Events

Yolanda Lopez, Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe,1978.

Public Lecture by Authors of Junctures in Women’s Leadership: The Arts
Nov 14, 2019

Appalachian State University presents a public lecture by Judith K. Brodsky and Ferris Olin, arts and humanities scholars and authors of Juncture...

Boone Native and Award winning filmmaker Lily Keber's documentary “Buckjumping” screened at Belk Library

Boone Native and Award winning filmmaker Lily Keber's documentary “Buckjumping” screened at Belk Library
Nov 12, 2019

"Buckjumping" takes the pulse of present-day New Orleans by turning to its dancers, the men and women who embody the rhythm of the city and prove it o...

Dr. Kathryn Kirpatrick, Department of English professor at Appalachian State University. Photo by University Communications.

Faculty Author Spotlight: Kathryn Kirkpatrick talks about her book “The Fisher Queen”
Nov 7, 2019

Dr. Kathryn Kirpatrick, Department of English professor at Appalachian State UniversityMonday, Nov. 11, 20195 p.m.Plemmons Student Union 169Parking In...

Dr. Brandon Garcia of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at East Carolina University. Photo from ECU.

Biology Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Brandon Garcia from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at East Carolina University
Nov 6, 2019

Dr. Brandon Garcia of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at East Carolina University"Structure-Function Relationships of Borrelial Classica...

An image of the GoTo laboratory on the roof of Rankin Science at Appalachian State University. Photo by Dan Caton.

View the Transit of Mercury through telescopes on the open roof observatory at Appalachian
Nov 5, 2019

View the Transit of MercuryMonday, November 11, 20198:30 am - 1:00 pmWhat to watch for: The transit of Mercury across the face of the SunLocation: Ran...

Photo by Wake Forest University, https://news.wfu.edu/experts/barry-trachtenberg/

Religious studies club hosts speaker on Zionism in light of the Holocaust
Nov 4, 2019

Dr. Barry Trachtenburg, Rubin professional chair of Jewish history and director of Wake Forest Universitiy’s Jewish studies programMonday, Nov. 4, 2...

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Early Career Mathematics Teachers' Uses of Technology to Teach Mathematics
Oct 28, 2019

Dr. Karen Hollebrands, professor, North Carolina State UniversityFriday, Nov. 1, 20193-4 p.m.Walker Hall, Room 103A This talk is free a...

A hand placing a ballot in a box. Stock image.

Election Security Forum panel discussion: Future security in the N.C. election system
Oct 22, 2019

Friday, Nov. 1, 20193-5 p.m.Gordon Gathering Hall, Reich College of Education Building, 151 College St.This event is co-sponsored by the Dep...

Dr. Marjory Harper, professor of History at the University of Aberdeen and visiting professor and senior researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Centre for History. Photo from https://www.uhi.ac.uk.

Scottish Settlers and Sojourners in the United States with Professor Marjory Harper from the University of Aberdeen
Oct 22, 2019

Thursday, Oct. 24, 20197 p.m. Anne Belk, Room 242This event is free and open to the public.Dr. Marjory Harper, professor of History at the Univer...

A float in the 1953 homecoming parade celebrates “50 years of progress.” Appalachian began as Watauga Academy in 1899 and then became the state-supported institution Appalachian Training School in 1903. The pictured 1953 homecoming float refers to Appalachian’s 50th anniversary as a state-supported institution. In 1925, the university became Appalachian State Normal School; in 1929, it was named Appalachian State Teachers College; and in 1967, it became Appalachian State University, as it is known today. Ph

A Mountaineer tradition: Homecoming through the decades
Oct 18, 2019

In honor of Appalachian State University’s upcoming celebrations, enjoy a snapshot of the university’s homecoming history, which first b...