BOONE—The Appalachian Symphonic Band and the Appalachian Wind Ensemble perform Thursday, Feb.23, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free. [more]

BOONE—Works by Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Richard Wagner will be performed Feb. 20 during a performance by the Hayes School of Music’s Appalachian Repertory Orchestra and the Appalachian Concert Band. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Student Government Association will host its first environmental forum on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room.  Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. [more]

BOONE—Fourth-grade student DeQuan Jefferson and Appalachian State University students Savalius Swain and Sierra Howell have something in common. Each was awarded a scholarship totaling $20,000 to attend the university. [more]

The Hubbard Center for Faculty Development, which has served two generations of Appalachian employees, has some new partners and will continue under a slightly different name: Hubbard Programs for Faculty Excellence. Hubbard Programs integrates three units and more than a dozen initiatives to provide better support for faculty and staff members in meeting the challenges of 21^st century careers. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Solar Decathlon Team received the Green School of the Year Award from the N.C. Triangle Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. [more]

BOONE – The Obama Administration recently invited representatives from Appalachian State University to the White House to learn more about the White House Internship Program for students and recent graduates. [more]

BOONE—An actor’s quest to learn about his ancestors took him to La Coruña, a port city in northern Spain, where Dr. Edward Behrend-Martinez’s expertise in Spanish trials helped provide the dramatic conclusion in the television program “Who Do You Think You Are?” [more]

BOONE – Looking Glass Gallery is accepting exhibition proposals for an exhibit that will be displayed March 19 – April 13. This is an excellent opportunity for Appalachian State University students as well as groups, classes, faculty and staff to exhibit their artwork, receive peer feedback and gain firsthand experience with the gallery submission and exhibition process. [more]