IOHRM

About the App State HR Summit
The Appalachian State HR Summit is a one-day professional development conference 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.

The Fall 2025 HR Summit will be an in-person and virtual hybrid event with opportunity for attendees to engage and interact through both modalities. The 2025 Spring HR Summit was also an in-person and virtual hybrid event with 123 attendees (102 in-person and 21 virtual) from 46 different organizations and 21 corporate partners. 

 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.

The IOHRM program offers several types of sponsorship at the HR Summit

Sponsor a Morning or Afternoon Break (only two partnerships available)

• $600 donation to IOHRM Professional Foundation
  
  • Includes one registration to the HR Summit with additional attendees from the organization registering at the group rate.
  • Organizations will be acknowledged on the HR Summit website, in the program, and at the event. 
  • Organizations will also be able to provide swag to attendees (if desired).  
  • Exclusive sponsorship of one pre-conference “meet an HR Summit speaker” message sent to the HR Summit’s listserv by the IOHRM program, which includes over 460 HR professionals.
  • Sponsors will also be given an opportunity to speak at the HR Summit and highlight their organization, products, and services to HR practitioners attending the event.
  • Exclusive sponsorship and mention in one post-conference message sent by the IOHRM program to all in-person and virtual attendees.

Sponsor Breakfast and Lunch (only two partnerships available)

• $650 donation to IOHRM Professional Foundation
  
  • Includes one registration to the HR Summit with additional attendees from the organization registering at the group rate.
  • Organizations will be acknowledged on the HR Summit website, in the program, and at the event.
  • Organizations will also be able to provide swag to attendees (if desired).
  • Exclusive sponsorship of one pre-conference “meet an HR Summit speaker” message sent to the HR Summit’s listserv by the IOHRM program, which includes over 460 HR professionals.
  • Sponsors will also be given an opportunity to speak at the HR Summit and highlight their organization, products, and services to HR practitioners attending the event.
  • Exclusive sponsorship and mention in one post-conference message sent by the IOHRM program to all in-person and virtual attendees.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Dr. Shawn Bergman (bergmans@appstate.edu)

Sponsor an IOHRM Graduate Student

• Sponsor an IOHRM Student ($60 each student)
• One of the objectives of the HR Summit is to provide a valuable education experience to our IOHRM students by allowing them to attend this event at a reduced-cost. 
  • Sponsoring one, or more, of our IOHRM students helps the program provide our students with hands-on educational experiences.
  • IOHRM student sponsors will be acknowledged on the HR Summit website, in the program, and at the event.

IOHRM student sponsorship can be done at the time of registration or by contacting Dr. Shawn Bergman (bergmans@appstate.edu)

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