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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 empower small tourism destinations through...

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...

Alumnus, Vixster CEO named 2021 'Influential Leader'

Alumnus, Vixster CEO named 2021 'Influential Leader'
Feb 16, 2021

Appalachian State University alumnus Zak Ammar '15 is one of 25 business school graduates across the globe honored by AACSB International (AACSB...

Accounting students to host young alumni for virtual panel discussion on networking, mentoring and sponsorship

Accounting students to host young alumni for virtual panel discussion on networking, mentoring and sponsorship
Feb 15, 2021

Networking, mentoring, sponsorship... you've heard these terms and you know they're important for your future career, but how do you get started...

Bowden Investment Group releases January 2021 update

Bowden Investment Group releases January 2021 update
Feb 15, 2021

Appalachian State University's Bowden Investment Group (BIG) recently...

Marketing professor advises on pandemic-era job market

Marketing professor advises on pandemic-era job market
Feb 15, 2021

Appalachian State University Assistant Professor of Marketing Lubna Nafees recently offered some advice about the pandemic-era job market to...

Free tax help for App State students, faculty and staff members

Free tax help for App State students, faculty and staff members
Feb 10, 2021

The Department of Accounting in the Walker College of Business will host a free tax help lab for...

App State finance faculty member to serve as NAIC research fellow

App State finance faculty member to serve as NAIC research fellow
Feb 10, 2021

Dr. Jamie Parson, an assistant professor of finance in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business has been named a...

Walker College professors earn grant funding from Dean's Club

Walker College professors earn grant funding from Dean's Club
Feb 8, 2021

The Walker College of Business Dean's Club has awarded innovation grants to 19  tenured and tenure track business faculty members at Appalachian...

Dean's Club Research Prize application now open

Dean's Club Research Prize application now open
Feb 8, 2021

Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty in the Walker College of Business are invited to submit completed and published research for...

App State launches new scholarship application system, 21-22 application now open

App State launches new scholarship application system, 21-22 application now open
Feb 7, 2021

Appalachian State University has a new, university-wide scholarship application and awarding system, bringing hopes to make easy the process of...

App State ranks 19th in the nation for best online bachelor's in business programs

App State ranks 19th in the nation for best online bachelor's in business programs
Feb 4, 2021

US News & World Report has ranked Appalachian State University's online BSBA in management 19th in their list of Best Online Bachelor's in...