Appalachian State University

Walker College of Business

News - October, 2011


	$1M gift creates the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship within Walker College Posted on Oct 24, 2011 in Center For Entrepreneurship Walker College News Appalachian State University has announced the naming of the new Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship within the Walker College of Business. The Center will expand resources and tools, so that emerging entrepreneurs can develop the skills they need to start their own businesses and drive the economy.Top state leaders, including N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue, say entrepreneurship is a crucial economic development tool for sustained growth. “Entrepreneurship will continue to play an... [read more]
	Walker College again among Princeton Review’s best business schools Posted on Oct 18, 2011 in Walker College News Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has been included in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 294 Business Schools: 2012 Edition” for its Master of Business Administration degree. For its publication, the magazine collected the opinions of more than 19,000 students at the best AACSB-accredited MBA programs in the world and gathered statistical information on many more MBA programs in order to give readers the widest possible base of information for... [read more]
	BIG in the Big Apple 2011 Posted on Oct 13, 2011 in Bowden Investment Group Students While in New York recently the Bowden Investment group met Julian Robertson Jr. (back row, fifth from left), retired hedge fund manager. An impromptu meeting with a billionaire businessman was one of the highlights of the New York trip taken by the Bowden Investment Group (BIG), a student organization that manages a live stock portfolio. Each year the group visits the country's financial capital to tour the financial district and get a personal look at the professional business world.... [read more]
	Walker College APPlause: Alumni active with new entrepreneurship initiative Posted on Oct 13, 2011 in Alumni Alumni - CIS Alumni - MGT Richard Stroupe '98 CIS, a Washington, D.C.-based entrepreneur, has joined the new Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. The programs is overseen by another alumnus, Jeff Reid '93 MGT. “By providing our students access to these experienced professionals, the Entrepreneurship Initiative continues to grow meaningful connections between the vibrant entrepreneurship community in the Washington region and a new... [read more]
	Faculty Research: Management professor working to develop strategic plan Posted on Oct 5, 2011 in Faculty Research Officials in Rowan County are working to develop a 10-year master plan for the area. To aid in its development, they have hired a Walker College professor to advise them. Dr. Dana Clark, director of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program, is one of a team of "renown experts with vast experience in the North Carolina travel and hospitality arena" who will work on the project, according to a press release. Work on the project began September 1, 2011, and will continue... [read more]
	Study Abroad: Sixteen days of education in Africa Posted on Oct 4, 2011 in International Students Malawi and Zambia are two of the poorest countries not just in Africa, but in the world. A variety of efforts are ongoing to alleviate the poverty there, both from governmental and international agencies. Walker College is now accepting student applications for a 16-day study abroad opportunity there, with the goal being understanding and exploring the challenges faced by both citizens and the groups trying to help them. Learn about the economic, social and environmental challenges... [read more]

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