Appalachian State

BOONE—The Honors Brass Quintet from the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will perform Jan. 22.
The program begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.

BOONE—Smoking is now prohibited in and within 50 feet of all Appalachian State University facilities.
North Carolina law (NCGS143-597) enacted July 1, 2007 allows universities to regulate smoking at properties owned or leased by a state university.

BOONE—Mezzo soprano Priscilla Porterfield will be joined by faculty guests during the Faculty Recital Series program “Global Expressions” presented by Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music.
The performance begins Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.

Students at Appalachian State University had a short reprieve from classes Thursday when three to five inches of snow fell in the area. Early morning classes were cancelled, giving these students a chance to sled next to I.G. Greer Hall and build an 11-foot-tall snowman on Sanford Mall. (Photos by Troy Tuttle)

BOONE— Peter Petschauer, emeritus professor of history at Appalachian State University, will present “Kurt Waldheim: An Unlikely War Criminal” Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons.
The presentation is sponsored by Appalachian’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies and is free and open to the public. For more information, [...]

BOONE—Writer, lecturer, editor and feminist activist Gloria Steinem will speak at Appalachian State University Monday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the University Forum Committee, administered by Appalachian’s University College.

BOONE–Classes officially begin at the N.C. Center for Engineering Technologies in Hickory on Wednesday, Jan. 16, according to Sid Connor from Appalachian State University.

BOONE–Harmonia Baroque, Hayes School of Music’s resident early-music ensemble, will perform Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall on the Appalachian State University campus. Admission is free. Call (828) 262-3020 for more information.

Hope Laura Cassidy, right, is this year’s recipient of the Daisy Austin Adams Endowed Scholarship for Education. The scholarship was created by Adams’s family members in honor of her more than 30 years of teaching. Now in its third year, the scholarship awards $1,250 per semester to a graduate of Watauga, Avery or Ashe high [...]

BOONE—An evening of Russian music for viola and piano will be presented Jan. 17 at Appalachian State University.
The 8 p.m. performance will be held in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The recital violist Eric Koontz and pianist Bair Shagdaron are both members of the Hayes School of Music faculty.

BOONE—Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, is the keynote speaker for the 24th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at Appalachian State University. The program Jan. 23 begins at 7 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Admission is free.

BOONE—Employment in Western North Carolina remained below historic figures at the end of the year, with fewer existing jobs than were recorded six months ago, and despite positive growth in November 2007, the economic outlook for 2008 remains weak, according to Todd Cherry, co-author of the Western North Carolina Economic Index and Report.

BOONE— Guitarist Doug James will present a recital Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.

BOONE—Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Appalachian State University No. 27 in its list of 100 best values in public universities for in-state students.
The list is composed of schools with “outstanding academic quality plus an affordable price tag.” Data from 500 public four-year colleges and universities were considered in the rankings.

BOONE — A fierce defender of the Constitution, U.S. Sen. Sam Ervin had a series of conflicts with President Nixon over executive power, domestic spying and civil liberties. What his experience in the early 1970s can teach the American public today is discussed on “Appalachian Perspective,” the cable television program of Appalachian State University. view [...]