BOONE—The University Singers and Chamber Singers from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music perform Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
Stephen Hopkins conducts the vocal groups in a variety of sacred and secular compositions. Hollie Lacy is the accompanist.
The program includes “Come, Thou Fount of Every [...]
BOONE—Maranda Maxey has known since she was 8 years old what kind of career she wanted. The Rutherford County native learned American Sign Language (ASL) as a child from her friends, picking up signing more easily than many people learn a foreign language.
Maxey was recently named director of the Office of Disability Services (ODS) at [...]
BOONE—Members of Appalachian State University’s Belk Library and Information Commons will share stories, photos and a video of their May visit to China during the Appalachian Pathways Luncheon Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center on campus.
The luncheon begins at noon and costs $19, which includes lunch, beverage, dessert and gratuity. The [...]
BOONE—The annual Kwanzaa Celebration will be held Nov. 18 at Legends at Appalachian State University. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free; however, donations of toiletries and children’s books will be collected at the door to be given to non-profit agencies in Boone.
Special guest is storyteller Obakunle Akinlana who uses drums and other African [...]
BOONE—Celebrate fall with a touch of jazz performed by Appalachian Jazz Ensemble I in concert Nov. 5 in Appalachian State University’s Farthing Auditorium.
The performance, directed by Todd Wright, begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
The 19-member ensemble will perform “Moonlight in Vermont” by Karl Suessdorf and John Blackburn, “Horn of Puente” by Gordon Goodwin, “Cherokee” [...]
Appalachian State University reserves the right to cancel or delay classes during severe weather conditions. In determining whether to do so, the Chancellor consults with the Provost, Vice Chancellors, and other appropriate personnel.
The Office of Public Affairs, or its designee, has the responsibility for publicizing the Chancellor’s decision to cancel or delay classes. Every [...]
BOONE—Public Outcry, a band comprising six of Kentucky’s most talented writers and musicians, will perform Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in Broyhill Inn and Conference Center’s Helen Powers Hall at Appalachian State University. The program is free and open to the public.
The program is sponsored by Appalachian’s University College, Center for Appalachian Studies, Appalachian Journal, [...]
BOONE—Adam Wade, residence director and college student development graduate student at Appalachian State University, has received the N. C. Housing Officer’s (NCHO) Graduate Student of the Year award. The award was presented at the N.C. Housing Officer’s annual conference held in late October in Winston-Salem.
This is the second consecutive year that an Appalachian student has [...]
BOONE— James Allen Anderson directs the Appalachian Chamber Orchestra in a Nov. 2 performance at Appalachian State University.
The program begins at 2 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The orchestra will perform Felix Mendelsohn’s “Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95,” Richard Wagner’s “Sigfried Idyll” and Robert Schumann’s “Symphony No. 4 in [...]
BANNER ELK, N.C. – Appalachian State University’s Cycling Team took home the Division II title of national champions in the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships Oct. 24-26. This is the first national championship title for the cycling team, and it wraps up an impressive season that was also highlighted by a team [...]
It was a Cat in the Hat theme for these employees from Appalachian State University’s Office of Academic Affairs. Sonya Long, left, Peggy Hicks, Monica Harless and Darlene Risk donned the costumes for Halloween.
BOONE—The Third Annual Diversity and Social Justice Conference will be held Friday, Nov. 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union.
Registration is $7 and includes lunch and giveaways. To register and for detailed information about the conference’s sessions, visit www.multicultural.appstate.edu or call 262-6252 for more information. The registration deadline [...]
BOONE—One of Boone’s most popular bands, Do it to Julia, will release its long-anticipated CD “Archie Carroll” during a performance Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Legends at Appalachian State University. Doors open at 9 p.m. Advance tickets are on sale for $4 at the Plemmons Student Union information desk. Admission is $5 at the door.
Do [...]
BOONE—Vicky Grube, an assistant professor of art at Appalachian State University, has been named the Higher Education Art Educator of the Year for 2008-09 by the North Carolina Art Education Association (NCAEA).
The award is based on significant contributions to the visual arts. NCAEA and National Art Education Association members in higher education were eligible.
“Vicky lights [...]
BOONE—Members of the musical ensembles Collegium Musicum and the Appalachian Gamba Consort take concert goers to the past when they perform works from the 16th and 18th centuries during a concert Oct. 28. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.
The ensembles [...]
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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