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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 empower small tourism destinations thro

Faculty, Research, Economy, Front Page, Dept - MGT
App State students stand in front of the BAP banner, holding a plaque indicating their Platinum status

Accounting student organization earns first-ever "Platinum" recognition Aug 18, 2025

Appalachian State University’s Epsilon Kappa chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) has been recognized as a Platinum chapter for the first time in

Students, Dept - ACC, Front Page
Appalachian State University students Sarah Willis, Trace Edmunds, Nikolas Kapetanich-Pittser, Jordan Silcox, Sloan Evans, Alex Angeli, and Walker College Associate Dean Sandra Vannoy stand in front of the iconic Ferris wheel at the site of the long-abandoned Pripyat amusement park near Chernobyl.

Students travel to Moscow, Kiev and Chernobyl, 31 years after nuclear disaster Jul 19, 2017

Students from Appalachian State University recently visited Chernobyl, 31 years after the nuclear...

Faculty, Students, Front Page, International, Sustainable Business
Beekeeper Dr. James Wilkes ’87, chair of Appalachian’s Department of Computer Science, manages 100 bee colonies on his family farm. His scholarly research, conducted in part with Dr. Joe Cazier and Dr. Ed Hassler, includes tracking and analyzing beekeeping management practices. Photo submitted

Saving the bees: Appalachian students and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population Jul 14, 2017

Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences and Walker College of Business are seeking to establish a standardized platform for consistent and...

Faculty, Sustainable Business, Centers - CARE, Research, Front Page
2017 MGSI participants on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the campus of Appalachian State University. Photo Credit: Josie Benfield

Twenty-four high school students on Appalachian's campus for Martha Guy Summer Institute Jul 12, 2017

Twenty-four of North Carolina's brightest rising high school seniors are on Appalachian's campus this July, participating in the...

Martha Guy, Front Page
2017 program participants with Daniel Heinlein '07; the group visited his employer, JRG Re.

A Q&A with David Marlett, program leader for life-changing international opportunity to Bermuda, London Jul 12, 2017

This summer, a select group of students traveled to Bermuda to study Risk Management and Insurance (RMI), with...

Alumni, Faculty, International, Centers - Brantley Risk and Insurance, Students, Front Page
The Westermans in front of their home, which holds 50 solar panels and generates enough power for their family of four, with extra to share. The Westermans in front of their home, which holds 50 solar panels and generates enough power for their family of four, with extra to share.

Appalachian professors practice what they teach, operate their home at net-positive energy use with solar panels Jul 11, 2017

Drs. Jim and Jennifer Westerman, both professors at Appalachian State University, made a decision that has saved the equivalent of 276 trees and...

Faculty, Sustainable Business, Front Page
Walker College marketing professor's research on consumer behavior published in Journal of Consumer Marketing

Marketing professor's research on consumer behavior published in Journal of Consumer Marketing Jun 27, 2017

Research on consumer decision making from Walker College Marketing Professor Ilgim Dara Benoit was recently...

Faculty, Dept - MKT SCM, Research, Front Page
Jason (Jie) Xiong, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Walker College computer information systems professor earns junior faculty award Jun 14, 2017

Professor of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management ...

Faculty, Dept - CIS, Research, Front Page
Walker College to offer six-part professional development series through BB&T Student Leadership Center
Walker College of Business’ Risk Management and Insurance Program (RMI) at Appalachian State University was awarded the Global Centers of Insurance Excellence (GCIE) designation. RMI is the seventh largest program in the country.
Photo by Ken Ketchie, hcpress.com. Local outdoor enthusiasts (from left) Jason Berry, Bill Ireland and Russ Hiatt are pictured at Appalachian Mountain Brewery.

Alumni Spotlight: Boone Film Festival co-Founder Jason Berry '02 MGT, MKT Jun 9, 2017

Residents of the High Country are invited to participate in the Boone Film Festival, an event that Appalachian State University...

Alumni, Dept - MGT, Dept - MKT SCM, Front Page