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...
In Pictures: Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh speaks at Carole McLeod Entrepreneur Summit
Nov 5, 2018
Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh spoke to students and community members during the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship's Carole McLeod...
Appalachian faculty members earn awards at information technology conference
Nov 5, 2018
Twelve Walker College of Business CIS and SCM faculty participated November 1 – 3, 2018 in Norfolk, VA at the Conference on Information Systems...
Alumni Profile: John Vines attributes his career success to the BB&T Student Leadership Center
Nov 1, 2018
Appalachian State University Alumnus, John Vines, believed that his two most influential mentors in the Walker College of Business shaped him...
MBA Alumni Highlight: Kacey Griffin
Oct 31, 2018
Kacey Griffin ‘15 is a LG Business Development Manager for the IT desktop line at SYNNEX Corporation, an...
MBA Alumni Highlight: Andrew Kota
Oct 31, 2018
Andrew Kota ‘13 is the Executive Director for Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, a...
MBA Alumni Highlight: Alyssa Pudelski
Oct 31, 2018
Alyssa Pudelski '14 is the Pre-Production Manager at The Upper Deck Company, a worldwide sports and...
MBA Alumni Highlight: Ken Crews
Oct 31, 2018
Ken Crews ‘99 is Vice President of Human Resources at Lexington Home Brands, a global leader in the design,...
MBA Alumni Highlight: Brandon Berry
Oct 31, 2018
Brandon Berry ‘13 of the MBA program at Appalachian State University first attended UNC Chapel Hill. He attended UNC for...
MBA Alumni Highlight: Sarah Osborne
Oct 31, 2018
Sarah Osborne ‘13 is a Senior Financial Services Officer at State Employees Credit Union. Sarah is a Mortgage...
MBA Alumni Highlight: Hao Tang
Oct 31, 2018
Hao Tang ‘11 is an entrepreneur. Hao has a wealth of experience executing strategic initiatives that...