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Participants last year on Sanford Mall enjoying Community FEaST at Appalachian State. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette.

Community FEaST 2019: Food Engagement and Storytelling
Sep 23, 2019

AppalFRESH, the Appalachian Food Research for Equity Sustainability and Health Collaborative is hosting the third annual Community FEaST (Food En...

Janani's Juliette Film still.

Film Screening: Janani's Juliette
Sep 20, 2019

Monday, September 30, 2019Greenbriar Theater5:30 p.m.This event is free and open to the public."Janani's Juliette" has won a best documentary award at...

Humanities Discussion book discussion

Building A Just World: A Discussion of Leigh Goodmark’s “Decrimnalizing Domestic Violence: A Balanced Policy Approach to Intimate Partner Violence”
Sep 20, 2019

Tuesday, September 24, 20197 - 9 p.m.Watauga County Library - 140 Queen St, Boone, NC 28607 This event is free and open to the public.Appalachian...

Brock Long ’97 ’99, executive chairman of Hagerty Consulting. Photo Submitted

‘Emergency Management: Successes, Challenges and Community Involvement’ panel discussion with Brock Long, executive chairman of Hagerty Consulting
Sep 19, 2019

Brock Long, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with several local emergency services management members, wi...

“When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America” by Lilace Mellin Guignard - Book jacket cover image, photo submitted.

What Happens When Women Hear the Call of the Wild?
Sep 19, 2019

“When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America” with poet and award winning author Lilace Mellin GuignardTuesday, Oc...

“In Pursuit of Justice: How Criminal Justice Reform Freed Greg Taylor. Photo submitted.

In Pursuit of Justice: How Criminal Justice Reform Freed Greg Taylor
Sep 18, 2019

Greg Taylor was the first person in North Carolina to be declared innocent of murder after spending 6,149 days (about 17 years) in prison. He wil...

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New CAS Faculty and Staff Award
Sep 18, 2019

The College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office announces a new faculty award for outstanding accomplishments in Engagement, defined as represen...

Janet R. Jakobsen, Chair and Claire Tow Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. Photo Submitted.

Dr. Janet Jakobsen to speak during GWS Lecture Series
Sep 17, 2019

Janet R. Jakobsen, Chair and Claire Tow Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University to speak at Gender,...

Dr. Staci Hepler, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University. Photo from https://sites.google.com/a/wfu.edu/hepler..

A Spatio-Temporal Model for Multivariate Occupancy Data
Sep 17, 2019

Dr. Staci Hepler, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest UniversityFriday, September 20, 20193 - 4 p.m.Walker Hall, Room 103A This talk is fr...

Poster for Graduate School Alumni Speaker Series with special guest Dr. Keith Barber

The Graduate School hosts Alumni Speaker Series with Dr. Keith Barber
Sep 16, 2019

Dr. Keith BarberThursday, Oct. 17, 20195:30 - 7 p.m.The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts This event is free and open to the publicRSVP rec...