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Walker College faculty support global education virtually
Jun 4, 2020

While the COVID-19 virus has traveled the world with relative ease, we humans have had to forego our travels for a time. With global education and exp...

Bee researchers quotes in N&O, TechWire stories

Bee researchers quotes in N&O, TechWire stories
May 26, 2020

While bee supporters everywhere celebrated World Bee Day on May 20, 2020,  faculty members at Appalachian State University created a "buzz" ...

Rajat Panwar

Sustainable business professor advises corporations to develop local production and supply networks
May 20, 2020

“It's time to develop local production and supply networks,” a recent article published in the California Management Review by Dr. Rajat Panwar, S...

Left: Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, professor in the Department of Accounting, is one of the 2020 Innovation Scholars awardees. Right: Dr. Maureen MacNamara, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work, is one of the 2020 Innovation Scholars awardees. Photos by Chase Reynolds

2020 winners announced for Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program at App State
May 19, 2020

Appalachian State University recently announced the 2020 recipients of the Chancellor's Innovation Scholars Program."This 2020 class of Chancellor's I...

App State researchers estimate lost economic activity of $52.4 million due to April restaurant closures

App State researchers estimate lost economic activity of $52.4 million due to April restaurant closures
May 19, 2020

The economic impact of COVID-19-related restaurant and bar closures in April 2020, alone, is estimated as $52.4 million in lost gross regional product...

Dr. Joseph Cazier, left, and Dr. James Wilkes, members of Appalachian’s Center for Analytics Research and Education (CARE) team, check on beehives installed on Howard Street in Boone. Cazier is a professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems, and Wilkes is a professor in the Department of Computer Science.

Counting bees, because bees count — App State creates pollinator-tracking app
May 18, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — “You can’t manage what you can’t measure,” is a saying attributed to Peter Drucker (1909–2005), one of the most widely known...

Pictured clockwise from top left are Collin Cornelius, Rachael Beller, Grayson Farmer, and Randy Edwards (foreground).

Appalachian honors business students, professor during leadership and legacy awards
May 11, 2020

Four members of the Walker College of Business — Randy Edwards, Rachael Beller, Grayson Farmer and Collin Cornelius — were honored during Appalach...

82 participants participated in the Firm Meet and Greet on April 27, 2020

Accounting students log on for firm meet and greet during stay-at-home order
May 4, 2020

In a successful effort to continue Appalachian State University's normal recruitment process, the Walker College of Business' Department of Accounting...

Jamie Parson, second from left, with her family

Professor spotlight: Finance professor Jamie Parson shares her experiences teaching online during COVID-19
Apr 28, 2020

While the transition to remote learning and teaching amidst the spread of COVID-19 might be enough to cause stress to some, the professors, staff and ...

App State faculty champions help colleagues transition to virtual platforms, settle into online instruction
Apr 21, 2020

Appalachian State University faculty have transitioned all courses to online instruction or alternative course delivery methods due to COVID-19. Pictu...