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Commencement: "Passion flows from purpose and in living your purpose, you live life with passion" Posted on May 15, 2013 in More than 350 degrees were awarded during Walker College's Spring 2013 Commencement, held May 11. The 95-minute ceremony is online.Frank Stewart, president of Ultra Machine and Fabrication, was the featured speaker. He discussed the role of passion in a successful career, according to ASU News.He said passion is “a strong and barely controllable emotion, a strongly felt emotion… Passion flows from purpose and in living your purpose, you live life with passion.”His advice to those about to enter... [read more] |
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Walker College Class of 2013 graduates Saturday Posted on May 10, 2013 in Walker College commencement ceremonies will take place Saturday, May 11, at 4 p.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center. Approximately 350 spring and summer graduates are eligible to walk the stage. Prior to the ceremony there will be a Walker College graduation reception from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Boyles Lobby on second floor Raley Hall. This will be an opportunity for graduating students and their guests to meet COB administrators, faculty and staff.Students with family and... [read more] |
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RMI major to receive Plemmons Leadership Medallion Posted on May 3, 2013 in James C. Terrell III, a senior risk management and insurance major, is one of three recipients of the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion. He will be publicly presented the honor during fall Convocation, September 10.“James manages to maintain his high academic standards while seeking out a wide array of leadership opportunities,” wrote nominator Heather Lippard, assistant director of Learning Skills Services and academic advisor.Terrell has been an Appalachian Ambassador for three years, a... [read more] |
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Global Opportunities Conference features NYT bestselling author Posted on Apr 4, 2013 in New York Times bestselling author William Kamkwamba is the keynote speaker for the 5th Annual Global Opportunities Conference, scheduled for Friday, April 12, at the Holmes Convocation Center. The conference opens at 10 a.m.Kamkwamba, co-author of The Boy who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, will speak at 11 a.m. Following his keynote address, there will be a luncheon and panel discussion. Kamkwamba will be signing books at 2 p.m. The Boy... [read more] |
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Walker College of Business receives accreditation renewal from AACSB Posted on Apr 3, 2013 in Walker College News AACSB International (AACSB) has extended accreditation to the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University for an additional five years. The accreditation renewal is based on a peer review team recommendation following a site visit in January. The Walker College of Business has been accredited since 1976.AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.“AACSB... [read more] |
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BIG members win research challenge for second consecutive year (from left) Appalachian State University students Dan Alliss, Jack Gibbs, Ellen Morgan, Alan Clarke and Matthew Vanek recently won a financial analyst competition that was held at UNC Greensboro. (Photo by Amanda Getty)For the second year in a row, a team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has won the North Carolina Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Research Challenge.The winning students are Dan Alliss, Jack Gibbs, Ellen Morgan, Alan Clarke... [read more] |
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CEO Lecture: BB&T CEO Kelly King returns to the series Posted on Mar 1, 2013 in The 51st Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture Series will feature a returning speaker.BB&T Corporation CEO Kelly King, who spoke at the 44th Lecture in Fall 2009, will discuss “Economic Realities – Post Election” during his lecture Wednesday, March 27, at 2 p.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.King has been with BB&T for 40 years, and held many key leadership roles. He was named President in 1996 and served as COO from... [read more] |
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Accounting firm continues strong financial support of Walker College Posted on Jan 14, 2013 in One of the country's largest accounting firms has been a huge supporter of Walker College, donating more than $90,000 for a variety of causes.Dixon Hughes Goodman, the largest certified public accounting firm headquartered in the Southern U.S., has donated $94,900 to support the College's Department of Accounting. It has also given discretionary funds to the dean of the college, and established the Dixon Hughes Goodman/Brooks Ferrell Memorial Scholarship endowment fund, according to ASU... [read more] |
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Appalachian Abroad: The international experience How best to describe an Appalachian State study abroad experience? Through the sights and sounds of Walker College students exploring Valencia, Spain. A group of 12 Walker College students spent 10 days during the fall 2012 semester in Spain studying global technologies and small business development. They worked with peers from Universidad Europea de Madrid in Valencia, an international partner of Walker College. The program fulfilled 3 semester hours. Prior to leaving, the... [read more] |
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N.C. Poet Laureate will speak at December commencement Posted on Nov 29, 2012 in Walker College News N.C. Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti will be the speaker at December commencement at Appalachian State University.There will be two ceremonies Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Holmes Convocation Center. Students from Walker College will be joined by peers from the College of Fine and Applied Arts, the Hayes School of Music and College of Health Sciences for a 2 p.m. ceremony. From ASU News,Bathanti is a professor of creative writing at Appalachian and director of the Writing in the Field program... [read more] |
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