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  • Cherokee students learn about their roots during visit to Chieftains
    Cherokee students learn about their roots during visit to Chieftains
    Rome News-Tribune
    Nov. 3, 2018

    Students from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee high school on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina are learning about their tribal roots this weekend on a trip to New Echota and the Major Ridge Home/Chieftains Museum. "I don't want to depress them," said Appalachian State University Professor Allen Bryant at Chieftains Saturday. "I hope to inspire them. This house was built by a Cherokee leader."

  • At Appalachian, chef Monica Smith ‘put some meat to her love of food’
    At Appalachian, chef Monica Smith ‘put some meat to her love of food’
    Nov. 2, 2018

    Smith, a 1994 graduate of Appalachian’s nutrition and foods program, shares her accomplishments and passions related to cooking, as well as her fond memories of Appalachian.

  • Dave by the Bell: Tales from the AppalCart pt. 2
    Dave by the Bell: Tales from the AppalCart pt. 2
    Oct. 31, 2018

    From forsaken bags of spaghetti to the curse of the AppalCart, the latest #DBTB is not for the faint of heart. Perfect listening for your next trip to Walmart.

  • Jesse Jackson on polarization, politics and the power of the everyday citizen
    Jesse Jackson on polarization, politics and the power of the everyday citizen
    Oct. 26, 2018

    Civil Rights Living Legend Jesse Jackson discusses the past present and future of activism and the power of your vote.

  • Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at ASU
    Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at ASU
    Watauga Democrat
    Oct. 22, 2018

    Understanding how to peacefully live alongside others and care for all people regardless of differences were the main points the Rev. Jesse Jackson conveyed to Boone audience members on Oct. 18.

  • Appalachian’s Kin-Yan Szeto awarded NYPL Fellowship to research Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
    Appalachian’s Kin-Yan Szeto awarded NYPL Fellowship to research Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
    Oct. 19, 2018

    During Szeto’s 2018–19 residency, she will perform on-site research at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, focusing on the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan.

  • At Appalachian, Graham Sloboda ’17 learned to wear many hats — and he still does
    At Appalachian, Graham Sloboda ’17 learned to wear many hats — and he still does
    Oct. 19, 2018

    Having completed Appalachian’s music industry studies program with a concentration in recording and production, Sloboda said he “wouldn’t have traded it for any other.”

  • Elk Knob Art Trail Celebrates Nature and Creativity
    Elk Knob Art Trail Celebrates Nature and Creativity
    The Appalachian Voice
    Oct. 16, 2018

    Fifteen Appalachian State University students in Scott Ludwig’s Relief Printmaking course hand-printed, engraved and painted wood blocks to display along the Beech Tree Trail, an easy 1-mile loop within Elk Knob State Park in Todd, N.C. The project is part of a revitalization of the Elk Knob Community Heritage Organization’s Art Plan to promote sustainability of the Elk Knob communities’ culture, heritage and natural resources.

  • La-Z-Boy Foundation provides funding for student-designed lab at Appalachian
    La-Z-Boy Foundation provides funding for student-designed lab at Appalachian
    Oct. 16, 2018

    The La-Z-Boy Foundation’s $75,000 gift will fund the creation of L.I.D.A. — the student-designed Lab for Innovating in Design. The lab will house laser and vinyl cutters, 3D printers, as well as space for a technician’s office.

  • Dave by the Bell: Who's Text is it Anyway?
    Dave by the Bell: Who's Text is it Anyway?
    Oct. 12, 2018

    Danger abounds as Dave and Alyssa delve deep within the catacombs of student cell phones to unearth and decipher the riddle of the last text message.

  • Appalachian Community celebrates NPHC Plots and Garden with ribbon-cutting and unveiling ceremony
    Appalachian Community celebrates NPHC Plots and Garden with ribbon-cutting and unveiling ceremony
    Oct. 5, 2018

    Recently opened on the Appalachian campus, the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plots and Garden give alumni and current members of African-American Greek organizations that compose “The Divine Nine” a location for reflection and celebration.

  • ‘After Coal’ documentary produced by Appalachian’s Thomas Hansell adapted as book
    ‘After Coal’ documentary produced by Appalachian’s Thomas Hansell adapted as book
    Sep. 28, 2018

    How do coal-mining communities and their cultures survive once the coal industry moves on? Hansell’s book “After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales,” forthcoming from WVU Press, explores this issue.

  • Dave by the Bell: Homecoming Hijinks 2018
    Dave by the Bell: Homecoming Hijinks 2018
    Sep. 28, 2018

    Do they know it's Homecoming at all?

  • Cara Hagan visits Gonzaga to teach in-screen dance
    Cara Hagan visits Gonzaga to teach in-screen dance
    The Gonzaga Bulletin
    Sep. 26, 2018

    Cara Hagan, assistant professor of dance studies at Appalachian, visited Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. for a week to work with the dance program. Hagan has had guest residencies teaching dance everywhere from Thirak, India to James Madison University.

  • Podcast Preview: Damon Williams on Vision with Execution
    Podcast Preview: Damon Williams on Vision with Execution
    Sep. 26, 2018

    When a predominantly white campus wants to increase diversity and inclusion for all, it's important to acknowledge the difficulties and challenges along the way while continuing to move forward. Dr. Damon Williams shares his expertise on bringing communities together.

  • Damon Williams on how to move the needle on campus diversity and inclusion
    Damon Williams on how to move the needle on campus diversity and inclusion
    Sep. 26, 2018

    When a predominantly white campus wants to increase diversity and inclusion for all, it's important to acknowledge the difficulties and challenges along the way while continuing to move forward. Dr. Damon Williams shares his expertise on bringing communities together.

  • The story continues at Appalachian with fall 2018 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
    The story continues at Appalachian with fall 2018 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    Distinguished authors will visit campus to read from their work, share lessons on craft as part of series

    Sep. 11, 2018

    Authors Moisés Kaufman, Robert Morgan, Peter Fish and Toi Derricotte will share their creative work with the campus and Boone community as part of Appalachian’s Visiting Writer Series.

  • Different Views
    Different Views
    Sep. 10, 2018

    Competitive ultimate frisbee, conservative values in African American communities and the unexpected similarities between Japan and Iowa.

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