Appalachian State

BOONE—Noted women’s historian Sally Roesch Wagner will be the keynote speaker at Appalachian State University’s Women’s Leadership Conference “Herstory!2008” Saturday, March 1. She will speak at the conference’s closing banquet in Plemmons Student Union’s Blue Ridge Ballroom. Her talk will focus on the Iroquois influence on early feminists.

BOONE—The North Carolina Wind Working Group will hold a public forum on wind energy in western North Carolina Friday, March 7, from 4-7 p.m. at the N.C. Arboretum Auditorium in Asheville.

BOONE—Saxophonist Scott Kallestad performs March 3 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.

BOONE—The spirit of American entrepreneurism is alive and well and poised to take Boone by storm Feb. 29 when the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour (EET) visits campus. The event runs from 3-7 p.m. in Valborg Theatre located beside the Walker College of Business.

BOONE—Winners of the Hayes School of Music’s Concerto-Aria Competition perform with the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra Feb. 28 at Appalachian State University. The free performance begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Directing is Dr. James Allen Anderson.

BOONE—For the 15th time in the last 17 years, the Appalachian State University student newspaper, The Appalachian, has earned an “All American” rating, the top ranking in the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) annual member critique.

Chris Wilson, a junior risk management and insurance major, speaks with Darnell Simmons, a State Auto Insurance representative, during the annual Risk Management and Insurance job fair Tuesday in Raley Hall. More than 20 companies across the region were on hand to answer students’ questions. (Photo by Marie Freeman, university photographer)
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BOONE—Doorways: An International Program Series at Appalachian State University presents “The Stroessner Regime and Indigenous Resistance in Paraguay” Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Rhinehart Room, located on fourth floor of Belk Library and Information Commons.

BOONE—Ricardo Pau-Llosa was six years old when his family fled Havana, Cuba, and settled in Florida. His native country, however, has always been a key part of the poet and Latin American art critic’s life.

BOONE— Advance tickets for the Banff Mountain Film Festival at Appalachian State University are now on sale. The popular film festival, sponsored by Outdoor Programs at Appalachian and Footsloggers Outdoor Travel and Outfitters, will begin at 7:30 p.m. April 11-12 in Farthing Auditorium.

BOONE — Gloria Steinen says on “Appalachian Perspective” cable television program that it is “incredibly positive” that either a black man or a woman will be the Democratic presidential candidate, but that the American public’s desire to absolve itself for racism is stronger than its desire to absolve the discrimination of women. view [...]

BOONE—OASIS Inc. and the Appalachian State University Psychology Clinic are currently screening for “HopeWork,” a free support group for women survivors of sexual abuse or assault.

BOONE—An informational session about the Peace Corps will be held Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 6-7:30 p.m. in Room 421 Belk Library and Information Commons.

BOONE—Todd Wright directs Jazz Ensemble I in a performance Feb. 23 at Appalachian State University. The program begins at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Admission is free. Joining the performance is guest artist Dick Oatts.

BOONE—Qatar is one of the wealthiest nations on earth, thanks to its rich reserves of oil and natural gas.
The country is further expanding its economic base by focusing on education and is overhauling its education system to develop a knowledge economy, which will include a science and technology park to serve the many companies locating [...]