BOONE—Dr. Gwen Robbins, an assistant professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, is the lead author of a paper reporting the analysis of a 4000-year-old skeleton found in Balathal, India, bearing evidence of leprosy. The skeleton predates any other skeletal evidence of leprosy by 1,600 years. It is also the first evidence of leprosy in [...]
BOONE—John Harwick, Sharp Solar’s lead trainer, will lead a workshop on photovoltaic technology and system design Friday, June 5, at Appalachian State University.
This one-day workshop will provide a thorough overview of PV technology by one of the leading manufacturers of PV modules in the world. Sharp is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic [...]
BOONE—For many, Memorial Day means a day off from work to shop or celebrate the arrival of summer.
Ben Mast, guest speaker at Appalachian State University’s Memorial Day ceremony, said it’s everyone’s responsibility to honor those who have died in military conflicts and to tell their story of valor. (Photo by University Photographer Troy Tuttle)Members [...]
BOONE—Area adults interested in individualized “Authentic Pilates” lessons can receive one-on-one training at Appalachian State University June 6-July 10. The cost is $30 for five lessons.
The program is sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance and is an extension of the Pilates Teacher Training program sponsored by Appalachian’s Conferences and Institutes. Lessons are [...]
BOONE—Jonathan Hand of Greenville, N.C., and a student at Appalachian State University, has received a bronze award in the 2009 Excellence in Flexography Competition sponsored by the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA).
Hand is a graphic arts and imaging technology major in Appalachian’s Thomas W. Reese Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology (GAIT) program in the Department [...]
BOONE—Students in the building science and appropriate technology programs at Appalachian State University are constructing a 500-square-foot house to test innovative technologies and building practices. The structure is called the ASU E3 House. E3 stands for environment, economy and ecology.
Construction of the model house is a joint project of the Department of Technology and the [...]
BOONE – How does one’s view of God influence job performance?
Amber Hardesty, who earned a master’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2008, studied the relationship between a person’s view of God and their ethics, conscientiousness and level of control they believe they have in their own lives.
She is now receiving national acclaim for her [...]
BOONE—A discussion of Saul Bellow’s novel “Seize the Day” will be held Sunday, June 14, in room 421 Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University.
The discussion is part of the series Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story. For a copy of Bellow’s book, contact Megan Johnson at 828-262-2823 or johnsnm@appstate.edu.
“Seize the [...]
BOONE–Music on the Mountaintop, the follow-up to last year’s Music on the Mountain, will be held at the Old State Fairgrounds in Boone on Aug. 29.
Music on the Mountaintop will feature a return of 2008’s headliners – Sam Bush, Keller Williams, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Acoustic Syndicate, and Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band [...]
BOONE—Lynn Moss Sanders has played an integral role in the lives of freshmen at Appalachian State University for 22 years. In addition to teaching freshman and upper level English courses at Appalachian, Sanders directed the Department of English’s Honors program for four years, the university’s Heltzer Honors Program for seven years and currently serves as [...]
BOONE— Michael Grady has been named chair of Appalachian State University’s Department of Art effective Aug. 1.
Grady comes to Appalachian from John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, Calif., where he has served as professor and chair of the Department of Arts and Consciousness since 1994.
He replaces Dr. Marilyn Smith, professor of graphic design, who has [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University will hold a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial on the west side of the Dougherty Administration Building. The public is invited to attend.
Ben Mast, a 1955 graduate of Appalachian, will be the guest speaker. Mast, a Watauga County native, served four years as [...]
BOONE—Dayton Cole has received the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association’s Education Law Section. The award was presented during the section’s annual meeting at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary.
The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1990 to recognize “outstanding leadership by an attorney in the field of education law.” It [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Camp UREC will offer a variety of activities for area children this summer. A total of nine weeklong camps will be offered beginning June 8.
Parents can register their children for one or all weeks. Prices range from $175 to $225 a week per child.
Camp UREC is a recreational day camp based in [...]
Eight cadets from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at Appalachian State University received their second lieutenant bars during ceremonies on campus May 8.
Pictured front row from left are Russ W. Seamster (Adjutant General Corps), Lindsey N. Blare (Ordnance) and Jeremy C. Coviello (Military Intelligence, detailed to Armor).
Pictured back row from left are Joseph [...]
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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