Dept - CIS

Walker College staff members earn

Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service during Fall 2021
Dec 1, 2021

Members of the Walker College of Business staff have earned a Staff Senate Staff Shout Out for exemplary service in their work during the fo...

Three professors to present during 2021 Appalachian Global Symposium

Three Walker College professors to present during 2021 Appalachian Global Symposium
Nov 14, 2021

On Wednesday, November 17, Appalachian State University will host the ninth annual Appalachian Global Symposium, and three Walker College of Business ...

App State students put business analytics skills to work in regional competition

App State students put business analytics skills to work in regional competition
Nov 1, 2021

Appalachian State University students represented the university in the 2021 Champion® Analytics Case Competition, Oct. 21-22.App State was represent...

Business faculty and staff members among most helpful at App State

Business faculty and staff members among most helpful at App State
Oct 11, 2021

Eighteen faculty and staff members in the Walker College of Business were named among the most helpful at Appalachian State University in fall 2020, a...

Registration is now open for inaugural cyber summit on App State's campus

Registration is now open for inaugural cyber summit on App State's campus
Oct 7, 2021

The Department of Computer Information Systems (CIS), along with members of its advisory board, has announced the inaugural Appalachian State Universi...

Dr. Dawn Medlin, Dr. Jason Xiong

Computer information systems faculty members participate in AMCIS social project
Aug 13, 2021

Service work from Dr. Dawn Medlin and Dr. Jason Xiong, Appalachian State University faculty members in the Department of Computer Infor...

App State professor awarded ADVANCE grant to foster gender equity in information technology

App State professor awarded ADVANCE grant to foster gender equity in information technology
Jul 27, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — A persistent gap exists between the number of men and women in the information technology (IT) field: At colleges and universities acr...

Fall 2021 term brings administrative and curricular changes in App State’s Walker College of Business

Fall 2021 term brings administrative and curricular changes in App State’s Walker College of Business
Jul 1, 2021

The 2021-22 academic year brings Appalachian State University students in the Walker College of Business new educational offerings and the opportunity...

Chris Taylor ’09 ’11, a professional security specialist and senior lecturer in Appalachian State University’s Department of Computer Information Systems. Taylor is the program coordinator for the new cybersecurity concentration in App State’s BSBA in computer information systems degree program.

New cybersecurity concentration gives App State students the skills to combat hackers
Jun 22, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — Chris Taylor ’09 ’11 is a computer hacker, and he teaches his students the tricks of the trade — with the best of intentions. Ta...