Marian Coe, John Foster West and Marjorie Idol 2020 Scholarship Winners
Feb 11, 2020
The fall scholarship creative writing competition: poetry and prose was open to all full-time students attending Appalachian State University and four students were awarded scholarships for the 2020 academic year.
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Sarah Beth Hopton Presents to High Country Writers
Feb 6, 2020
High Country Writers welcomes Sarah Beth Hopton as presenter at our meeting of Thursday, February 13th at the Watauga County Library at 10 a.m.
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Dr. Joe Jakubek Presentation on W.E.B. Du Bois
Feb 6, 2020
Dr. Jakubek will discuss his nationally-recognized research and how it is among the first scholarly attempts to re-cast W.E.B. Du Bois as among the earliest founders of American rural sociology. Join Dr.
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Center Organizes Talk by NC-based Black Panther to Mark Black History Month 2020
Jan 30, 2020
The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies invites the public to a presentation by the Rev. Dr.
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5th Annual Civil War Speaker Series with Dr. Peter Carmichael
Jan 22, 2020
5th Annual Civil War Speaker Series with Dr. Peter Carmicheal
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
6-8 p.m.
Belk Library, Room 114
This talk is free and open to the public.
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University Bookstore Student Author Spotlight: Thom Young
Jan 16, 2020
Author Thom Young shares his recently published book, "Bespoke."
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
5 p.m.
Beacon Heights, Room 417
Plemmons Student Union
This event is free and open to the campus and community.
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An Evening with Nikki Giovanni 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Dec 18, 2019
Join us for the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration featuring world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni.
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15 countries, 6 continents — go globe-trotting with ‘Mountaineers Abroad’
Dec 6, 2019
From the Sahara Desert of Morocco to the rooftops of Venice, Italy, photos from “Mountaineers Abroad” — the theme of Appalachian State University’s 2019 International Education Week (IEW) Photo Contest — bring the world and its people, geography and cultures to the
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App State student presents Latina deportation research at national conference
Dec 3, 2019
An investigation of 2015–18 United States Border Patrol data performed by Appalachian State University senior Anna Biache, in collaboration with university faculty, indicates Latina women who were members of a family unit were almost three times more likely to be deported than Latino men i
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Behind Disney’s magic — Alex Young among App State students who intern for the company
Nov 22, 2019
Senior psychology major Alex Young, of Lexington, interned with Disney in fall 2018 through the Disney College Program — an opportunity between eight and 27 Appalachian State University students are selected for each semester.
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