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IMA to host Feb. 8

IMA to host Feb. 8 "Take Charge of Your Professional Development" workshop with Lisa Beaudoin
Jan 21, 2021

Appalachian State University community members are invited to join student members from the Walker College of Business' student chapter of the Institu...

CIS Faculty Member Receives Best Paper Award at CONISAR 2020

CIS Faculty Member Receives Best Paper Award at CONISAR 2020
Jan 19, 2021

Dr. Ken Corley, an associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Computer Information Systems, earned the Best Paper Award from ...

Courageous Conversation to be held Feb. 4, part of BLM at School Week

Courageous Conversation to be held Feb. 4, part of BLM at School Week
Jan 19, 2021

As part of BLM at School Week, Appalachian State University community members are invited to join students, faculty and staff members from the Walker ...

Drs. Charlie Chen, Dinesh Davè and Lakshmi Iyer

Walker College professors earn App State VIP awards for development of hybrid, short-term study abroad programs
Jan 14, 2021

Drs. Dinesh Davè, Lakshmi Iyer, and Charlie Chen have been selected to receive a Virtual Initiatives Program (App State VIP) Award fro...

Sam Hedrick, a junior hospitality and tourism management major from Randleman, is pictured at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, during her Disney College Program experience in 2018.

Magical moments in hospitality brought this Mountaineer to App State
Jan 12, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — Creating little magical moments at Walt Disney World inspired Sam Hedrick to transfer to Appalachian State University and major in&nbs...

813 earn Dean's and Chancellor's list honor for past semester

813 earn Dean's and Chancellor's list honor for past semester
Jan 11, 2021

Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the Fall 2020 semester.Five hundred and sixty undergraduate studen...

Lakshmi Iyer

Iyer earns AIS Doctoral Student College Founding Faculty Award
Jan 4, 2021

Appalachian State University professor of computer information systems and acting associate dean for graduate programs and research, Dr. Lakshmi Iyer,...

Appalachian State University’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) has aided small businesses in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its efforts, the center helped a company develop a new business stream: producing COVID-related retail signage and floor decals, such as the one pictured, to promote physical distancing and the wearing of face coverings.

App State’s SBTDC was a ‘first responder’ for small businesses during the pandemic
Jan 4, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) served as a “first responder” ...

Students are pictured in 2018 outside Appalachian State University’s Kenneth E. Peacock Hall, which houses the university’s Walker College of Business. Walker College and its on-campus MBA program have been recognized among the best in the nation for 2021, according to The Princeton Review.

The Princeton Review names App State an ‘excellent choice’ for an MBA
Dec 22, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — “We recommend Appalachian State University as an excellent choice for an aspiring MBA,” said Rob Franek, editor-in-chief of The Pr...

Grant-funded studies by App State analyze COVID-19’s economic impact on Northwestern NC

Grant-funded studies by App State analyze COVID-19’s economic impact on Northwestern NC
Dec 21, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University was awarded nearly $98,000 in grant funding from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory to con...