Student News

Three students at CMA Spring Convention step and repeat

App State Student Journalists Earn Top Honors at CMA’s Spring Convention in New York City
Mar 19, 2026

Students from The Appalachian and The Peel spent a recent weekend in New York City representing App State at the College Media Association’s Spring ...

Inaugural Ap State Emerging Filmmakers Showcase Tuesday, Feb. 24 Greenbriar Theater

COMING SOON – THE INAUGURAL EMERGING FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE!
Feb 12, 2026

BOONE, N.C. – The first ever Emerging Filmmakers Showcase will take place on Feb. 24 at the Greenbriar Theater in Plemmons Student Union. Nine films...

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Communication Students Travel Far and Wide During Fall 2025 Semester
Jan 28, 2026

A number of students within the Department of Communication traveled during the fall 2025 semester. Accompanied by their faculty advisers, the student...

COM Student Graduating in Regalia

Celebrating Graduates of the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Dec 19, 2025

In the College of Fine and Applied Arts (CFAA), we take immense pride in the remarkable achievements of our students. Rooted in a student-first, trans...

Panel Discussion at Appalachian Theater (4 students and 1 adult)

App State’s Second Story Media Debuts Beyond the Table Documentary at Appalachian Theater
Dec 16, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Second Story Media, Appalachian State University’s student-run communication agency, premiered an original documentary, Beyond the T...

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AppState Student Media Outlets Win National Awards
Oct 30, 2025

Congratulations are in order for AppState’s student media organizations and Appalachian Weekly News (AWN), the curriculum-based TV program carried o...

Noah Williford and The Washington Post Article

COM Major has Photographs Published in The Washington Post
Oct 17, 2025

Noah Williford, a sophomore majoring in Communication Studies and The Appalachian’s Photo Editor, contributed photographs for an article that was pu...

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AppState Student Media Outlets are Finalists for National Awards
Sep 10, 2025

Congratulations are in order for our incredibly talented and hard-working students! AppTV - including many pieces produced as a part of AWN, WASU FM, ...

Panorama Speakers Onstage

Students share stories, ideas at Panorama 2025
Apr 10, 2025

Seven students took to the stage to perform an array of speeches at Panorama Monday night....

EM/B Promo for PBS

Electronic Media/Broadcasting Production Team Produced a Proof-of-Concept Video for PBS Member Stations
Mar 19, 2025

BOONE, N.C. – A production team composed of Electronic Media/Broadcasting professors and students worked with Artemis Independent, a Boone-base...