Topic: Arts and Humanities

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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.
Dave by the Bell: Why Choose App State?
April 25, 2019
Climb the mountain — come to college at App State! Students on Sanford Mall share why they chose Appalachian and why you should too.
Storytelling is key to understanding climate change
Dramatic, funny, and original storytelling can astonish us, challenge us, and push us to think anew about addressing climate challenges.
Yale Climate Connections
April 24, 2019
On a visit to Appalachian State University, author and long-time activist Jeff Biggers worked with an incredible group of faculty and students to explore two questions: “What accounts for the gap between science and action on climate change? And what can we do to more effectively mobilize participation?”
Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach interdisciplinary courses in Austria
April 23, 2019
Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies in Appalachian’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz in Austria in spring 2020.
Appalachian State University Design Students Show “Homework” in High Point
Interior Design
April 18, 2019
Plant Seven, an emerging center for design, culture and commerce in High Point, North Carolina, furthered its reputation for cultivating innovation with Homework, an exhibition of works by undergraduates from the furniture design concentration at Appalachian State University.
Bernice King talks to ASU crowd about inclusion, injustice
Watauga Democrat
April 16, 2019
Generations-long conflicts won’t have five-minute solutions, King Center CEO Bernice King said in a speech on Appalachian State University’s campus on April 11. King — CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, minister and the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King — urged her audience during a luncheon held at Appalachian to find ways to compromise and strive for inclusion.
Dave by the Bell: Can I retake that class?
April 16, 2019
What class would you retake if you had the chance? Find out what App State students said on a brand new Dave by the Bell.
Appalachian’s first solar vehicle — Apperion — featured in 2019 Triangle SciTech Expo
April 12, 2019
Apperion is one of more than 50 exhibits included in the expo, which showcases the state’s newest advancements in various technologies and scientific disciplines.
Dr. Leonardo Flores named chair of Appalachian’s Department of English
April 12, 2019
Flores joins Appalachian from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, where he has served as interim director of English since 2017. He will assume his new position as chair of Appalachian’s English department in July.
Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded 2019–20 Cornell University SOH Fellowship
April 8, 2019
Powell, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropology, is one of only seven scholars in the U.S. and Canada selected by the Cornell University Society for the Humanities (SOH) as 2019–20 Fellows.
Don’t be an April Fool for ‘fake news’
Appalachian communication professor Dr. Andrew Davis shares tips on how to discern fact from fiction in a world of increasing misinformation
April 2, 2019
Appalachian’s Dr. Andrew Davis shares tips on how to distinguish fake news from credible news media communications.
Kristian Jackson connects humans and the environment — by building trails and a legacy
April 2, 2019
The senior lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education taps into his passion for mountain biking to teach students while enriching the community.