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Study: ASU provides $509 million boost to region

Watauga Democrat
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http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2008/0630/0630studyasu.php

Posted in App in the News | Monday, June 30th, 2008

ASU voted Best School in the Blue Ridge

Posted in App in the News | Monday, June 30th, 2008

Report: ASU has impact of $506 million

Winston-Salem Journal
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http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/jun/30/report-asu-has-impact-of-506-million/?news

Posted in App in the News | Monday, June 30th, 2008

Jim Winders

Jim Winders (History) published a review of Julian Bourg’s “From Revolution to Ethics: May 1968 and Contemporary French Thought” (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007) in The American Historical Review 133:2 (June 2008).

Posted in Faculty Newsmakers | Monday, June 30th, 2008

Solar water heating workshop

A solar water heating workshop will be held July 11-12 at Appalachian. Participants will learn how to design and construct solar water heating systems for domestic hot water needs.

The workshop will be held in room 17 Harper Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Registration is $190 for nonstudents and $95 for students. For registration or more information, visit www.wind.appstate.edu or call 7333

Posted in Campus News and Notes | Monday, June 30th, 2008

If you missed last Wednesday’s picnic in Durham Park, you missed….

….. great music by Diana and Sarvis Ridge [more]

Posted in past features | Monday, June 30th, 2008

Music, dance, theatre and more

An Appalachian Summer festival runs through July 26 on campus. Activities include performances by violinist Midori, the Eastern Festival Orchestra, Broyhill Chamber Ensemble, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and more. Visit http://www.appsummer.org/ for complete festival information.

Posted in Campus News and Notes | Monday, June 30th, 2008

Tops for adult learners

Appalachian has been voted the best school/place to learn in the Blue Ridge by readers of Blue Ridge Country magazine. Every five years readers of the magazine vote on their favorite places to eat, hike, camp, bike and engage in other outdoor activities. The “Best of the Blue Ridge” section in the magazine’s July/August issue also includes readers’ favorite towns, and schools or places for the adult learner.

Appalachian received the magazine’s platinum award for best school/place to learn. Virginia Tech received a gold award and the John C. Campbell Folks School received a silver award.

The magazine, based in Roanoke, Va., has a total readership of 425,000 per issue. The magazine is distributed across the southeast from Maryland to Alabama. The award winners are featured in the July/August issue, which also celebrates the magazine’s 20th anniversary. Reader votes were submitted through mailed paper ballots and the magazine’s Web site.

“In addition to its outstanding academic offering for students Appalachian offers a breadth of programs throughout the year to engage seasonal and part-time residents as well as visitors to the area,” said Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock.

The university hosts alternative energy and craft enrichment workshops throughout the year, and summer institutes or workshops for music, science and math, and developmental education teachers, child and adolescent counselors, and adult literacy professionals. This summer, the university is hosting lectures on the holocaust, the flora and fauna of the southern Appalachians, and the history of the Biltmore Estate’s landscape.

“It is gratifying that participants of programs such as these have validated the university’s efforts to engage the life-long learner as well as the traditional college-age student,” Peacock said.

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Posted in Campus News and Notes | Monday, June 30th, 2008

Chinese art exhibit opening

Dancing with the Dragon Contemporary Art from Beijing opens July 11 with a reception from 7-9 p.m. at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA). The exhibit explores contemporary work being created in China. Visitors to the exhibition will see 76 works ranging from paintings and drawings to mixed media sculpture. In a special video installation, viewers will experience the traditional Chinese art of paper cutting.
A Lunch and Learn, “Contemporary Art in China,” will be held at noon July 16 in the Turchin Center’s lecture hall. To request or view a complete schedule of programs for children, teenagers, adults, seniors and special populations, call 3017 or visit www.tcva.org. Fees for the workshops vary, and pre-registration and payment are required.

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Posted in Campus News and Notes | Monday, June 30th, 2008