BOONE – Appalachian State University’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series features award-winning author Heather Ross Miller to campus Oct. 6. [more]

BOONE – The Appalachian State University Sustainable Energy Society presents a series of free programs during fall semester. [more]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Presidential Search Committee of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors is recommending Erskine Bowles to be the sole finalist to become president of the 16-campus University. [more]

BOONE – Amanda Cox, a 2001 graduate, lost her Biloxi, Miss., home during Hurricane Katrina, and one of the first things she has sought to replace is her Appalachian State University diploma. [more]

BOONE – Dr. Glenda Treadaway, interim chairperson for the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, will receive the E.R. Nichols Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Furtherance of the Forensics Discipline Nov. 18 at the Pi Kappa Delta meeting during the National Communication Association Convention in Boston. [more]

First Photo Caption: Members of the student theatre group Playcrafters at Appalachian State University sold coffee, beignets and pralines to raise money for hurricane relief efforts.

Second Photo Caption: Lauren Ohnesorge, a senior performance major and president of Playcrafters, helped fry the beignets—also known as New Orleans doughnuts. The group raised $97 which was donated to the American Red Cross. (Appalachian photo by University Photographer Mike Rominger)

One family’s four generations of Mountaineers gathered for the football home opener Sept. 17. [more]