Topic: Arts and Humanities

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Behind the scenes: App State faculty, staff and students partner with community in Appalachian Theatre project
Oct. 9, 2019
In and out of the classroom, Mountaineers across the university — from professors, staff and students, to a librarian and a retired administrator — have been involved in the Appalachian Theatre’s opening act.
App State launches student-run communication agency
Oct. 9, 2019
Appalachian’s Second Story Media is a student-run communication agency that partners with university and community nonprofit clients to provide communication materials. Department of Communication faculty Laura Brittain and Dr. Lynn Gregory are advisers for the agency.
App State alumna’s internship at Appalachian Theatre sets the stage for her career
Oct. 8, 2019
A summer internship at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country helped prepare two-time Appalachian graduate Caroline Davis ’16 ’19 for her full-time job at Boone’s Western Youth Network.
ASU celebrates Founders Day to honor legacies of those who paved the way
Watauga Democrat
Sep. 11, 2019
Appalachian State University’s second annual Founders Day was celebrated on Sept. 5 with the dedication of the Lillie Shull Dougherty statue, the ringing of the Founder’s Bell and a panel discussion featuring a former chancellor and former interim chancellor of Appalachian State University.
App State celebrates its second annual Founders Day
Sep. 9, 2019
Relive Appalachian State University’s 2019 Founders Day through this collection of photos by university photographers Marie Freeman and Chase Reynolds.
App State Celebrates Founders Day and 120 Years of Education Leadership
High Country Press
Sep. 9, 2019
The campus and local community celebrated Appalachian State University’s 120-year legacy of educational leadership with the second annual Founders Day celebration Sept. 5. The day included dedication of the Lillie Shull Dougherty statue, the ringing of the Founders Bell, a panel discussion with past leaders, and research by faculty, staff and students.
App State celebrates Founders Day and 120 years of education leadership
Sep. 5, 2019
This year marked the second annual Founders Day celebration. It included dedication of Lillie Shull Dougherty’s statue, ringing of the Founders Bell and more.
Founders Bell Pavilion harkens to days of old — a behind-the-scenes look
Sep. 4, 2019
The reproduction of Watauga Academy’s roofline houses a historic bell and is among the latest additions to Founders Plaza.
Hughlene Bostian Frank touched students’ lives through Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series
Aug. 27, 2019
Through Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series, Hughlene Bostian Frank hoped to broaden students’ lives and open opportunities.
Appalachian literature is highlight of App State’s fall 2019 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Aug. 27, 2019
The lineup for the fall series includes notable Appalachian authors Ron Rash, Silas House, Kayla Rae Whitaker and Jacinda Townsend, who will read from and discuss their work, as well as give talks on the craft of writing.
And . . . action! Video director gained professional work experience as a student at Appalachian
Aug. 22, 2019
Maleek Loyd ’18 began his professional career while still a student at Appalachian, directing and editing productions for real-world projects.
Storytelling is fueling climate conversations at Appalachian State University
At the university in Boone, North Carolina, faculty and students are using creative media to express themselves and inspire action
Yale Climate Connections
Aug. 13, 2019
“A chance meeting at a conference in October 2016 with author and climate activist Jeff Biggers, who for years has been sounding the call for more climate storytellers, inspired me to establish and co-lead the Climate Stories Collaborative.” — Laura England.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President and CEO to speak at App State’s 2019 Black and Gold Convocation
July 31, 2019
Appalachian State University announces Thurgood Marshall College Fund President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams as the guest speaker for its 2019 Black and Gold Convocation.
App State professor performs at Carnegie Hall
Watauga Democrat
July 26, 2019
Taking a break from his math professor duties at Appalachian State University, Witold Kosmala traded calculus lessons for a violin to join three generations of his family to play with the Millennial Choirs and Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City earlier this month.
Find Your Sustain Ability: Kailash Satyarthi — fighting child labor from Delhi sweatshops to U.S. tobacco fields
July 8, 2019
Forty years ago, Kailash Satyarthi was a successful electrical engineer who chose to leave his career behind. He would go on to rescue 80,000 children from slavery and win the Nobel Peace Prize.
ASU produces new documentary on history of Moses Cone’s Flat Top Manor
Watauga Democrat
July 5, 2019
Thanks to a team from Appalachian State University, visitors at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, located off the Blue Ridge Parkway, will have the opportunity to learn more about the history of the park’s Flat Top Manor.
App State's Boren Scholar could ultimately bolster US security
July 3, 2019
Through her Boren Scholarship, Hannah Godfrey, a senior psychology major from Cary, will travel to Indonesia during the 2019–20 academic year to study Bahasa.
App State’s Grace King to write for laughs in Television Academy Foundation internship
July 2, 2019
This summer, King — a graduating senior majoring in communication, electronic/media broadcasting — will intern in the comedy scriptwriting department at ABC Entertainment in Burbank, California.