Faculty

From left are Jose Rivera Carrion, Alyssa Smith, Meredith Pipes, Asher Fazal, Jim Westerman, Martin Meznar, Jacqueline Tilton, and Ash Morgan

Walker College of Business celebrates global and sustainability champions at annual luncheon
Oct 21, 2025

Outstanding students, faculty, and staff were recognized for their contributions to global engagement and sustainable business during the Walker Colle...

Pictured during her installation ceremony, held Oct. 3 in Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus, App State Chancellor Heather Norris holds the university mace and wears the chain of command and university medallion — university emblems that represent the trust and authority invested in the chancellor by the institution’s governing body. The ceremonial event officially marked the beginning of her leadership tenure at App State.

Dr. Heather Norris installed as 8th chancellor of App State
Oct 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris was formally installed as the eighth chancellor of Appalachian State University on Oct. 3 — a milestone m...

Pia Albinsson, Brittany Beck, Charlie Chen, Stephanie Lawson, William Northington

Marketing, CIS professors present research at App State RECAPP
Oct 10, 2025

Appalachian State University's Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) took place on Friday, September 19, and rese...

David Marlett

In the media: David Marlett on why cars don’t have “Health Insurance”
Sep 22, 2025

In a recent article, Car “Health” Insurance: Why It Doesn’t Exist, published September 20 by World Today News, Dr. David Mar...

In the Media: CERPA in Back-to-School Retail Spending
Sep 11, 2025

Students across North Carolina are settling into school routines, and researchers in Appalachian State University's Center for Economic Research and P...

Guignet, fellow researchers earn 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program grant
Aug 29, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Three teams of Appalachian State University faculty members have been selected as awardees of this year’s Chancellor’s Innova...

Tubing in Stanly County

In the Media: Hospitality professor helps elevate rural tourism across North Carolina through UPLIFT
Aug 20, 2025

UPLIFT, short for Understanding, Planning, Linking, Innovating, Financing, and Talent, is a nonprofit initiative that launched in 2021 to em...

Ed Hassler

Ed Hassler to serve as MS in Applied Data Analytics director
Aug 16, 2025

Dr. Ed Hassler has been named director for the MS in Applied Data Analytics program in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University....

Jim Westerman to serve as director of business sustainability

Jim Westerman to serve as director of business sustainability
Aug 16, 2025

Dr. Jim Westerman has been named director of business sustainability and resilience in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University....

Meredith Pipes to serve as director of global engagement

Meredith Pipes to serve as director of global engagement
Aug 16, 2025

Meredith Pipes has been named director of global engagement in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. She will also serve as ...