The common reading program at App State picks a different book every year for incoming students to read and connect with on personal and discussion-based levels.  This year’s program brings a well-known...

Oftentimes the line between dialogue and debate gets blurred, but the Inclusive Leadership Retreat is set on making the difference very clear.  “The Sustained Dialogue retreat taught me to be more...

Encouraging messages and prayers dangle from the branches of a tree in Blowing Rock, representing a seedling of hope in the High Country. A small white cart sits next to the tree with a pen and a bowl...

App State alumnus Ty Brueilly wanted his new film “Meng Hua Lu” to engage his audience while leaving the message up to interpretation.  “It could be a daydream, or a dream sequence, or it could...

Wellness and Prevention Services hosted the Health, Wellness and Safety Week from Sept. 3-10, an event that started as a way to bring awareness to interpersonal violence, the importance of safety on campus,...

On Sept. 4, students, faculty and community members flowed into the Plemmons Student Union Solarium for an AppSpeaks event called Appalachian Spoken Traditions. AppSpeaks is a student organization focused...

“You have to be very self motivated, you have to be someone who can get yourself on a schedule and not be afraid to ask questions,” Hayes School of Music professor Reeves Shulstad said about online...

685 W. King St. has housed the visions and dreams of many owners since its creation in the 1920s. The three-story building was a men's warehouse, to a dress shop and many other stores over nearly a decade.  Now,...

At App State, students express themselves through conventional recreational activities, such as running and biking, and other obscure activities, such as hula hooping.  Formed in spring 2015, High...

Lavender is a naturally soothing plant with strong healing abilities. The same goes for the Lavender House, a place of relaxation and creative inspiration. The Valle Crucis Lavender House offers a relaxing...

The annual tradition of Founders Day commemorates the day the first classes held by App State, formerly known as Watauga Academy, on Sept. 5, 1899. Thursday’s festivities celebrated 120 years of...