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Appalachian’s Smith Gallery presents ‘Art and Design Expo 2017’ through March 30
March 16, 2017
The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University is presenting “Art and Design Expo 2017,” an annual juried student exhibition and arts competition for Appalachian students.
Appalachian’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program to present ‘Coffee Talk’ breakfasts March 31 and April 28
March 16, 2017
Participants can purchase coffee and breakfast foods prepared by students from SDAP and from surrounding middle and high schools who are part of an adapted special education program. They can also engage in conversations about issues surrounding individuals with special needs.
Appalachian’s Steely Pan Steel Band to perform March 26 in the Schaefer Center
March 15, 2017
Under Byron Hedgepeth’s direction, the Steely Pan Steel Band of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music will perform.
Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble to perform at Appalachian beginning March 29; 8 original works on the program
March 15, 2017
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will present the 2017 Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble (SADE) at 7 p.m. March 29 – April 1 in the Valborg Theater on the university’s campus.
Recent graduate’s artwork commissioned by Appalachian’s chancellor
March 15, 2017
Sloane Whaley ’16, who studied studio art in Appalachian’s Department of Art, recently had work commissioned by Appalachian’s Chancellor Sheri N. Everts. Whaley’s piece was third in a series dedicated to and inspired by her mother, who passed away in November.
Appalachian’s “Say What?” presentations on freedom of speech to include 5 nationally recognized speakers; several timely topics to be addressed
March 15, 2017
Five speakers, all experts in their fields, will deliver lectures and/or lead discussions during “Say What?: Examining Freedom of Speech at App State,” a weeklong series of events beginning March 23 on the campus of Appalachian State University.
Spring break study abroad opportunity makes global connections
March 14, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences program in Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at collaborated with four organizations to create a study abroad research trip in Holocaust studies for Appalachian students during their 2017 spring break.
Nile Project’s April 4 performance at Appalachian inspires a slew of residency activities over a 3-day period, benefitting programs from sustainability to the arts
March 13, 2017
The Nile Project—a collective of 35 musicians from 11 Nile countries—will hold a residency at Appalachian, including 11 activities over three days, affecting not only various arts programs but also initiatives related to sustainability, of which Appalachian is a leader.
Art and geology students at Appalachian collaborate to sculpt Triassic aetosaur based on a handful of pre-historic bones unearthed in North Carolina
March 10, 2017
Imagine an aetosaur wandering outside Rankin Science Building. Art and geology students have. See what they’ve created.
Laura Brookshire ’16 helps keep farmers in business
March 10, 2017
Farm Aid employee Laura Brookshire ’16 helps keep farmers in business using her two master’s degrees from Appalachian State University.
Photos of Triassic aetosaur sculpture
March 10, 2017
Appalachian State University art and geology students are collaborating on a sculpture of a Triassic aetosaur based on a handful of pre-historic bones unearthed in North Carolina. The finished piece is expected to be placed in the Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory/Interactive Rock Garden alongside Rankin Science South in fall 2018.
Broyhill Fellows team wins regional research challenge
March 9, 2017
For the sixth 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 CFA Society North Carolina (Chartered Financial Analysts).
Find Your Sustain Ability: Jeff Biggers on Regenerative Cities and Sustainability in Appalachia
March 8, 2017
Appalachian’s director of sustainability, Dr. Lee Ball, welcomes celebrated author, journalist, historian and playwright Jeff Biggers to the studio for a discussion of the history of sustainability in Appalachia, what a regenerative Boone, North Carolina, could look like and Biggers’ multimedia theatrical piece “An Evening at the Ecopolis: Envisioning a Regenerative City.”
Three Appalachian students to work this summer in the Edgar Stanton Audio Recording Center of the Aspen Music Festival and School
March 8, 2017
Graham Sloboda and Adam Campbell will be assistant engineers in the festival’s Edgar Stanton Audio Recording Center, and Jordan Bailey will serve as one of its engineers.
Winners of 2016 Boone Discovery Forum develop innovative ideas for saving water, encouraging creative entrepreneurship and fostering dialogue
March 7, 2017
Three teams of student entrepreneurs from Appalachian State University will compete for $10,000 in underwriting at the annual BB&T Leadership Symposium beginning Friday in Raleigh. They will also refine their business ideas, hone their pitch skills, network with other entrepreneurs from across North Carolina and learn more about starting a business from the state’s leaders in innovation.
‘The Physics of the Soul’ documentary to be presented March 21
March 7, 2017
“The Physics of the Soul,” a documentary about the possible relationships between quantum physics and well-being, will be presented at Appalachian. A discussion with filmmaker Frank Huguenard will follow the screening.
Cross-institutional research in physics and astronomy leads to best undergraduate student paper
March 7, 2017
Hunter Stark, an Appalachian State University sophomore communication major from Charlotte, and James Howe, a Southwestern Community College senior and triple major in electronics, computer, and network engineering technology from Miami, Florida, have been awarded the best undergraduate student paper from the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
Nicholson presented with H. Lewis Gaston Award by College News Association of the Carolinas
March 6, 2017
Jane Nicholson of Boone was presented with the College News Association of the Carolinas’ (CNAC) H. Lewis Gaston Award for outstanding service March 6.