Topic: Arts and Humanities

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NEA grant supports 35th annual An Appalachian Summer Festival
June 20, 2019
For the past 34 years, An Appalachian Summer Festival has brought renowned creative and performing artists to the High Country. This year’s lineup includes Patti LaBelle, The Temptations, the Punch Brothers and others.
Poet Engineer Richard Blanco on documenting a bridge generation and achieving artistic success without teenage angst or selling out
June 14, 2019
Gay, Cuban-American, immigrant, poet, engineer, documentarian, historical figure, mentor, role model- Richard Blanco bears many labels yet keeps it real.
App Builds a Home — App State’s IDEXlab designs zero energy ready home
June 11, 2019
The IDEXlab’s design for an innovative, zero energy ready Habitat for Humanity home was recognized as a finalist in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2019 Solar Decathlon Challenge.
Father-son industrial technology grads John Leake ’77 and Jay Leake ’04 of York County, South Carolina, craft wooden box delivered to the Queen of England by President Trump
WCNC
June 6, 2019
Father-son industrial technology grads John Leake ’77 and Jay Leake ’04 of York County, South Carolina, got a call from the White House to craft a wooden box to be delivered to the Queen of England by President Trump. The Appalachian alumni own and operate Leake Furniture Makers.
For Memorial Day: Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
May 24, 2019
For Memorial Day, Appalachian professor Joseph Bathanti — former poet laureate of North Carolina — shares his “Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly.”
Dr. Nicole Sonbert to direct Appalachian’s Community Music School
May 14, 2019
Dr. James Douthit, dean of Appalachians’ Hayes School of Music, said Sobert’s “passion for arts engagement and her work in both academic and community programs make her a dynamic hire.”
College of Arts and Sciences announces new interim chairs for fall 2019
May 10, 2019
Dr. Martial K. Frindéthié and Dr. Thomas B. Ellis will begin interim chair positions in their respective departments in Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences beginning July 1.
Appalachian winner announced for 2019 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
May 10, 2019
As part of the award, D. Jason Miller, associate professor in Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, will receive a $12,500 cash prize and a commemorative bronze medallion.
Student authors’ ‘vivid,’ ‘insightful’ prose recognized in 2019–20 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing competition
May 10, 2019
Appalachian juniors Amerity Head and Franklin Bogle, both English majors, were named winner and runner-up, respectively of the competition. Novelist and former Appalachian professor Abigail DeWitt judged this year’s competition.
Prehistoric Native American Woman Shot With Four Arrows Died While Pregnant
Forbes
May 10, 2019
The death of a pregnant woman may have necessitated a different burial in prehistoric Pennsylvania.
‘The High Country Meets the Middle Kingdom’
Appalachian’s STARTALK Program immerses students in Chinese language, culture
May 7, 2019
Through the three-week program at Appalachian, 20 students from regional high schools will explore Chinese language and culture in and beyond a structured classroom setting.
Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
May 7, 2019
The three-week program — to take place July 8–26 on Appalachian’s campus — is open to rising ninth through 12th grade students in the High Country area with limited or no previous exposure to Chinese.
Learn a language, expand your worldview
Q&A with Dr. Wendy Xie
May 7, 2019
Appalachian’s Dr. Wendy Xie teaches Chinese. She talks about the value and importance of learning another language.
Intertwining triple majors open the door to a doctorate for Appalachian graduating senior
May 6, 2019
A childhood passion for Pokémon led this graduating senior’s path toward Asian studies and comparative literature.
First-Hand Look at Next-Gen Talent
PAVE Student Design Challenge winners to be showcased at booth
Retail Environments
May 6, 2019
This year’s Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) booth will give RetailX attendees fresh insight into the future talent of our industry. Students from University of Minnesota, Bellevue College, Appalachian State University, and the Fashion Institute of Technology will be partnering with suppliers such as Stylmark, S-Cube, Grand + Benedicts, and Trimco LLC to bring their designs to life.
Pham Phights for Phit Phoods — nutrition student to promote AppEats on Instagram
May 3, 2019
Appalachian junior Lisa Pham, a public health and nutrition and foods double major, promotes healthy eating and AppEats — a virtual cookbook offering healthy and relatively inexpensive recipes designed for easy preparation in a dorm or small kitchen.
Finding the passion in ‘Burn This’ on Broadway
Hollywood SOAPBOX
April 28, 2019
Furr remembers reading “Burn This,” a 1980s play, when he was a student at Appalachian State University in the early 1990s. It’s a monologue-rich show, and back when he was a student Furr was in search of a piece for an audition.
Appalachian alumna uses earth-friendly designs for Dr. Scholl’s shoes
April 26, 2019
Andee Burton ’12 uses hands-on experience for inspiration in developing earth-friendly shoes.