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Fall 2025 HR Summit was AWESOME!

The fall 2025 HR Summit was held on Thursday, October 9th, 2025 on the Appalachian State University Campus in Boone, NC and live via Zoom with hands-on, in-person master class workshops being held on morning of Friday, October 10.  

THANK YOU to everyone who attended and made the event a success!! 

We will post updated information once we have a date for the 2026 HR Summit! 

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

About the App State HR Summit
The Appalachian State HR Summit is a professional development event that brings together industry's top professionals to discuss the latest topics and challenges within human resources and business. The HR Summit offers an engaging and interactive way to keep up with cutting-edge trends, learn from nationally renowned experts, and earn continuing education credits from both SHRM and HRCI.

Proceeds from the HR Summit support the Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) master’s program and fund student travel to conferences, applied-project experiences, and resources for program events that enhance the educational experience of the IOHRM graduate students.

Breakfast and Lunch Sponsors: 

Morning and Afternoon Sponsors: 

IOHRM Graduate Student Sponsors: 

Recruit the Next Generation of Talent! 

In addition to reaching HR practitioners at the HR Summit, App State’s IOHRM graduate students will also be in attendance. Sponsorship is a great way to recruit summer interns and attract talent from one of the best graduate programs in the country. Student Sponsorship will help offset costs for the program’s graduate students for attending the conference.

A few facts about App State’s IOHRM master’s program:

  • The only dual degree (Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management) master's program in the country
  • One of only two master's programs that comply with both the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) educational guidelines 
  • Consistently rated as one of the best Industrial-Organizational Psychology master’s programs in the country by multiple SIOP studies and rankings