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		<title>Appalachian ranks among top schools for study abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Appalachian State University ranks second among top 40 master’s degree granting institutions for the number of students participating in a short-term study abroad program in 2007-08. The data, released by the Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, also lists Appalachian sixth among the top 40 master’s degree granting institutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian upholds region’s musical heritage with bluegrass CD project</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/11/18/bluegrass-cd-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—A college class in bluegrass traditions has resulted in the release of a bluegrass CD featuring banjo player Eric Ellis of Wilkes County.
Leila Weinstein and Emily Schaad, now graduates of Appalachian State University, began planning the project while enrolled in the Appalachian studies class “Bluegrass Traditions” taught by Dave Haney, vice provost for undergraduate education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Healing after Suicide Loss” to be held Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE— Each year more than 32,000 people die by suicide, and every one of them leaves behind loved ones and friends.  Appalachian State University joins the 11th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day Nov. 21 for an event to offer healing, support and empowerment.
A broadcast titled “Healing after Suicide Loss: National Survivors of Suicide Day” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday scholarship concert held Dec. 4 at Appalachian</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The holiday season is celebrated Friday, Dec. 4, with the annual holiday scholarship concert presented by Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music.
The program begins at 7:30 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. All seats are reserved and cost $5. Children age 6 and under will be admitted free. Tickets are available now at the Farthing Auditorium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book reception Nov. 24 at Appalachian for book on county’s architectural history</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/11/17/book-reception-nov-24-at-appalachian-for-book-on-county%e2%80%99s-architectural-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University will host a reception Tuesday, Nov. 24, for the campus and community in celebration of the Watauga County Historical Society’s recently published book “The Architectural History of Watauga County, North Carolina.”
The reception will run from 4-6 p.m. in room 421 in the library. The book’s creators will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hayes String Quartet performs Nov. 23</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The Hayes String Quartet from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music will perform Nov. 23 at 6:15 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall. Admission is free.
The program features Shostakovich’s “String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101,” Mendelsohhn’s “String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12” and Frank Bridge’s “Sir Roger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian’s MSW program receives accreditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The master of social work (MSW) degree program in Appalachian State University’s Department of Social Work has received full accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education, the field’s national accrediting agency.
The accreditation process began four years ago when the program was approved for candidacy by CSWE. The program enrolled its first students in January [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acts of kindness</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/11/16/acts-of-kindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Appalachian State University faculty and staff donated more than $13,000 to take 90 school children from Watauga County shopping for winter clothing and other necessities. The community service project called AppKIDS (Appalachian kindness in donations) pairs volunteer shoppers with children selected to participate in the program. In addition to clothing, each child received a backpack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Works by student composers showcased Nov. 23</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/11/12/student-composers-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The works of student composers in Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music will be performed Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The composers are students of Dr. Scott Meister, a member of the music faculty at Appalachian.
The Honors String Quartet will perform Brittany Dunton’s “Crayon Box,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concerto-aria competition finalists perform Nov. 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Finalists in the Hayes School of Music concerto-aria competition will perform Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.
The annual competition identifies the most advanced performers in the Hayes School of Music and gives them the opportunity to gain experience as featured soloists. The [...]]]></description>
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