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Poster with images of last year's FEAST and event information: The event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on Sanford Mall at Appalachian State University's Boone campus.

Walker College to help sponsor Oct. 8 Community FEaST —Food Engagement and Story Telling
Sep 2, 2025

2025 Community FEaSTWednesday, October 8, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 p.m.Sanford Mall, Appalachian State UniversityBOONE, N.C. — AppalFRESH, the Appalachi...

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...

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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 em...

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In the Media: Business Career Services Director Amy Odom featured in Boone Area Chamber article
Aug 18, 2025

In a recent story titled “Values in Motion," the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce spotlighted Walker College of Business staff member Amy Od...

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 its 47-...

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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....

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 ...

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....

Dr. Santosh Nandi has been named honors program director for Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business.

Santosh Nandi to serve as honors director
Aug 16, 2025

Dr. Santosh Nandi has been named honors program director for Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business.Nandi will lead recruitment, ...

Bergman to serve as associate dean for governance and faculty success

Bergman to serve as associate dean for governance and faculty success
Aug 15, 2025

Dr. Jacqui Bergman, a professor in the Department of Management, will serve as associate dean for governance and faculty success in the Walker College...