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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 FEaST
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Sanford Mall, Appalachian State University

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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 its founders — B.B. Dougherty, D.D.

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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
Professional headshot of a smiling woman with short brown hair, hoop earrings, and a black top against a neutral gray background.
Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman in a leather motorcycle jacket, touching her short hair outdoors.

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 Zedeño
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026
7-8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Lecture begins at 7 p.m. Q&A to follow.)
Plemmons Student Union Parkway Ballroom (Room 420)

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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 1102

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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 breweries under cooperating skies.

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Tents with people drinking beer in front of them.

Beer, bubbles and Boone businesses come together for Beer Fest [faculty featured]
Sep 2, 2026

Despite the nation’s declining alcohol sales and general consumption, here in the High Country, the annual High Country Beer Fest kicked off Saturday with over

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The Fall 2026 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer Series will feature Laure Gouraige (top left), Kate Quinn (top right), Irina Zhorov (bottom left), and Marty Cain (bottom right). Photos submitted

Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series announces fall 2026 lineup
Aug 19, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — This fall, four acclaimed writers will visit Appalachian State University’s Boone campus as part of the university’s 2026–27 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.

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The Veterinary Technology Program at Appalachian State University

App State Veterinary Technology program announces fall 2026 speaker series
Aug 18, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Veterinary Technology program, with support from the College of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce the lineup for its fall 2026 speaker series.

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