continue with appearances by Carol Tyler Nov. 3 and Robert Olen Butler Nov. 10
Oct. 20, 2016
The annual Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University is like an exclusive club. Only the best authors out there can meet the requirements for membership. Carol Tyler and Robert Olen Butler, the two writers slated to conclude the current series’ fall season, would certainly appear to uphold the “club” standards laid out by series’ director Joseph Bathanti, the former poet laureate of North Carolina.
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents the North Carolina Dance Festival Oct. 27–29
Oct. 17, 2016
The North Carolina Dance Festival returns to Appalachian State University again and provides an impressive list of touring dance professionals from across the state of North Carolina.
Master Plan 2025 event to be held Oct. 20-21
Oct. 14, 2016
The design charrettes will be short, intensive planning sessions for the community and campus to collaborate on a vision for future campus development. The format provides a forum for ideas, offers opportunities to provide immediate feedback and allows for wide participation in the authorship of a plan.