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Scott Bowie Gray to serve as director of sustainable business and resilience for the Walker College of Business
Jun 29, 2026

Scott Bowie Gray has been named director of sustainable business and resilience in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University, eff...

Tilton named director of Appalachian State University’s MBA program
Jun 29, 2026

Dr. Jacqueline Tilton has been named director of Appalachian State University’s MBA program.Tilton is an associate professor in the Walker College o...

Bond Jones, left, and Lauren Stansberry, right, earned 2025 Sywassink Awards for Excellence

Management faculty, staff earn Sywassink Awards
Mar 20, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Seven faculty and staff members in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business have earned Sywassink Aw...

Management faculty selected as App State college awardee by UNC Board of Governors
Mar 18, 2026

Appalachian State University has announced its 2026 winners of App State’s 2026 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Awards.Dr. Justin...

Dr. Rachel Shinnar holds a plaque during App State's Global Leadership Awards Ceremony

Faculty feature: Shinnar is developing cultural intelligence
Dec 20, 2025

In the International Journal of Management Education, research from Dr. Rachel Shinnar, a professor in the Department of Management at Appalachia...

Dr. José Riera

Faculty feature: Innovation, career development, and global engagement at App State Hickory
Oct 30, 2025

Dr. José Riera, a practitioner-in-residence for the Department of Management at Appalachian State University, is advancing the university's mission a...

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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 em...

Dr. Steven Creek

First impressions, digital pitches, and venture funding
Aug 15, 2025

Dr. Steven Creek, an associate professor in the Department of Management at Appalachian State University, co‑authored research examining how the fir...

Student members of SHRM at App State

SHRM earns outstanding chapter award from national organization
Aug 8, 2025

Appalachian State University's Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-ASC) has earned the 2024–2025 Outstanding Chapter ...

Management students compete in International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition in California
Jun 5, 2025

Appalachian State University students participated in the 2025 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition, hosted by California State...