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Marc Chagall (1887-1985), a Russian-born artist who spent most of his career in France (except when exiled to New York during the Holocaust). Chagall is best known for his paintings of Paris and for stained glass windows that adorn cathedrals around the world. This event will focus on his representations of shtetl (“little town”) life and the Jewish diaspora.

January 25: "Marc Chagall and Shtetl Life: Interactive Public Seminar on Jewish Diaspora Paintings"
Dec 7, 2023

"Marc Chagall and Shtetl Life: Interactive Public Seminar on Jewish Diaspora Paintings"
Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 5:45-7:00 p.m.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Room 1102

Arts & Cultural, College News, Events
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Alison Criscitiello ascends Mount Logan in Canada in 2022 to conduct an ice core extraction for her continued study of climate data from the world’s highest peaks. Criscitiello’s team extracted a 1,073-foot-deep core during this expedition. Photo by Leo Hoorn/National Geographic

November 10: "Climate Change on Canada’s Highest Peak" with Alison Criscitiello
Oct 31, 2023

"Climate Change on Canada’s Highest Peak" with Alison Criscitiello
Friday, November 10, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

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Dr. Alex Hinton

November 9: Lecture and Colloquium by Dr. Alex Hinton
Oct 12, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) is pleased to host Dr. Alex Hinton for a lecture and colloquium on Thursday, November 9, 2023.

College News, Events
Toy Sheep Microcinema's inaugural event in September saw an overwhelming response.
Appalachian State University's Department of Government and Justice Studies (GJS) will host Elect Her on Friday, October 20, 2023, from 1-4 p.m. in the Summit Trail Solarium, Plemmons Student Union.

October 20: Elect Her Workshop
Sep 29, 2023

Elect Her Workshop
Friday, October 20, 2023, from 1-4 p.m.
Summit Trail Solarium, Plemmons Student Union
Registration is required. Register here....

College News, Events, Outreach & Community Engagement
Dr. Paul Worley, professor in and chair of App State’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, right in foreground, and Andrea Elaver, assistant director of university events, unveil the rededicated portrait of Lillie Shull Dougherty — one of App State’s three founders — during the 2023 Founders Day ceremony at Founders Plaza. Photo by Troy Tuttle

App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
Sep 28, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in 1899 at Watauga Academy — the predecessor of App State — and honor App State’s founders, B.B. Dougherty, D.D.

University News, Faculty & Staff, Events
Appalachian State University Libraries and the Department of English are hosting the Greenbriar International Film Festival on three Tuesdays throughout the Fall 2023 semester.

University Libraries and Department of English Announce Greenbriar International Film Festival
Sep 15, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University Libraries and the Department of English are hosting the Greenbriar International Film Festival on three Tuesdays throughout the Fall 2023 semester.

College News, Events, Arts & Cultural
The College of Arts and Sciences' Sustainability Liaison Carla Ramsdell, in collaboration with Appalachian State University's Office of Sustainability, invites students to apply for this semester's "Cooking with Purpose," a five-part cooking class focused on sustainable, low-cost, delicious meal preparations.
An App State student reads in the gazebo in Durham Park, located at App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Chase Reynolds

5 award-winning authors to visit App State for fall 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep 14, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Five acclaimed authors will visit Appalachian State University’s Boone campus this fall as part of the university’s 2023–24 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.

University News, Events, Arts & Cultural
Rodrigo Dorfman is a Chilean-born, Latino visual storyteller and community activist known for his work documenting the Great Latino Migration to the American South. Photo by Rodrigo Dorfman (rodrigodorfman.com).

September 26: "The Making of the Nuevo South" with Rodrigo Dorfman
Sep 13, 2023

"The Making of the Nuevo South" with Rodrigo Dorfman
Tuesday, September 26, 2023, from 7-8 p.m.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Lecture Hall

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