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Brock Long ’97 ’99 is the 2018 winner of Appalachian State University’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Photo by Marie Freeman

Brock Long receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Oct 16, 2018

During Homecoming Week 2018, Brock Long ’97 ’99, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), was recognized by the Appalachian State University Alumni Association as the recipient of the university’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Stories of Caring, Health and Community, Humanities Council Fall Symposium poster

Stories of Caring, Health and Community - Humanities Council Fall Symposium
Oct 15, 2018

October 23, 2018
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union

The event is free and open to the public.

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Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley ’84 is the 2018 winner of Appalachian State University’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Photo by Marie Freeman

Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Oct 15, 2018

During Homecoming Week 2018, Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley ’84, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), was recognized by the Appalachian State University Alumni Association as the recipient of the university’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

College News, Alumni, Awards & Honors
Spoken Traditions of Appalachia poster

AppSpeaks presents "Spoken Traditions of Appalachia" on Oct. 16
Oct 11, 2018

On Tuesday Oct. 16 at 6 p.m., AppSpeaks will host the first annual "Spoken Traditions of Appalachia" at HOW Space.

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Medieval Studies Series
Oct 10, 2018

The Medieval Studies minor, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, invites students, faculty and the general public to the Fall 2018 Medieval Studies Series. All events are free and open to the community.


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Anthropology Brown Bag Fall 2018 image

Anthropology Brown Bag Lunch Series
Oct 9, 2018

Wednesdays
Anne Belk Hall, Room 342

12:00 p.m.


Wednesday, Oct. 10
"Applying Anthropology: Place-based practices in Appalachia and Wales" with William Schumann, Center for Appalachian...

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Filmmaker Ashley York will present her film, "Hillbilly" as part of the opening night of the Boone Film Festival Oct. 2018

Award winning filmmaker Ashley York to open Boone Film Festival Oct. 30 screening “Hillbilly” documentary
Oct 8, 2018

Hillbilly” is a timely and urgent exploration of how we see and think about poverty, southern and rural identity in contemporary America.

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Photo of Dr. Todd Radenbaugh courtesy of the Trustees for Alaska.

Bristol Bay Alaska, Sockeye Salmon's Last Frontier
Oct 8, 2018

Dr. Todd Radenbaugh

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018
12:30 p.m.

Rankin Science West, Room 158

This talk is free and open to the campus and community.

College News, Events, Sustainability
Senior Computer Science Major Preston Wilson. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

CAS Corps Feature of the Month: Senior Computer Science Major Preston Wilson
Oct 5, 2018

The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute opportunities for academic and professional growth.

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Frankenstein’s 200th at Appalachian
Oct 4, 2018

Throughout 2018, fans from across the globe will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” (1818), a seminal literary work that has influenced and inspired millions of people including novelists, filmmakers, playwrights, artists, scientists, cultural

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