Topic: Arts and Humanities

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“Boone Before Boone”: New book sheds light on the 14,000 years of High Country history [faculty featured]
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 13, 2020
App State’s Dr. Tom Whyte discusses his recently released book “Boone Before Boone: The Archaeological Record of Northwestern North Carolina Through 1769,” published by McFarland. The work offers a glimpse into the area’s ancient history, beginning in the Paleoindian period during the Ice age, and ending in 1769 with the arrival of Daniel Boone. Whyte teaches in the Department of Anthropology.
Capturing an unusual year: App State’s 2020 International Education Week Photo Contest
Nov. 2, 2020
Students, faculty and staff submitted their best photos taken during international education experiences in 2019–20 — a year marked by travel restrictions during the global pandemic.
From mountains to skyscrapers — App State alumnus reflects on his path as an NYC artist
Oct. 29, 2020
App State alumnus Kameron Neal ’14 credits his Appalachian Experience with setting his career course as a multidisciplinary artist living and working in New York City. Here, Neal reflects on his time at App State and the opportunities that helped broaden his artistry.
Library treasure trove preserves history of Appalachia, App State
Oct. 19, 2020
Take a peek into some of the App State and regional treasures available in the university’s Special Collections Research Center — from chunks of coal, to memorabilia from Lulu Belle Wiseman and Scotty Wiseman, to a bottle of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey.
Ancient Footprints Help Appalachian State Researcher Walk Back in Time [faculty featured]
UNC-TV
Sep. 28, 2020
Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, professor of geology and director of the environmental science program at App State, is featured in this article on the largest human fossil footprint site ever discovered in Africa – 400 or so prints near the volcano called Ol Doinyo Lengai, which means “mountain of God.”
App State furniture design program awarded $12K grant to support student scholarships
Sep. 23, 2020
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) Furniture Foundation has awarded $12,000 in grant funding to App State’s furniture design program to support student scholarship opportunities. This is the 17th AHFA grant awarded to the university since 2002.
Sumner ’75 supports launch of AppTV mobile studio, shares his thoughts on looking — and giving — back
Sep. 18, 2020
Wayne Sumner ’75 was on-site with support and equipment at Appalachian State University’s mobile TV studio debut during Founders Day 2020. He reflected on his time at App State and shared his thoughts on giving back to the university.
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Joseph Bathanti, Author of “Coventry” [faculty featured]
Southern Literary Review
Sep. 16, 2020
Appalachian State University English professor Joseph Bathanti is interviewed about his novel “Coventry,” which is set in a prison camp, and his experiences leading writing programs in North Carolina prisons.
4 lauded authors to appear in App State’s first virtual Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 11, 2020
The author lineup for Appalachian’s fall 2020 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series, to be held virtually due to COVID-19, includes novelist Jacinda Townsend, creative nonfiction author Graham Hoppe and poets Jacinta White and Nickole Brown.
#ShowYourLove in the High Country
Sep. 11, 2020
App State partnered with AppHealthCare on the High Country “Show Your Love” public health campaign, which encourages residents and visitors to follow the 3Ws: wear a face covering, wait 6 feet apart and wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer.
Artist Duo Brings Life Into A Boring Old Stairway By Painting A Bright And Colorful Rug-Shaped Mural
deMilked
Sep. 4, 2020
A Baltimore-based artist duo known for their bright and vivid large-scale murals recently completed the painting of an outdoor stairway at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. The geometric-painted stair runner begins at the top of the 36-step staircase, flowing to the bottom of the steps and beyond, and ends with fringe.
Find Your Sustain Ability: David Karlsgodt
Sep. 3, 2020

What is the future of sustainability on college campuses? David Karlsgodt joins Lee Ball on the latest Find Your Sustain Ability.
From Hollywood to the High Country — App State’s mobile TV studio to serve as a learning lab on wheels
Aug. 28, 2020
The studio, which got its start as a Hollywood movie prop, will serve as a mobile learning lab for Mountaineer students covering High Country news and events through AppTV. The truck’s first stop? Appalachian’s 2020 Founders Day celebration.
From the Triassic to Appalachian — Archie the aetosaur makes his bronze debut on campus
Aug. 28, 2020
A four-year collaboration of faculty and students in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES) and Department of Art is now on display — Archie “is the largest and most accurate aetosaur sculpture in the northern hemisphere and one of the best in the world.”
App State’s College of Fine and Applied Arts names trio of department chairs
Aug. 27, 2020
The three chairs — Dr. Jim Toub, Michael Helms and Dr. Scott Welsh — “are recognized leaders within their faculty, excellent teachers and mentors … and well prepared for the challenges ahead,” according to Dr. Janice T. Pope, interim dean of Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts.
‘Poetry that slams the page’ — App State names 2020–21 winner, runner-up of Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship competition
Aug. 21, 2020
Appalachian English majors Jay Phillips and Victoria Goff have been named winner and runner-up, respectively, of the university’s Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing in poetry for 2020–21. As the winner, Phillips was awarded a $3,649 scholarship.
Top Army writing award fulfills App State student’s 2nd grade prophecy
Aug. 11, 2020
Appalachian senior and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mary Junell has been named the 2019 Paul D. Savanuck Writer of the Year — a top communications honor awarded by the Army. She is set to graduate from Appalachian with a degree in communication, advertising in 2021.
A career high note — 2 App State alumni nominated for 2021 Music Educator Award
Aug. 3, 2020
Appalachian alumni Jenny S. Lanier ’01 and Kameron L. Radford ’08 are among 216 music educators recognized nationally as quarterfinalists for the 2021 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum.

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