SUPPORT
Friday Morning Support Group: 10:30 a.m.-noon. For adults with any mental health issue. 336-768-3880 or www.triadmental health.org
Tides and Thrives Support Groups: 10:30 a.m.-noon virtual meeting. To access the Thrive support group: 701-802-5332, access code: 579141#, online meeting ID: thrive91. For Tides support group: 978-990-5127, access code: 815890#, online meeting ID: tides.
THEATER
The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem: “Hadley High”: March 5-14. A new play by Chad Edwards on YouTube. Tickets are $11.49 including fees and can be purchased by calling 336-725-4001 or www.LTofWS.org.
F UNCSA: Contemporary Voices: A Virtual Theater Festival in March with livestreams of two prerecorded plays. “Down in the Gace of God” will be livestreamed at 7:30 p.m. on March 5-6 and at 4 p.m. on March 7. “Sweat” will be livestreamed at 7:30 p.m.March 12-13 and 4 p.m. March 14. Reservations are available at www.uncsa.edu/performances or by calling the UNCSA box office at 3
The university remains open, with emergency management protocols activated and operational modifications and precautions in place. Read the latest updates
Students, faculty and staff adopted face coverings quickly and consistently on Appalachian State University’s campus during 2020. The university provided more than 97,000 face coverings during fall 2020 for students, faculty and staff. Photo by Chase Reynolds
Reflections on a year defined by COVID-19
By the numbers: App State’s response to COVID-19
$6.3 million in funds awarded to students in need through CARES emergency grants, as of Dec. 14.
97,693 face coverings provided to faculty, staff and students.
31,293 COVID-19 tests administered by App State, as of Dec. 21.
Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Jurors Named
Jurors have been announced for the 18th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition.
High Country Press reports over 800 photos were submitted to the competition this year. Amateur and professional photographers hope to become a finalist, with over $4,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs in numerous categories.
A partnership between Appalachian State University Outdoor Programs, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, and Virtual Blue Ridge, the AMPC celebrates the unique people, places, and pursuits that distinguish the Southern Appalachians, and has has grown into one the region’s most prestigious photography competitions.
Shauna Caldwell and Eric Heistand are the jurors for this year s competition, and the Turchin Center will be offering limited access to the Mezzanine Gallery where the AMPC will be exhibited.
A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates
More than 1,700 Appalachian State University graduates were conferred degrees during the university’s virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Dec. 11. This photo collage shows a handful of the numerous celebratory commencement photos shared by App State’s Class of 2020 graduates via social media. Photos submitted
“You have earned one of the most significant achievements of your lifetime, and you did so under historically challenging circumstances. … We are so very proud of how you persevered and arrived at this momentous occasion with grace and unwavering resilience.”
App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, in her address to App State’s Class of 2020