BOONE – Inspired by the film “Thelma and Louise,” photographer Nancy Floyd bought her first handgun in 1991. She felt comfortable having made her purchase until she fired it for the first time.
“It terrified me,” she said. “But I saw lots of women at the firing range and I started talking to [...]
BOONE—The 55-member Men’s Glee Club at Appalachian State University performs in concert Nov. 14 in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. The free performance begins at 8 p.m.
The singers open the performance with “The Awakening” by North Carolina native Joseph M. Martin. The composition was commissioned by the Texas Choral Directors Association for their [...]
BOONE—The Appalachian Jazz Vocal Ensemble performs Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University.
The Hayes School of Music ensemble is directed by Jason D. Thompson.
The program features Paul Desmond’s “Take Five” arranged by Kirby Shaw, Fats Waller’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’” arranged by Larry Shackley, “Georgia On My Mind” [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University will hold a Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial next to the Dougherty Administration Building on campus. A continental breakfast will follow in the lobby of the Dougherty Administration Building. The public is invited.
The guest speaker will be Lt. Col. Haimes A. (Andy) Kilgore, chairman [...]
BOONE—Laura Palmieri has received a Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation Award from Utica Insurance. The $2,000 award includes honorary membership in the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF). She will also receive a copy of GATFWorld, a bimonthly industry publication.
Palmieri is a senior graphic arts and imaging technology major and communication minor [...]
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 – The global education workshop “Infusing K-12 Curriculum with Global Perspectives” will be held Friday, Nov. 7, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center at Appalachian State University.
The workshop is designed to help K-12 teachers and pre-service teachers develop intercultural learning and teaching skills. Registration is $15 [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University is ranked 29th in the nation in Kiplinger magazine’s 2008-09 list of the top 100 values in public colleges and universities in the nation. The ranking is based on the in-state cost of attending the university.
UNC Chapel Hill tops the list at No. 1. Other North Carolina public schools on the [...]
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—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” [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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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