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Safety summit to be held on campus May 1-2

Date set for 4th annual Safety Summit, CARE associate director to speak
Feb 14, 2018

The 4th Annual Appalachian Safety Summit is scheduled for May 1-2, 2018 on the campus of Appalachian State University.Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from 8 a.m....

Dejon McCoy-Milbourne serves as the moderator during the Courageous Conversations event at Appalachian State University with panelists Houston Sloan, Dylan Galloway, Troi Robinson-Moss and Kendrick Tillman. Photo by Kayla Lasure, Watauga Democrat

Courageous conversations: ASU hosts workplace diversity panel discussion
Feb 12, 2018

Watauga Democrat–In observance of Black History Month in February, the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University hosted a panel dis...

Activities and accomplishments in India: International Management Conference
Feb 12, 2018

Walker College professor Dinesh Davè recently visited Nirma University in Ahmedabad, India and served as a panelist of the “Startup Ecosystemâ...

Supply chain professor strengthens relationships with Appalachian partner Bishop Heber College in India

Supply chain professor strengthens relationships with Appalachian partner Bishop Heber College in India
Feb 12, 2018

Walker College of Business professor Dinesh Davè visited Bishop Heber College, Appalachian State University's partner institution in Tiruch...

Davè, Iyer to develop study abroad opportunities in Bangalore, India

Davè, Iyer to develop study abroad opportunities in Bangalore, India
Feb 12, 2018

Walker College of Business professor Dinesh Davè and Lakshmi Iyer, director of Appalachian State University's MS of Applied Data Analytics ...

Pia A. Albinsson, associate professor of marketing at Appalachian, is co-author of “The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Consumption.

Appalachian’s Pia Albinsson explores the ‘sharing economy’ in new book
Feb 8, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Pia A. Albinsson, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Marketing, which is housed within the univer...

NCSLA Stamping Office Chair Danielle Wade, holding check at left, with Brantley Risk & Insurance Center Director Dave Marlett, far left, Walker College of Business Dean Heather Norris, holding check at right, and student participants of the 2018 London trip

N.C. Surplus Lines Association supports Appalachian’s insurance center with $100K gift
Feb 6, 2018

The North Carolina Surplus Lines Association (NCSLA) recently presented a $100,000 check to Appalachian State University's Brantley Risk and Insurance...

Appalachian students pause between classes to charge their phones at the three new solar-powered picnic tables available on the first-floor patio of Peacock Hall. Photo by Marie Freeman

Study, connect and recharge at Appalachian’s new solar-powered picnic tables
Feb 5, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Solar-powered, smart picnic tables were installed on Peacock Hall’s first-floor patio, providing extra form and function for learner...

Olivia Chason (center, holding US flag) selected to participate in SAS Global Sales Academy

Recent alumna selected to participate in SAS' fifth Global Sales Academy
Feb 5, 2018

Walker College of Business alumna Olivia Chason has been named to SAS' Global Sales Academy. Chason, who graduated from Appalachian State Univers...

Accounting student earns scholarship from Institute of Management Accountants
Feb 5, 2018

Appalachian State University student Tim Walker has earned a scholarship award from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) to study for and tak...