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Award-winning poet and journalist Dannye Romine Powell talks about her craft March 31
March 10, 2016
During her career as a book review writer and editor, Dannye Romine Powell has interviewed some of the South’s most notable literary talents: James Dickey, Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote, Reynolds Price and Lee Smith to name a few.
10th Annual People of the Planet Soccer Tournament takes place April 9
March 8, 2016
The event celebrates the community’s cultural diversity and is part of the annual Diversity Celebration held at Appalachian.
Original works by Appalachian students selected for Dance Association Conference
March 4, 2016
Choreographic work by two students in the Department of Theatre and Dance has been selected for adjudication during the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference.
Team from Appalachian’s Walker College of Business wins regional research challenge
March 3, 2016
For the fifth year running, a team of students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has won the regional CFA Institute Research Challenge, sponsored by N.C. CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts).
John Hood and Rev. William J. Barber II to speak at Appalachian
March 3, 2016
Two prominent North Carolina civic leaders and political activists will speak at Appalachian State University on “The State of the State of North Carolina in 2016.”
Mineralogist and astrobiologist Robert Hazen to lecture March 23 at Appalachian
March 2, 2016
Dr. Robert M. Hazen, a research scientist at the Carnegie Institution and professor at George Mason University, will be the guest lecturer for Appalachian State University’s upcoming Morgan Science Lecture Wednesday, March 23.
Army Ground Forces Band’s trombone quartet performs March 22
March 2, 2016
Trombone Strategy, the Army Ground Forces Band’s trombone quartet will perform Tuesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall at Appalachian State University.
Interactive artwork “Paper Bag Test” on display in Belk Library and Information Commons
Feb. 29, 2016
IlaSahai Prouty is determined to expand the dialog about race and stereotypes at Appalachian State University.
Grimmer named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program semifinalist
Feb. 29, 2016
Miranda Grimmer, a graduate student at Appalachian State University, has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program semifinalist for the 2016-17 academic year.
Presentation and discussion of the global garment industry and its labor held March 17
Feb. 26, 2016
The presentation titled “Undressing the Global Garment Industry Sweatshop Labor and Global Justice” will be informational, but will also focus on ways to be responsible consumers who promote economic justice through their purchasing power.
Lecture on the politics of skin pigmentation presented March 17 at Appalachian
Feb. 25, 2016
Jablonski is guest speaker at the 6th Annual Dean’s Advisory Council Interdisciplinary Lecture hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences.
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
Feb. 25, 2016
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month and a time when many at Appalachian State University have a renewed focus on serving students, faculty or staff who may have incurred a brain injury from a fall, motor vehicle accident, sports or other causes.
Appalachian and NTE Carolinas LLC enter long-term power purchase agreement
Feb. 24, 2016
New River Light and Power Company (New River), an operating unit of Appalachian State University, has entered an agreement to purchase electricity from NTE Carolinas LLC (NTE) from Jan.1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2038.
11th Annual Tom Moore 5K Run/Walk scheduled for April 9
Feb. 24, 2016
All proceeds from the 5K run/walk will support research on treatments and the search for a cure for Huntington’s Disease (HD).
Registration opens for the High Country Triple Crown running series
Feb. 23, 2016
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Institute for Health and Human Services (IHHS) at Appalachian State University has opened registration for the High Country Triple Crown.
McCandless joins Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts
Feb. 23, 2016
Meghan M. McCandless has been named a public information specialist for the College of Fine and Applied Arts at Appalachian State University.
March swings in with a Jazz Ensemble II concert
Feb. 23, 2016
With a nod to the blustery month of March, Jazz Ensemble II opens its March 2 concert with Troy Andrews’ “Hurricane Season.” That composition and others will be performed beginning at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.
Campus emergency siren test conducted March 2
Feb. 23, 2016
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system Wednesday, March 2, at 11:55 a.m.