Global and Civic Engagement

Global and Civic Engagement

The Walker College of Business supports global and civic engagement for all students, faculty and staff. The three areas of emphasis are social & environmental sustainability, diversity & inclusion and international programs. These emphases are central to the College mission to deliver transformational educational experiences that prepare and inspire students to be ethical, innovative, and engaged business leaders who positively impact our community, both locally and globally.

 
As a member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network —  a global platform that affirms the university’s commitment to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals — the Walker College has focused its efforts on SDG # 8SDG # 12, and SDG #15. Learn more.

Recent News

App State's fourth delegation to United Nations' COP

App State students join global climate action at COP 29

A student delegation from Appalachian State University had a front-row seat to high-stakes negotiations and international diplomacy at the UN Climate ...

Don Addu gives keynote speech at 2024 Global Conference.

Sustainable business leaders inspire students to address climate change during Global Good conference

Sustainable business industry leaders came together with Appalachian State University students and faculty on September 13 to discuss ways of addressi...

Three Walker College community members earn awards for global citizenship

Three Walker College community members earn awards for global citizenship

Three Walker College of Business community members—two faculty members and one graduate student—have earned global leadership awards from Appalach...

Meznar & Pipes present international awards at Global Good luncheon.

Walker College honors seven for global engagement and sustainability efforts

The Walker College of Business celebrated student, faculty and staff commitment to sustainability and a global mindset during the Global Good Awards C...

A group of students at Iguacu Falls on the Brazil and Argentina border in May. These falls lie a few miles from the largest hydroelectric plant in the Western Hemisphere, a place the students visited during the program.

‘The best two weeks of my life’: Study abroad learners share their experience

In a recent news post from The Appalachian, entitled 'The best two weeks of my life', Managing Editor Siri Patterson rounds up a collection of te...

App State Team Sunergy members pose with their multi-occupant solar vehicle, ROSE, during Display Day on July 19 at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee, before embarking on the cross-country 2024 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC), held July 20–27. The student-led, interdisciplinary team finished second in both the ASC and the challenge’s qualifying race, the 2024 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix, completing over 2,100 miles.

App State’s student solar vehicle team races to podium finish in cross-country challenge

Team Sunergy also earned the Spirit of the Event AwardBOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s student-led, interdisciplinary solar vehicle te...

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