BOONE—Appalachian State University presents the BFA Senior Studio Exhibition: Fall 2009 at Catherine J. Smith Gallery in Farthing Auditorium. The exhibition will be on view Dec. 3-11. It includes work by four candidates for the BFA in studio art. Gallery hours are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. An artists’ reception will be held [...]
BOONE—The Appalachian Gospel Choir presents a program of “Gospel Throwbacks” Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. in Appalachian State University’s Farthing Auditorium. Admission is free.
The choir is directed by Jason D. Thompson from the Hayes School of Music.
Gospel enthusiasts think of throwbacks as the most loved and remembered songs from a previous generation or time, according [...]
BOONE—Lori Mason will discuss her experience living and working in Kurdistan and her involvement with the Kurdistan Curriculum Development Project Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. at Appalachian State University.
Mason is a doctoral student in Appalachian’s educational leadership degree program. Also speaking will be faculty members from Appalachian who recently served as advisers in Kurdistan. They [...]
Do you have or know of a current undergraduate student at Appalachian who has exhibited exceptional entrepreneurial achievement?
Students who have started businesses, on-campus programming, new clubs and/or organizations, as well as community service projects are all encouraged to be nominated for the 2010 Student Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award will be presented to [...]
BOONE—Jean Roberts has been named executive director of Appalachian State University’s Learning Assistance Program (LAP).
She replaces Joy Clawson who is retiring in December after 30 years of service to the university.
Roberts has worked at Appalachian for 25 years. She began her career at the university in the Department of Complementary Education, a unit within the [...]
BOONE—More than 1,100 students will receive their degrees during two commencement ceremonies Dec. 13 at Appalachian State University.
Ceremonies for students receiving degrees from the Reich College of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences, and University College, will begin at 10 a.m. at the Holmes Convocation Center on campus. Students receiving a degree from the [...]
BOONE—The Appalachian Wind Ensemble and the Appalachian Concert Band perform Dec. 6 at Appalachian State University.
The free performance, directed by John Stanley Ross, begins at 2 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.
The program includes “Fanfare and Flourishes for a Festive Occasion” by James Curnow, “At Dawn They Slept” by Jay Bocook, “Sabre and [...]
BOONE—The Appalachian Treble Choir will be joined by the Hayes Viol Consort and the Appalachian Glee Club for a holiday-themed concert Dec. 2. The program begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.
The program includes “The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns,” “Adoramus Te, Christe,” [...]
BOONE—Nancy Bargerstock is the featured violinist during the Dec. 3 Appalachian Symphony Orchestra performance at Appalachian State University. The program begins at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Admission is free. The orchestra is directed by James Allen Anderson.
Bargerstock is the soloist for Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61.”
The orchestra also will perform Respighi’s [...]
BOONE—Students graduating in December from Appalachian State University will be the first on campus to wear a different kind of graduation gown.
While the gown looks like that worn by past graduates, it’s made of fiber from renewable, managed forests. The gown and its plastic packaging will decompose in a landfill in a reasonably short period [...]
BOONE—Brass ensembles from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music will perform Nov. 30 in a free performance beginning at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.
The Appalachian Tuba/Euphonium Collective will perform Tylman Susato’s “Renaissance Dances,” John Cheetham’s “Consortium” and the traditional “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.”
The Horn Choir will perform [...]
BOONE—Dr. Nina-Jo Moore, associate dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at Appalachian State University and professor of communication, has received the John Shields award for her service to Pi Kappa Delta (PKD) National Honor Society.
The John Shields award is annually presented to a PKD member who has shown dedication and commitment to [...]
BOONE—Blowing Rock School is hosting a “World Cultures Day” on Friday, Dec. 4, from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Students from grades 1-8 will have the chance to engage in conversations with and view presentations by Appalachian State University students and faculty from Azerbaijan, China, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa and [...]
BOONE— Jason Thompson directs Appalachian State University’s Jazz Vocal Ensemble in a Dec. 1 performance. The program begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The vocalists will be accompanied by pianist Matthew Power, bass player Zachary Sprau and percussionist Heath Towson.
The program includes “Here’s That Rainy Day,” “All of [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University will conduct its monthly test of the campus siren warning system Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 11:55 a.m. The test is normally conducted the first Wednesday of each month.
The Dec. 2 siren test will consist of a 75-second discontinuous air horn tone followed by a pre-recorded voice message that says, “This is a [...]
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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