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 through...
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...
Transportation Insight founder to speak on the seven attributes of a great leader October 28
Oct 18, 2016
Paul Thompson, founder and chairman of Hickory-headquartered, global third party logistics company Transportation...
Pipes earns university award for global leadership
Oct 17, 2016
Appalachian State University's Global Leadership Awards recognize students, faculty, and staff who have made a significant...
Coopers, Maness receive Honorary Alumni Awards at Appalachian State University
Oct 13, 2016
Appalachian State University presented the Alumni Association’s Honorary Alumni Award to Faye and John Cooper of Valle Crucis and The...
Computer Information Systems sophomore Jason Le is spending a semester in Japan after having received Freeman-ASIA scholarship
Oct 11, 2016
Jason Le, a sophomore computer information systems major from North Wilkesboro, is spending the current...
Five finance and banking students named 2016-17 Broyhill Fellows
Oct 7, 2016
Five Appalachian State University students have been selected as 2016-17 Broyhill Fellows and will compete in the CFA...
Insurance Executive-in-Residence Stuart Powell featured in Carolina Agents Journal
Oct 6, 2016
Brantley Risk and Insurance Center reports that Stuart Powell, Appalachian State University's Risk Management and Insurance Executive-in-...
Walker College of Business featured in Princeton Review’s “Best 294 Business Schools: 2016 Edition”
Oct 6, 2016
The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University is one of the nation's most outstanding business schools...
Dean's Update - Look for your mailed copy of the 2016 Business Leaders magazine
Oct 5, 2016
In the next two weeks, our Walker College of Business alumni and friends will receive a print copy of the 2016 edition of Business...
Holland Fellowship celebrates milestone anniversary
Oct 5, 2016
More than 20 years ago, Appalachian began a partnership with Fudan University in China that became the ...