By Jane Nicholson

BOONE–Environmental history is almost always a story of decline, says Appalachian State University history professor Timothy Silver. [more]

BOONE–Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music presents The New Paradigm Percussion Quartet in concert on Thursday, March 6, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free and the public is invited. [more]

BOONE–Jeff Hall directs Appalachian State University’s Jazz Ensemble II in a free concert Wednesday, March 5, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. [more]

The lobby in Kerr Scott Hall, home to Appalachian State University’s Department of Technology, has been transformed thanks to the work of students in the department’s housing and interiors program. [more]

BOONE–Appalachian State University will offer an Internet-based graduate certificate in gerontology/assisted living facility administration beginning this fall. [more]

BOONE–The Hayes School of Music’s Faculty Recital Series presents “An Evening of Chamber Music” on Tuesday, March 4, at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE– Debra Gawrych, author of the best-seller “The Seven Aspects of Sisterhood: Empowering Women Through Self-Discovery,” is the keynote speaker at this year’s Women’s Leadership Conference at Appalachian State University on March 1. [more]

Dennis Burgette, president and chief executive officer of Broyhill Industries, speaks to students in a housing and home furnishings seminar at Appalachian State University about trends in the furniture market. [more]

Anna Summers plays Lina Sczcepanowska and Matt Harris is Bentley Summerhays in George Bernard Shaw’s comedy “Misalliance.” [more]