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App State's Chris McNeil, second from right, will compete in the Professor vs. Professor Excel Battle

App State students, professor to compete in Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge
Sep 18, 2024

Appalachian State University students will compete in the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) on September 19 and 23. 

Student Excel Competition...
Meet the banks: the first of 3-part industry night will bring 13 partners to Peacock Hall on September 10

Meet the banks: the first of 3-part industry night will bring 13 partners to Peacock Hall on September 10
Sep 10, 2024

According to staff from the Walker College's Business Career Services Office and the NC Bankers Association, Appalachian State University students who have never considered a banking career...

From left to right, sharing a hammock during the Welcome to App Field Day on Sanford Mall, inside the new cyberlab, inside a Sanford Hall classroom in Boone...

App State marks its 125th year with strong enrollment
Sep 9, 2024

Boone campus population held steady for 5th consecutive year as Hickory campus and online enrollment continue growth

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University marks its 125th year by enrolling...

Amaya Crawford

International business, digital marketing major featured in App State video
Jul 1, 2024

Amaya Crawford, of Charlotte, graduated from the Walker College of Business with a Bachelor of...

Carol Kline, director of the university's Hospitality & Tourism Management program

In the News: Charlotte Talks gets behind the wheel with NC road trips, summer traveling tips
Jul 1, 2024

Dr. Carol Kline, Appalachian State University professor and director of the university's ...

In the News: The effects of outdoor recreation on the regional economy

In the News: The effects of outdoor recreation on the regional economy
Jun 20, 2024

WNC Business reported that the MADE X MTNS (Made By Mountains) partnership recently released results from a Western North Carolina Outdoor...

Marketing faculty produce new book on the sharing economy

Marketing faculty produce new book on the sharing economy
Jun 17, 2024

"Understanding Collaborative Consumption", a new book edited by Appalachian State University Professors Pia A. Albinsson and Stephanie J. Lawson...

2024 Clark Johnson Achievement Awardee: Appalachian State University

App State earns 2024 Clark Johnson Achievement Award
Jun 17, 2024

Appalachian State University's student chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is the 2024 Clark Johnson Achievement Award...

Emelie Rodriguez

Accounting grad student earns Stuart Cameron & Margaret McLeod Memorial Scholarship
Jun 17, 2024

Emelie Rodriguez, a student enrolled in Appalachian State University's Master of Science in Accounting program, has earned the Stuart Cameron...

Associate professor of finance named acting vice provost

Associate professor of finance named acting vice provost
Jun 13, 2024

Jamie Parson, an associate professor in the ...

A conceptual rendering of the cybersecurity lab to be constructed on the second floor of App State’s Hickory campus building. Note, designs for the cybersecurity lab are still in development.

App State’s new cybersecurity bachelor’s degree program begins this fall
May 31, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — This fall, Appalachian State University will begin offering a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity — the only such program offered by...