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Attendees at the 2025 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event enjoyed connecting with researchers and learning about the many research and creative projects at App State. This year’s RECAPP event will be held Sept. 18 in the Broyhill Music Center on App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Ingenuity in action: App State spotlights faculty research and creativity

Sep 16, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s 2026 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event (RECAPP) celebrates a growing research enter...

Appalachian Senior Programs to celebrate AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers during the nationwide Sept. 15 celebration

Sep 15, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian Senior Programs will join AmeriCorps Seniors projects across the country in celebrating the service and impact of older ad...

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman in a leather motorcycle jacket, touching her short hair outdoors.

Archaeologist Dr. María Nieves Zedeño to headline App State's Mountain Studies Lecture Series on Oct. 29

Sep 14, 2026

2026 Mountain Studies Lecture feat. Dr. María Nieves ZedeñoThursday, Oct. 29, 20267-8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Lecture begins at 7 p.m. Q&am...

Black-and-white wartime street scene: two men walk past a bomb-damaged shop with shattered windows.

App State’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies to host Kristallnacht commemoration on Nov. 9

Sep 14, 2026

Remembering the “Night of Broken Glass”Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, from 6:30–7:30 p.m.Turchin Center for the Visual Arts 1102BOONE, N.C. — Appalachi...

Hundreds of people waited in line to get into the Beer Fest right at 3 p.m. when the general admission opened.

Bubbles, brews and sweet potatoes: High Country Beer Fest marks 19th year [staff featured]

Sep 3, 2026

BOONE — Thousands of beer lovers filled the Watauga County fairgrounds Saturday for the 19th annual High Country Beer Fest, sampling pours from 37 b...

Open House

The Fall 2026 Boone Open House will be held on Saturday, October 17, and Hickory Open House will be held on Saturday, October 24.

The purpose of the Morgan Science Lecture Series is to stimulate scientific understanding and research among the sciences by bringing innovative and prominent researchers to Appalachian State University's campus.

Commencement

The Fall 2026 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, December 11, at 9 a.m.

Mountain Studies Lecture Series

The newest series in the College, the Mountain Studies Lecture Series, brings together international scholars specializing in mountain studies across the globe to engage with students, faculty and the community.

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