Philosophy and Religion Department: fall 2017 Colloquium Series
Sep 1, 2017
The Philosophy and Religion Department fall 2017 Colloquium Series:
Tuesday, September 19
Dr. Jack Kwong, Associate Professor of Philosophy
"How Hope is Possible"
Meeting and Working with Nelson Mandela: Politics and Memory in a Democratic State
Aug 31, 2017
On Tuesday, Sept.
College News, Events
The Edible and Visual South: UNC scholars visit Appalachian Sept. 15
Aug 31, 2017
Southern scholars Marcie Cohen Ferris and William R. Ferris of University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill will be on campus for two events Friday, Sept. 15, in Belk Library and Information Commons Lecture Hall 114.
College News, Events
English major presents at American Literature Association
Aug 23, 2017
In May, Appalachian State University’s Tommy Young was one of a handful of undergraduates to present at the American Literature Association Conference, in Boston, Massachusetts.
College News, Students, Events
History of total solar eclipses in North Carolina
Aug 16, 2017
Since 1869 there have been three total solar eclipses in North Carolina: Aug. 7, 1869, May 28, 1900, and March 7, 1970. There will be three more before the end of the century: Aug. 21, 2017, May 11, 2078 and Sept. 14, 2099.
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Visual history archive with 55,000 testimonies of genocide survivors and witnesses will be accessible this fall through Appalachian’s Belk Library and Information Commons
Aug 8, 2017
This fall semester, Appalachian State University will become one of 79 sites to provide full access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. The archive contains 55,000 testimonies of survivors and witnesses of
University News, Events
The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
Jul 31, 2017
On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will occur over the United States. Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy have been working for months to share the experience with the campus and community.
University News, Events
Community and campus events lead up to the Great American Eclipse; two occur July 28 and 29, with more in mid-August
Jul 27, 2017
As the Great Solar Eclipse approaches this August, there is much to learn about and participate in during the lead up to this rare event.
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'Mountain of God' Volcano Preparing to Erupt
Jul 19, 2017
An active volcano in northeastern Tanzania known to the Maasai as the “Mountain of God” has been quietly rumbling—and it is showing signs that an eruption is imminent.
College News, Events, Sustainability
Summer Symposium Aug. 5-10 will focus on global history and complex connections in remembering the Holocaust and crises today
Jul 17, 2017
The 16th Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium on “Remembering the Holocaust” will be held Aug. 5-10 at the Marriott Hotel in Boone, near the Appalachian State University campus.
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