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Accounting professor's research advises on effects of leniency in the workplace

Accounting professor's research advises on effects of leniency in the workplace
Jun 24, 2021

Scot Justice, an assistant professor of accounting at Appalachian State University, recently published a practitioner article in The CPA Journal entit...

Marketing major earns leadership award

Marketing major earns leadership award
Jun 24, 2021

Appalachian State University senior Sam Cheatham has earned a Dr. Jim Street Award for Outstanding Presidential Leadership Award for his work with the...

Walker College staff members earn

Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service
Jun 24, 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 se...

Appalachian State University alumnus Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20, a digital marketing specialist in pay-per-click (PPC) marketing with TreeHaus Marketing LLC.

Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20 pursues his ‘dream career’ in digital marketing
Jun 22, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — What drew digital marketing specialist Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20 to his chosen profession? It is “fast-paced and exciting” a...

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...

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Hunsinger earns QM certification for MBA course in business analytics
Jun 15, 2021

Scott Hunsinger, a professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business, has att...

WSJ features marketing alumna who launched her company to help young people tackling debt, but who want to travel

WSJ features marketing alumna who launched her company to help young people tackling debt, but who want to travel
Jun 14, 2021

Appalachian State University alumna Jateria Pittman is featured in a June 13 Wall Street Journal article by Ray Smith.The story, She Left the Corporat...

Marketing professor earns best seller award from Ivey Publishing

Marketing professor earns best seller award from Ivey Publishing
Jun 2, 2021

Dr. Lubna Nafees, an associate professor of marketing in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, has been named a recipient of a 20...

Accounting professor weighs in on current job marketing trends

Accounting professor weighs in on current job marketing trends
Jun 1, 2021

Kevin Eller, an associate professor of accounting and director of accounting internships for Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business...

Pictured in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business are the university’s 2021 Broyhill Fellows — all of whom graduated from App State in May. From left to right: Sean James ’21, of Charlotte; Sam Crouse ’21, of Spruce Pine; Olivia Guillebeau ’21, of Charlotte; Zach Stowell ’21, of Conover; and Obi Ludwig ’21, of Winston-Salem. The fellows won state, regional and continental titles in this year’s CFA Institute Research Challenge.

App State business students take state, regional and continental titles in 2021 CFA Institute Research Challenge
Jun 1, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — Five Appalachian State University business majors made history this year with a trifecta win in the 2021 Chartered Financial Analysts ...