Appalachian State University

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. Panelists will include Cameron Lippard, Willie Fleming and Toussaint Romain. Sponsored by the Humanities Council.

Join us for a day of honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. Spend the day serving at sites throughout Boone with a group of your peers, reflecting and listening to some phenomenal guest speakers.

In this talk, Dr. Cameron, a visiting assistant professor of mathematics and computer science at Davidson College, will present a rankability measure that is based on a spectral-degree characterization of acyclic tournament graphs and use the measure to analyze the rankability of data sets from chess, college rankings and football.

The successor of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expected to be deployed in early 2021. The work of the JWST will inform our understanding of galaxy evolution, including the dynamical process of merging and galaxy collisions that occurred early in the universe. Dr. Vazquez is a lecturer of physics at Salisbury University.

“Point of No Return” takes you behind the headlines of the first solar-powered flight around the world—where two courageous pilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes logic itself, to achieve the impossible. ... “This very audacious courage – we need this kind of spirit to change this world.” Followed by a panel discussion with members of Team Sunergy.

Thom Young is a writer based in Boone and Asheville. “Bespoke” is a poem and sometimes memoir describing queer life. Taking on sex, abuse, addiction and family trauma, this collection challenges conventional notions of reading and understanding ‘the other,’ while also charting a highly confessional and brutally honest sense of the self.

Members of the Appalachian State community are invited to the first public forum for the forthcoming climate action plan. This is an opportunity for members of the community to weigh in with their knowledge, suggestions and solutions for the climate crisis. While the problem is global, the focus of this planning is on achievable goals for Appalachian State.

Singer/composer/actor Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers.

Unleash your creative spirit with a step-by-step paint class! Follow along with our instructor to create your own little masterpiece.

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition—a series of very specific integrated postures in fluid sequence—that today is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. These movements are low impact and, unlike most acts of everyday living, can challenge balance, strength, and focus as participants strive for unity and harmonious connections. Among the common benefits of Tai Chi are increased range of motion, improved sleep patterns, reduced anxiety, and better self-awareness.

Whether you're a regular visual journaler or just getting started, these two-hour open studios provide opportunity to draw, doodle, cut, collage, paint, paste, and write reflectively in a relaxed and inspiring group setting. There are no rules in a visual journal--it's a playful and deeply personal practice that can relieve stress and heighten awareness. Let this group setting motivate you to keep up with your visual journaling practice, share ideas, techniques, and creativity with fellow travelers on the visual journaling journey.

A fog settles over a small town nestled on the banks of a pristine lake in Western Pennsylvania. As the play begins, the fog lifts over the lives of troubled 20-somethings, scrambling to escape the stifling weight of the past and leave naïve adolescent daydreaming for the hard work of creating lives that are meaningful.