Children’s Literature Symposium
Oct 16, 2017
Belk Library and the Reich College of Education will host the 4th biennial Children’s Literature Symposium October 26-28, 2017 with authors Allan Wolf, Alan Gratz, Heather Bouwman, and storyteller Donna Washington.
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Eminent Israeli Holocaust historian and Yad Vashem Institute director to speak at Appalachian
Oct 13, 2017
The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences has hosted many distinguished scholars and historians at Appalachian State University in recent years, but few – if any – have been as eminent as professor Dan Michman of Yad Vashem, The
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Matt Gallagher, Veteran on campus as part of "Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath" series
Oct 11, 2017
Matt Gallagher, a Wake Forest University graduate, Iraq war combat veteran and former U.S. Army captain, will be returning to Appalachian State University on Thursday, October 19 & Friday, October 20.
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Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA)
Oct 10, 2017
For the last five years, grad assistants from the Department of Languages, literatures and Cultures have worked with this grant and gained expertise in international education. Fellows who speak the languages taught in our
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Boxcarr Handmade Cheeses
Oct 10, 2017
Samantha will discuss what goes into running a small production business and what makes Boxcarr successful. She has been a part of the NC cheese industry since she was 22, ask her about it! We do encourage people to bring a dedicated tasting notebook.
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Appalachian’s Team Sunergy travels to World Solar Challenge in Australia to advise Chilean team
Oct 5, 2017
Members of Appalachian’s solar vehicle team left Boone Friday, Sept. 29, for more than two weeks Down Under. They will advise the Chilean team on electrical engineering challenges while also learning about the race, in which Team Sunergy hopes to compete in 2019.
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An ECRS donation makes GPU programming possible in the Department of Computer Science at Appalachian
Oct 4, 2017
Nearly all computers have a graphics processing unit (GPU) that generates two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) graphics, images and video for graphical user interfaces, video games, visual imaging applications and video.
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Gender Swapping and Political Identity in Video Games
Oct 3, 2017
Wednesday, October 18
Dr. Chris Bartel, Associate Professor of Philosophy
"Gender Swapping and Political Identity in Video Games"
PRESERVING A REGION
Oct 3, 2017
There are those who would say that the Southern Appalachian region is the most beautiful area in the country. In order to preserve that beauty, the delicate ecosystem and plant-life of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee must be studied and catalogued.
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Craft Talk: Issues of Voice
Oct 2, 2017
The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series resumes Oct. 5 with Susan Ludvigson at Appalachian State University with readings and craft talks. The event will begin at 6p.m. with a prereading, followed by the full reading at 7:30p.m.
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