BOONE—One of the fastest-growing degrees in Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences is the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s  craft enrichment classes are now enrolling students. Register now for basket making, painting, architecture, glass fusing and slumping, spinning, sewing, weaving, pottery, wood working, welding, photography, jewelry and stain glass. [more]

BOONE—Faculty from the Hayes School of Music will present “A Musical Potpourri” Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free. [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University presents the 2012 Department of Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition at the Catherine J. Smith Gallery and Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University will test its campus-wide siren warning system Wednesday, Feb.1, at 11:55 a.m. Tests are normally conducted on the first Wednesday of the month. The tone used for the monthly tests is not the same tone used for an actual emergency. Visit http://epo.appstate.edu/siren-warning-system to hear the alert tones.

BOONE – Appalachian State University will host the 14^th Annual Polar Plunge Feb. 16 at the campus duck pond to support the Special Olympics athletes of Watauga County. The event will begin at 4 p.m. immediately following registration at 3 p.m. [more]

BOONE—A violin recital with Nancy Bargerstock and friends will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free. [more]

BOONE—Eleven works selected from the Leigh Lane Edwards Collection will be on display until Feb. 8 in Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union. [more]

BOONE—A highly successful program that provides in-school behavioral health services to students at Watauga High School is the basis for a plan to establish similar services in other counties beginning with Ashe and Alleghany counties and possibly Caldwell County in the near future. [more]