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Marketing students earn second spot in national sales competition

Marketing students earn second spot in national sales competition
Apr 3, 2022

Appalachian State University students competed in the National Shore Sales Challenge, March 31 - April 2 at Salisbury University.Student competitors f...

Walker College staff members earn

Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service during first quarter of 2022
Apr 1, 2022

Members of the Walker College of Business staff have earned a Staff Senate Staff Shout Out for exemplary service in their work during the fi...

Appalachian's Broyhill Fellows Named Southeastern U.S. CFA IRC Champions

Appalachian's Broyhill Fellows Named Southeastern U.S. CFA IRC Champions
Apr 1, 2022

AppState CFA Team wins Southeastern regional and advances to the Americas Regional in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a global security ana...

Students, faculty estimate the impact of hiking and biking in the Town of Beech Mountain

Students, faculty estimate the impact of hiking and biking in the Town of Beech Mountain
Mar 30, 2022

Students from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business and faculty in the Department of Economics have recently conducted an economic...

Two Walker College faculty members to receive Graduate Research Assistant Mentoring Program (GRAM) funding

Two Walker College faculty members to receive Graduate Research Assistant Mentoring Program (GRAM) funding
Mar 2, 2022

Two faculty members in the Walker College of Business have been awarded Graduate Research Assistant Mentoring Program (GRAM) funding for 2022-2024.The...

Finance students earn a top spot in first round of CFA Institute Research Challenge

Finance students earn a top spot in first round of CFA Institute Research Challenge
Feb 28, 2022

Students at Appalachian State University recently competed, and won, in the state round of CFA Institute Research Challenge, a global security analysi...

App State’s Risk Management and Insurance program ranks second in the nation

App State’s Risk Management and Insurance program ranks second in the nation
Feb 27, 2022

Appalachian State University’s Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) program has been ranked second in the nation by AM Best, the world's largest cred...

2022 Holland Fellows Cohort Announced

2022 Holland Fellows Cohort Announced
Feb 24, 2022

The Walker College of Business is proud to introduce the 2022 Holland Fellows Cohort. Given the impact of the global pandemic and anticipated tra...

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.

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 ...

Get tax help: App State free tax lab now open

Get tax help: App State free tax lab now open
Jan 28, 2022

The Department of Accounting operates a free tax help lab for Appalachian State University students, faculty and staff. The department is part of the ...