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App State’s finance and banking bachelor’s degree program, offered through the Walker College of Business, has earned Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute affiliation, affirming the program’s alignment with the CFA Program curriculum, which prepares students to earn CFA certification — a globally recognized credential in investment management. The distinction boosts students’ access to top job opportunities in finance, as well as internships, scholarships and a global network of investment profess...

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careers
Sep 25, 2025

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careersFinance and banking degree program is recognized by Charte...

Kennedi Ratcliffe '25, from Reidsville, North Carolina is pictured (right) with Walker College Dean Sandra Vannoy.

Economics alum, 2025 top business student one of two selected for Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Sep 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals has selected two Appalachian State University College o...

Pictured, from left to right, are App State Vice Chancellor of University Advancement Will Sears, Adam Scherer ’01, Mountaineer Mania general manager Anna Powell, Reese Raulston, a sophomore electronic media/broadcasting major from Mooresville and Mountaineer Mania employee, and App State Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice Chancellor J.J. Brown. Appalachian State University has received significant support from alumni Scherer and Preston Powell ’01, co-owners of the Mountaineer Mania team store on K

App State alumni Preston Powell ’01 and Adam Scherer ’01 invest in students, Helene recovery through local business
Sep 12, 2025

Mountain Strong apparel sales contribute to support for App State CommunityPictured, from left to right, are App State Vice Chancellor of University A...

In the Media: CERPA in Back-to-School Retail Spending
Sep 11, 2025

Students across North Carolina are settling into school routines, and researchers in Appalachian State University's Center for Economic Research and P...

Guignet, fellow researchers earn 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program grant
Aug 29, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Three teams of Appalachian State University faculty members have been selected as awardees of this year’s Chancellor’s Innova...

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In the Media: Hospitality professor helps elevate rural tourism across North Carolina through UPLIFT
Aug 20, 2025

UPLIFT, short for Understanding, Planning, Linking, Innovating, Financing, and Talent, is a nonprofit initiative that launched in 2021 to em...

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In the Media: Business Career Services Director Amy Odom featured in Boone Area Chamber article
Aug 18, 2025

In a recent story titled “Values in Motion," the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce spotlighted Walker College of Business staff member Amy Od...

App State students stand in front of the BAP banner, holding a plaque indicating their Platinum status

Accounting student organization earns first-ever "Platinum" recognition
Aug 18, 2025

Appalachian State University’s Epsilon Kappa chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) has been recognized as a Platinum chapter for the first time in its 47-...

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Ed Hassler to serve as MS in Applied Data Analytics director
Aug 16, 2025

Dr. Ed Hassler has been named director for the MS in Applied Data Analytics program in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University....

Dr. Santosh Nandi has been named honors program director for Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business.

Santosh Nandi to serve as honors director
Aug 16, 2025

Dr. Santosh Nandi has been named honors program director for Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business.Nandi will lead recruitment, ...