BOONE—It has been 51 years since President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to set its sight on a lunar landing. [more]

BOONE—As a way to help create a tradition of student giving, Appalachian State University’s Class of 2012 has started a Senior Class Gift. Seniors Tommy Ratliff and Glenn Steadman are co-chairs for the initiative. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University is one of 15 universities sharing more than $1 million in awards presented as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition for Sustainability. [more]

BOONE—A significant collection of more than 400 books that were popular among adolescent girls from the mid-1880s through the early 20^th century will be dedicated Thursday, April 19, at 5 p.m. on the fourth floor of Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE—Elaine O’Quinn has been collecting girls’ series books for more than 20 years.

The Appalachian State University English professor’s love of Nancy Drew, Cherry Ames and Judy Bolton and her passion for collecting these and other series was further fueled by watching her niece grow from a girl into a young adult. [more]

The Sustainability Council at Appalachian State University is accepting proposals for the Sustainable Arts Grants Awards.  The primary goals of these grants will be to educate and raise awareness of sustainability on campus.  Students, staff, faculty and administrators are eligible to apply for these grants. Student applications must include a faculty advisor willing to support the project. [more]

BOONE – Officials from Appalachian State University and Transportation Insight “broke ground” Friday on space inside Raley Hall that will become the new home for the Walker College of Business’s Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship and take it to the next level. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) has pledged a nine-acre tract of land on the corners of State Farm and Deerfield roads to Appalachian State University and its real estate foundation, contingent on the university securing funds from the state of North Carolina to construct a permanent building for the College of Health Sciences. [more]

BOONE—Fifteen hours of dancing plus 300 student participants equals more than $25,000 in support for three area charities. [more]