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Appalachian’s first health care provider, Nurse Mary S. Shook
Generations of Appalachian students received care from this founding member of the Student Health Association of North Carolina. The university's M.S. Shook Health Service is named for her.
Oct. 3, 2016
Generations of students turned to M.S. Shook Health Service’s namesake ‘Nurse Shook’ for care – through flu, sports injuries, homesickness and more.
Recollections of Boone from Nurse Mary S. Shook’s niece
Oct. 3, 2016
Alumna Betty S. Telford shares memories of Boone, Appalachian State University and her aunt, Nurse Mary S. Shook.
Through flu, sports injuries, homesickness and more
Oct. 3, 2016
Nurse Mary S. Shook talks about her 40-year career healing and nurturing Appalachian State University students.
Appalachian Wind Ensemble program Oct. 2 to celebrate the life of Dr. William A. Gora with music and reflections of guest speakers
Sep. 30, 2016
The Appalachian Wind Ensemble will present “A Concert in Celebration of Life” for Dr. William A. Gora, its former music director.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 5
Sep. 29, 2016
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Enrollment increases, first-year class largest and most diverse in university history
Sep. 28, 2016
According to data released by the university, total enrollment for academic year 2016-17 is the highest ever at 18,295, and the first-year class is the largest and most diverse in Appalachian’s history.
Appalachian Symphony Band to perform Oct. 3 in Rosen Concert Hall
Sep. 28, 2016
The program, a presentation of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music, is titled “To Boldly Go…”
Appalachian State University leadership passes resolutions in support of underrepresented students, revises chalking policy
Sep. 28, 2016
Appalachian’s Board of Trustees adopted a resolution in support of underrepresented students on Friday, Sept. 23. Appalachian’s Faculty Senate adopted a similar resolution on Monday, Sept. 19. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Chancellor Sheri N. Everts announced a change in the facilities use policy related to chalking messages on university sidewalks.
The Smith Gallery hosts visiting artist Sheryl Oring Sept. 29
Sep. 27, 2016
Sheryl Oring brings her “I Wish to Say Project” to Appalachian State University as part of the Smith Gallery’s visiting artist series.
Registration is open for the Annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk
Sep. 27, 2016
Registration is open for the annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds benefit the Recreation Management Scholarship Endowment of the recreation management program in the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University.
Evan Lohmann joins Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development as assistant director of education abroad
Sep. 27, 2016
Two of Lohmann’s main areas of emphasis in his first year at Appalachian are to increase the outreach efforts and strengthen student advising for the OIED.
Appalachian State University assistant communication professor directs another season of “A Craftsman’s Legacy”
Sep. 26, 2016
Kelly Davis, an assistant professor of electronic media and broadcasting in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, has directed the third season of “A Craftsman’s Legacy.”
Howard Street Hall renovation and restoration to begin, will provide offices and classrooms for academics
Sep. 26, 2016
The area being renovated is 12,878 square feet; the building, including the childcare center it houses, is 21,555 square feet. The current total project estimate, including planning, design, construction and contingency, is $2,418,000.
Registration is open for the annual running of The Knob; proceeds to benefit Girls on the Run of the High Country
Sep. 26, 2016
Registration is open for The Knob, the third and final race of the 2016 High Country Triple Crown series.
Appalachian State University professor Joseph Bathanti receives the North Carolina Award for Literature
Sep. 24, 2016
Appalachian’s Joseph Bathanti, professor of creative writing and poet, novelist and essayist, receives the North Carolina Award for Literature.
Appalachian Symphony Orchestra to perform at Schaefer Center Sept. 25
Sep. 23, 2016
The Hayes School of Music's Appalachian Symphony Orchestra concert features Mahler's Totenfeier, Higdon's Blue Cathedral and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No.1.
Dr. Rodney Reynerson to perform piano recital Oct. 6 at Rosen Concert Hall
Sep. 23, 2016
Selections will include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Sonata in D Major, K. 311,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 26,” Frédéric Chopin’s “Fantasy in F Minor. Op. 49,” and Franz Liszt’s “Sonetto 104 del Petrarca.”
Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Selkie’ Sept. 28–Oct. 2
Sep. 23, 2016
Filled with lyrical language, music and mysticism, this coming-of-age story will fascinate theatregoers of all ages: an entry into a world filled with drama and adventure as a family reveals its secrets and a daughter is set free to find where she belongs.