Dept - CIS

From left are Clark, Blau, Perdue, Gainey, Adiga, Hungerford, Klotz

Students shine during the Spring 2026 Walker College of Business Excel Challenge
Apr 7, 2026

On March 24, rapid keystrokes and the hum of analytical thinking marked the Walker College of Business Excel Challenge.The event tests Appalachian Sta...

Collage of New Faculty Faces

Walker College welcomes new faculty members for Spring 2026 semester
Feb 12, 2026

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University has welcomed 16 new faculty to begin the Spring 2026 term.Josh Sigmon, Accounting Lectu...

From left are Dr. Jason Xiong, Emily Charlip, Dr. Jeff Kaleta, Dr. Sandra Vannoy, Dr. David Dickinson, Anna Silva, Karlee Cook, and Dr. Dennis Guignet

Cook, business graduate students shine in 3MT competition
Nov 24, 2025

MBA student Karlee Cook earned second place in Appalachian State University's 2025 Three-Minute Thesis competition for graduate student...

Dean's Club research to be presented in Peacock Hall Nov. 6

Dean's Club research to be presented in Peacock Hall Nov. 6
Nov 2, 2025

Research projects from Walker College of Business faculty and students will be presented on Appalachian State University campus for the 2025 Walker Co...

Daisy Jacqueline Sierra is a computer information systems and cybersecurity double major from Sparta, NC

First-gen cybersecurity and cis double major featured in App State's 'FirstGen Forward' story
Oct 27, 2025

Daisy Sierra, a computer information systems and cybersecurity double major in the Walker College of Business, was recently featured in an Appalachian...

Clockwise are: Avery Clark, Graham Gainey, Kyle Kaufman, John Linville, Ashley Meacham, and Connor Perdue

7 earn top scores on first Fall 2025 Excel challenge
Oct 20, 2025

The first competition of this semester’s Walker College of Business Excel Challenge, designed to test students' mastery of Microsoft Excel and essen...

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...

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....

Rachel Hamlin, left, with faculty advisor Tori Humler. Hamlin, a CIS and IB double major, earned third place in the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship June 18, 2025.

CIS Major Named 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champion
Jul 1, 2025

Appalachian State University student Rachel Hamlin has been named a 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champion.Hamlin, a double major in ...

The seven App State faculty and staff recipients of the Walker College of Business’ 2025 Sywassink Awards for Excellence. Pictured, from left to right, are Dr. Bao Duong, Samantha Williams, Dr. Justin Cox, Dr. Scott Hunsinger, Dr. Ash Morgan, Lauren Stansberry and Bond Jones.

App State honors 7 faculty and staff with 2025 Sywassink Awards for Excellence
May 20, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Seven faculty and staff members in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business have earned Sywassink Aw...