![Faculty, staff and students during the Unizulu visit to App State, September 2022](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/unizulu-delegation-22.jpg?itok=7RYHEI15)
Unizulu delegation visits App State: strengthens partnership, develops global entrepreneurship
Oct 3, 2022
Students and faculty from the University of Zululand (Unizulu) in Richardsbay, South Africa, are visiting Appalachian State University to collaborate ...
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Fall 2022 term brings curricular changes, new faces, in App State’s Walker College of Business
Aug 20, 2022
The 2022-23 academic year brings new educational offerings to students in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business.According to Dr....
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The Walker College welcomes new business faculty for Fall 2022
Aug 19, 2022
The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University announces the appointments of new faculty members to begin the Fall 2022 semester.Accou...
![Erich Schlenker, Director of the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship in App State's Walker College of Business served as emcee for the Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy's July 22 proceedings.](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/schlenker.jpg?itok=8dZEia4K)
In the media: Participants in the first Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy learn by doing
Aug 4, 2022
With team member Carolina Johnson looking on, Randy Jack Pollard of Holler Youth Collaborative explains elements of the team’s business model ...
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'Startup Factory' series offers permanent competitive advantage for budding entrepreneurs
Aug 4, 2022
Appalachian State University's TI Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) will once again host the Startup Factory -- a 10-part series that teaches and prom...
![NC leaders join Rural Community Capacity program, an NC Commerce and Walker College of Business partnership](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/rc2-comm.jpg?itok=yTQENjY6)
NC leaders join Rural Community Capacity program, an NC Commerce and Walker College of Business partnership
May 24, 2022
Representatives from 19 rural communities in North Carolina were at Appalachian State University May 24-25 to kick off a Rural Community Capacity (RC2...
![App State Deputy Director of Athletics Jonathan Reeder speaking to Business of Sports Class Spring 2022](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/business-of-sports.jpg?itok=gHA9XFSL)
Building the next generation of successful sports entrepreneurs
May 4, 2022
By Chelsea GulliverFootball, baseball and soccer, oh my!The worldwide social phenomena of sports is a universal language that is spoken globally. The ...
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28 business students recognized as ‘App State Best’ for 2022
May 1, 2022
Approximately 200 gathered on April 22 to celebrate the academic and leadership achievements of students in the Walker college of Business at Appalach...
![Mitch Purgason ’15 started a clothing design business while a student at Appalachian State University. Now he owns a company in Charlotte and designs custom suits for professional athletes, business executives and fashion influencers. For this suit tailored for world-renowned artist Timothy Goodman, clothing designer and Appalachian State University alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 used some of Goodman’s own artwork in the design. Purgason often uses personalized touches in his clothing designs.](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/purgason.jpg?itok=TSY84Dvu)
Cut from a different cloth: App State alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 stitches his way to fashion’s forefront
Feb 14, 2022
By Jan ToddPosted Feb. 14, 2022 at 10:27 a.m.FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailGmail BOONE, N.C. — Mitch Purgason’s time at Appalachian State ...
![Sophomore, Kaela Sosa holding a yellow fin tuna she caught.](https://business.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/sosa-kaela.jpg?itok=QdXm-1Lf)
What a catch! Sophomore holds positions in both baseball analytics and pro-fishing
Jan 27, 2022
Kaela Sosa is a sophomore at Appalachian State University majoring in Management (BSBA). Through her experiences at Appalachian, she has been abl...