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Professor Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach, conduct research in Austria
She will continue her research project ‘Medieval Literature in the Modern Landscape’
Jan. 10, 2023
With the support of her Fulbright award, Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies at App State, will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz in Austria in spring 2023, where she will teach and conduct research.
App State literary journal Cold Mountain Review celebrates 50th anniversary
Oct. 27, 2022
App State’s longest-running continuous publication — the literary journal Cold Mountain Review — is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. Published annually by App State’s Department of English, the journal features contemporary works from both established and unpublished contributors of all backgrounds and identities.
7 sculptures debut along campus Arts Corridor at App State
Sep. 27, 2022
A new collection of seven sculptures has been unveiled on App State’s campus as part of the university’s Arts Corridor. The artworks — installed in mid-August and created by artists from across North Carolina — will be displayed on campus for two years.
4 acclaimed authors to visit App State’s campus, share their work this fall
The authors’ visits are part of App State’s fall 2022 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 21, 2022
Four acclaimed authors — Savannah Sipple, Neema Avashia, Leigh Ann Henion and Scott Blackburn — will visit App State’s campus this fall as part of the 2022–23 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.
App State alumna Juliet Irving ’19: A multimedia designer in the performance world
July 21, 2022
As a dancer and choreographer, an artist and a social justice advocate, App State’s Juliet Irving ’19 has a blended perspective in her work as a freelance multimedia designer.
STYLE: Filipe Ho and Bradley Rhyne of OMJ Clothing [alumni featured]
Charlotte Magazine
July 5, 2022
App State alumni and former roommates and fraternity brothers, Filipe Ho ’07 and Bradley Rhyne ’07, are now co-owners of OMJ Clothing — a men’s casual and custom clothing store in Charlotte. Ho graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and Rhyne graduated with bachelor’s degrees in finance and banking and risk management and insurance.
Freiman family donates more than $2 million to App State
Gifts benefit An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries
July 5, 2022
The Freiman family has donated more than $2 million to App State in support of An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries. The gifts were given in memory of Larry Freiman — who passed away in 2021 — by his wife, Barbara, and their children and grandchildren.
App State commercial photography alumnus photographs Tokyo Olympics
May 31, 2022
Daniel Gajda ’20 has turned his passion into a career, working as a professional freelance photographer after earning his B.S. in commercial photography from App State. He was able to put his skills to practice in summer 2021, photographing Tokyo’s Sport Climbing Olympics.
‘Cold Mountain Shadow’ — App State music therapy student wins scholarship for original song
Renee Yong was one of 5 international student winners worldwide in the Make Your Mark International Scholarship Contest
May 5, 2022
App State music therapy student Renee Yong was one of five students worldwide to win a scholarship in the fall 2021 Make Your Mark International Scholarship Contest, for her song “Cold Mountain Shadow.” Post-graduation, she aims to research music therapy treatments for depression.
Ode to Appalachia: An ASU Student Led Dining Experience Partnership with The Beacon Butcher Bar
High Country Press
April 22, 2022
Sixteen Appalachian State University art students worked alongside The Beacon Butcher Bar to celebrate Appalachia and the Boone community by creating a shared meal and handmade tableware project.
Food physicist offers Earth Day cooking tips [faculty featured]
Yale Climate Connections
April 21, 2022
Yale Climate Connections highlights Carla Ramsdell, pre-engineering advisor and practitioner in residence in App State's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and her seven-part Sustainable Food Cooking Challenge video series.
‘Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community’ selected for 2022–23 Common Reading Program
All incoming App State first-year and transfer students will receive a copy during orientation.
March 23, 2022
All incoming first-year and transfer students will receive a copy of “Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community” during their orientation sessions as part of App State’s 2022–23 Common Reading Program.
App State’s Dr. Reeves Shulstad receives 2022 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
Six other faculty receive campus-based awards for innovative teaching methods
March 23, 2022
Dr. Reeves Shulstad continually fine-tunes her teaching to engage and transform her students through discussion-based music courses. Shulstad is the 2022 recipient of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award for App State.
3 renowned, NC-connected authors to visit App State this spring
March 21, 2022
Three renowned authors — Robert Morgan, Annie Woodford and Megan Mayhew Bergman — will visit App State’s campus, in person and virtually, this spring as part of the university’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
C.D. Spangler Foundation’s $2M gift funds literacy professorship at App State
Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy is first named professorship in Reich College of Education
Feb. 16, 2022
A $2 million gift from the C.D. Spangler Foundation has established the Spangler Distinguished Professorship of Early Child Literacy at Appalachian State University, the first named professorship in App State’s Reich College of Education.
Cut from a different cloth: App State alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 stitches his way to fashion’s forefront
Feb. 14, 2022
Mountaineer alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 stitches his way to award-winning success, designing custom clothing for professional athletes, executives and fashion influencers.
Pandemic experiences inspired Jeffrey Dean Foster’s latest album
Sep. 24, 2021
Musician Jeffrey Dean Foster ’82, who formed his first band while a student at Appalachian State University, has released an album inspired by the pandemic.
Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season [faculty mentioned]
The New York Times
Sep. 17, 2021
This fall preview by The New York Times mentions Hayes School of Music lecturer Dr. Nicholas Cline, whose work was slated to be performed by the acclaimed choir The Crossing in Philadelphia.