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App State Department of English co-sponsoring evening with acclaimed writer Leslie Jamison on Oct. 14
Sep 28, 2026

Charlie Baker Endowed Lecture Series: Leslie JamisonWednesday, Oct. 14, from 7–8:30 p.m.Appalachian Theatre of the High CountryFree Admission — Op...

A male American Goldfinch feeds his female mate some tasty grub on a tree branch in Boone Sept. 26.

5th annual BioBlitz catalogues the natural world at App State [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026

The App State Department of Biology began its annual “BioBlitz” campaign Monday to catalogue on-campus biodiversity. This is the fifth year of the...

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Mountain Mondays Speaker Series explores mountain communities around the world
Sep 24, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Department of Interdisciplinary Studies will present the Mountain ...

Outdoor community event with diverse guests dining at long tables, surrounded by art sculptures, greenery, and warm sunlight.

2026 Community FEaST invites campus and community to connect through food on October 14
Sep 21, 2026

2026 Community FEaSTWednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, from 4:30-6:00 p.m.Sanford Mall, Appalachian State UniversityBOONE, N.C. — AppalFRESH, the Appalachian...

App State Chancellor Heather Norris, center, is pictured with the 2026 members of App State’s Bell Ringers Society on Founders Day, which took place Sept. 18 at Founders Plaza on the Boone campus. Pictured with Norris, from left to right, are Richard Sparks ’76 ’78, Judy James ’69, Barbara Freiman, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ford, Winfield Beroth ’65, Duane Reese and Dr. Harold McKinney ’70. Dr. Cathy McKinney, professor emerita in App State’s Hayes School of Music, was posthumously inducted into the society. Photo

Leading with purpose, serving with impact: Founders Day honors 127 years of App State
Sep 18, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Celebrating 127 years of educational leadership, Appalachian State University held its ninth annual Founders Day on Sept. 18, honoring...

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...

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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...

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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...

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