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Provost Neva Spect, Bright Uwakwe, Chancellor Heather Norris, Dr. JJ Brown in black and gold on the Appstate Football field awarding, Bright the King of the Rock Crown and Honor

Congratulations to Bright Uwakwe – 2025 Top of the Rock
Oct 21, 2025

We’re thrilled to celebrate Bright Uwakwe, who was named 2025 Top of the Rock during the Homecoming football game at Appalachian State University!Br...

Photograph of Dr. Steve Fisher

SCRC post on the passing of Dr. Steve Fisher
Oct 10, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center posted a story about Stephen Fisher written by Jesse Barber, former Oral History Assistant in the Special...

Artwork, mixed-media piece, “hope, even when the creek rises, in response th Hurricane Helene

Jewel Davis' Art work featured in Appalachian Today
Oct 1, 2025

Jewel Davis', interim director of App State’s Instructional Materials Center art work created in response to Hurricane Helene featured in Appalachia...

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Book Publishing Support Program - October 2 at 9am
Sep 30, 2025

Please join us on October 2nd from 9:00AM to 12:00PM for the Appalachian Book Publishing Support Program!The Appalachian Book Publishing Support Progr...

Photo of a man in a red shirt and a woman with grey hair working on a handwritten document

American Conference for Irish Studies' Southern Regional Meeting
Sep 29, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center participated in the American Conference for Irish Studies' Southern Regional Meeting, at App State o...

Photograph of the exhibit space on 4th Floor Belk Library exhibiting a comic book collection featuring female comics

Comic Book Exhibit 4th Floor Belk Library and Information Commons
Sep 25, 2025

In honor of National Comic Book Day on September 25, the Special Collections Research Center unveiled its latest exhibit, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...

Photo of students participating in the Library Openhouse

Library Open House
Sep 19, 2025

On September 10, University Libraries hosted an Open House designed to showcase our role in supporting the success of App State students and faculty i...

Krystal Carter seated on the brightly colored painted steps of the Turchin Center

Krystal Carter joins Digital Initiatives and Special Collections Division
Sep 16, 2025

We'd like to welcome the new Oral History Assistant, Krystal Carter, to the Division of Digital Initiatives and Special Collections. Krystal is a...

Artist and students observing a pop up book open on a table in the SCRC

Artist Book Viewing in Special Collections
Sep 15, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center recently participated in a satellite event to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s End Paper Art Book Fair.&nb...

Front page of the Blowing Rocket Newspaper from June 11, 1932 from DigitalNC

Sai Estep presents at the Society of American Archivists annual conference
Sep 12, 2025

Sai Estep, recently attended the Society of American Archivists (SAA) annual conference in Anaheim, CA.  The conference theme was “ARCHIVES * R...