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Experimental Archaeology class teaches how not to make assumptions in science
Nov. 21, 2016
Archaeology students sharpen critical thinking skills with an experiment based on the scientific hazards of making assumptions.
Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music to present three weekend concerts through Nov. 20
Nov. 18, 2016
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present three concerts through Nov. 20.
Photos from Experimental Archaeology course taught by Dr. Tom Whyte
Nov. 18, 2016
More photos from Dr. Tom Whyte’s Experimental Archaeology course at Appalachian.
Hayes School of Music at Appalachian to present five concerts Nov. 15-18
Nov. 15, 2016
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present five concerts featuring either the university’s student ensembles or faculty
Appalachian Clarinet Choir, smaller chamber ensembles to perform Nov. 9 in Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University
Nov. 7, 2016
The program will feature chamber music composed or arranged for multiple clarinets and/or piano, and it will feature two selections arranged for clarinet choir. Andrea L. Cheeseman, a professor of clarinet at Appalachian, directs the Appalachian Clarinet Choir, a 19-member ensemble, and she coaches the smaller ensembles.
Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University to present an eclectic range of concerts beginning Oct. 30
Oct. 28, 2016
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present six concerts featuring the university’s student ensembles between Oct. 30 and Nov. 4.
Dr. Rob Brown, a cultural geographer of the Deep South
Oct. 21, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Rob Brown is a cultural geographer who researches aspects of the Deep South.
Appalachian State University geologist’s research on ancient footprints garners worldwide attention, will shed light on the roots of our origin
Oct. 21, 2016
Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, an associate professor in the Department of Geology, has recently published research around the age and formation of the largest assemblage of Homo sapiens footprints discovered to date, in the shadow of the Ol Doinyo L’engai volcano in Tanzania.
Nancy Bargerstock, violin, and Bair Shagdaron, piano, to present faculty performance Oct. 19 at Appalachian State University
Oct. 14, 2016
The program will begin and end with a famous violin sonata: “Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3” by Ludwig van Beethoven and “Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80” by Sergei Prokofiev.
Jazz Ensemble II to perform in free recital Oct. 25
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Jazz Ensemble II, directed by Rod Berry, will perform an evening of jazz favorites
Appalachian Flute Ensemble presents free recital Oct. 20
Oct. 14, 2016
Contemporary, classical and Celtic compositions for flute will be performed by the Hayes School of Music’s Appalachian Flute Ensemble, directed by Dr. Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham.
Hayes School of Music presents free faculty recital Oct. 23
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music presents a faculty recital featuring Dr. Bethany Wiese on tuba, accompanied by Dr. Junie Cho on piano.
Gormly: Appalachian is the right place for veterans and active duty personnel
Oct. 5, 2016
Appalachian State University is ranked seventh among regional universities in the South as a “Best College for Veterans” by U.S. News and World Report. That ranking could be one more reason veterans and active-duty military members select Appalachian.
Mikayla Sage and Cameron Small are winners of Appalachian’s 2016 ECRS Computer Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship scholarships
Oct. 4, 2016
Both Sage and Small are first-year computer science majors. Each receives a $4,000 per year scholarship in addition to $500 each year for materials such as software or a computer application for research, which the ECRS scholarship promotes.
Faculty and alumna of Appalachian’s Department of Communication benefit from being named Kopenhaver Fellows
Oct. 4, 2016
The three faculty are Heather Paige Preston, Dr. Newly Paul and Dr. Mildred “Mimi” Perreault. The alumna is Dr. Jennifer Brannock Cox.
Alicia Chapman and Karen Robertson to be featured in a faculty performance Oct. 5
Oct. 4, 2016
Dr. Alicia Chapman, oboe and English horn, and Dr. Karen Robertson, horn, will be featured in a faculty concert.
Appalachian’s first health care provider, Nurse Mary S. Shook
Generations of Appalachian students received care from this founding member of the Student Health Association of North Carolina. The university's M.S. Shook Health Service is named for her.
Oct. 3, 2016
Generations of students turned to M.S. Shook Health Service’s namesake ‘Nurse Shook’ for care – through flu, sports injuries, homesickness and more.
Recollections of Boone from Nurse Mary S. Shook’s niece
Oct. 3, 2016
Alumna Betty S. Telford shares memories of Boone, Appalachian State University and her aunt, Nurse Mary S. Shook.