Chris Lyall, a sophomore exercise science major from Ashe County, finds a quiet place to study in Plemmons Student Union on the first day of summer school classes at Appalachian State University. (photo by university photographer Marie Freeman)
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BOONE—Learn about fire and emergency safety and the capabilities of local emergency service providers during Emergency Fest sponsored by the Watauga County Firefighters Association and Appalachian State University.
The family friendly event will be held Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Appalachian’s campus at the Raley Hall Parking Lot off Rivers Street.
The [...]
BOONE—Tickets for Boone’s first, large-scale music festival, “Music on the Mountain,” are now on sale at www.musiconthemountain.net. The festival will be held Aug. 23 at 748 Roby Green Rd., at the Old Fair Grounds.
The festival line-up includes Sam Bush, Perpetual Groove, Acoustic Syndicate, Jerry Douglas, The Afromotive, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The [...]
BOONE—Three secondary and collegiate-level physics teachers have received outstanding teaching awards from Appalachian State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.
They are Kasi Dishman from Johnson County (Tenn.) High School, Rebecca Stamilio from Edgecombe Community College and Joseph Pollock from Appalachian.
Dishman was recognized for her success introducing growing numbers of students to rigorous science courses, especially [...]
BOONE—Four Appalachian State University faculty members in the Walker College of Business have received the college’s 2008 Award for Excellence.
Dr. Claudia Kelley received the Award for Excellence in Teaching; Dr. David Dickinson was honored for his research contributions; and the award for excellence in service was presented to Dr. Todd Cherry. Jan Woods was honored [...]
BOONE—More and more homeowners are letting their house work for them by installing solar panels on their residence to eliminate or reduce their electric bill.
Entrepreneurs, electricians, contractors and others learned about the latest in photovoltaic technology during a two-day workshop hosted by Appalachian State University’s Department of Technology conducted by John Hardwick with Sharp Solar [...]
BOONE—Watauga County residents have circled the globe in service to their country, many losing their lives in the process.
Members from Ashe County High School’s junior ROTC program served as the honor guard during a Memorial Day Observance at Appalachian state University.
Memorial Day speaker Michael J. O’Connor urged everyone to reflect on those who [...]
BOONE – A day camp for children and teens focusing on creative drama and movement will be held June 23-27 from 1 to 5 p.m. daily at Appalachian State University.
Cre8tive Drama Day Camp is part of the Community Arts School sponsored by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Classes will be taught by age [...]
BOONE—John L. and Marjorie Idol of Hillsborough and Watauga County have established the Arthel “Doc” Watson Scholarship Endowment for Traditional Mountain Music at Appalachian State University.
Proceeds from the endowment will fund a scholarship to be awarded annually to a full-time student at Appalachian who is studying or displays talent in traditional mountain music. The first [...]
BOONE – Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University has been recognized for its green architectural design by two leading library magazines.
The April 2008 issue of American Libraries included Belk Library among 27 facilities spotlighted in its “2008 Library Design Showcase.” The magazine featured libraries that “demonstrate a commitment to making [...]
LAURINBURG—The critically acclaimed book “The High Heart” by Appalachian State University professor Joseph Bathanti has been selected for the summer reading assignment for incoming freshmen at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
Bathanti will appear in Laurinburg in September and meet with area residents and students at St. Andrews as part of the college’s community Reading Program.
Bathanti is [...]
BOONE—Some 300 university students representing more than 35 countries participated in the Iberoamerican Leadership Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. Only four students from the United States attended the conference, three of whom were from Appalachian State University.
The Leadership Congress focused on the Iberoamerican region, which includes Latin American countries, the United States and Spain. It [...]
BOONE—Work has begun to restore and enhance a 150-foot section of Boone Creek that runs between Howard and Rivers streets in Boone. The affected portion of the creek runs from near the back of Café Portofino to the future location of the university’s Beasley Broadcasting Complex at the corner of Depot Street.
The project was originally [...]
BOONE—John Foster West joined the faculty at Appalachian State University in 1968 to establish the university’s creative writing program.
As a result of his leadership, the Department of English has built a cadre of faculty who are accomplished poets, playwrights, fiction writers and novelists. The department also has established a visiting writers series, which brings noted [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University will hold a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 26, at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial on the west side of the Dougherty Administration Building.
Michael J. O’Connor, a retired Navy captain, will be the guest speaker. O’Connor is the director of Appalachian’s Physical Plant.
Activities include a flag-raising ceremony followed by [...]
Appalachian State University is a public university located in Boone, North Carolina and the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. Appalachian (pronounced app-uh-LATCH-un) State is sometimes referred to as AppState, ASU, or simply App. The university has been ranked among the top 15 Southern "Masters Universities" since the U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges Guide began publication in 1986. In 2001, Appalachian was recognized by TIME Magazine as a College of the Year.
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