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Pictured in fall 2019, an Appalachian State University student walks by an on-campus sculpture depicting a child mid-read. As part of App State’s virtual spring 2021 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series, three novelists from the Appalachian region — Charles Dodd White, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Carter Sickels — will read from their work and give talks on the craft of writing, and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will give a storytelling presentation. Photo by Marie Freeman

App State virtually hosts 4 acclaimed authors for spring 2021 Visiting Writers Series
Feb 4, 2021

This spring, virtual visits from four award-winning authors — Anna Deavere Smith, Charles Dodd White, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Carter Sickels — compose Appalachian State University’s Hughlene Bostian Fr

College News, Events, Outreach & Community Engagement
Discussion virtual event with Dr. Renee Scherlen, political science; Dr. Curtis Ryan, political science and Joseph Gonzalez, interdisciplinary studies - global studies.

Threats to Democracy at Home & Abroad
Feb 3, 2021

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
12 p.m.

Virtual event for campus participants. Email Dr. Philip Ardoin, ardoinpj@appstate.edu to join this Zoom session.

College News, Events, Global Learning, Students
Fulbright Week February 16-18, 2021

Fulbright Week 2021
Feb 1, 2021

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers over 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries.

College News, Events, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
CAS Zoomers continue Spring 2021 graphic

Save the Dates: CAS Zoomers Continue
Jan 28, 2021

In the midst of a global pandemic, the College of Arts and Sciences started a virtual zoom series to engage with Appalachian alumni and friends. We are continuing the series this spring with three sessions. These are free virtual events, open to the public.

College News, Events, Alumni, Outreach & Community Engagement, Faculty & Staff
Dr. Kristen Repa, Department of Physics, SUNY Brockport

Put a Spin on it: Tailoring Magnetic Properties for Spintronics Applications
Jan 25, 2021

Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Series Spring 2021

Friday, January 29, 2021
4 p.m.

Free virtual event hosted in Zoom.

College News, Events, STEM
Dr. Omer Bartov, the John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History at Brown University. Photo Submitted.

American-Israeli Historian Omer Bartov on Rewriting the Holocaust
Jan 20, 2021

Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

These virtual events are free and open to the public.
Registration is required.

College News, Events, Arts & Cultural, Global Learning
Anna Deavere Smith. Image submitted.

An Evening with Anna Deavere Smith
Jan 15, 2021

In An Evening with Anna Deavere Smith, the award-winning playwright, actor and professor brings various perspectives to the virtual stage for her storytelling presentation
Reclaiming Grace in the Face of Adversity. College News, Events, Arts & Cultural
Truth, Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Graphic for promotion created in house, image submitted.
More than 1,700 Appalachian State University graduates were conferred degrees during the university’s virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Dec. 11. This photo collage shows a handful of the numerous celebratory commencement photos shared by App State’s Class of 2020 graduates via social media. Photos submitted

A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates
Jan 5, 2021

Approximately 4,000 Appalachian Community members gathered virtually during Appalachian State University’s Fall 2020 Commencement to celebrate App State’s more than 1,700 graduates — a class that has persevered during a global pandemic to reach this momentous milestone.

College News, Students, Alumni, Events
Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide with James Waller, Keen State College. Poster image submitted.

Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide with James Waller
Jan 5, 2021

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
7 p.m.
Free virtual event, open to the campus and community.

College News, Events, Global Learning