BOONE—The 9th Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium “Remembering the Holocaust” will be held Sunday, July 18, through Thursday, July 22, at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center at Appalachian State University. The symposium is targeted to public school teachers; however, is it open to the public. All events are free of charge. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University geology students helped retrieve a nearly complete fossilized skeleton of a reptile-like dinosaur called Typothorax while participating in a field study in New Mexico in 2006. The fossil is now helping scientists fill in the gaps about the ancient reptile. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University will hold a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 31, at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial on the west side of the Dougherty Administration Building. [more]

BOONE—N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue has appointed Augusto Peña to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. [more]

BOONE—The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will offer a series of classes and workshops this summer tailored to differing age levels and a wide variety of topics. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present the first Front of the Curtain Festival Aug. 10-15 and 28-29 in Valborg Theatre on campus. [more]

BOONE—A series of workshops focusing on renewable energy will be held at Appalachian State University beginning in June.

The workshops are sponsored by Appalachian’s Department of Technology and the W.N.C. Renewable Energy Initiative. [more]

BOONE—Partial scholarships provided by the American Association of University Women are available for girls in grades K-4 interested in attending Camp Invention held June 28-July 2 at Appalachian State University.

The camp will be held in Edwin Duncan Hall on campus. Sessions will meet from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. [more]

BOONE—Six newly commissioned officers and Appalachian State University graduates already have the skills they need to serve as leaders in the U.S. Army, said Maj. Sean Moser during commissioning ceremonies held on campus May 7. Moser is the executive officer of the 120^th combined arms battalion in the N.C. Army National Guard. [more]