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Appalachian’s 2018 Innovation Scholars: back row, left to right: Nicholas Shaw, Tammy Kowalczyk and Beth Davison; front row, left to right: Richard Christiana and Kevin Gamble. Photo by Marie Freeman

Chancellor’s Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program announces 2018 winners
Feb 28, 2018

Walker College of Business Professor of Accounting Tammy Kowalczyk, has been selected to receive a 2018 Appalachian Innovation Scholars...

Student profile: Q&A with senior economics major Cody Holmes
Feb 27, 2018

Last fall, Appalachian State University student Cody Holmes spent six weeks as an intern with the US Department of State in Washington, DC.The Wa...

“As a whole, Appalachian sets its students up for success at the caliber they desire, without letting them get lost in the shuffle.”  Nicholas Gilliam ’17

Accounting alumnus profile: Nicholas Gilliam '17
Feb 23, 2018

Setting students up for success — Nicholas Gilliam '17, originally from Apex, graduated magna cum laude from Appalachian State University's Dep...

Appalachian State University named a strong performer by Best's Review for its outstanding risk management and insurance program

Appalachian State University named a strong performer by Best's Review for its outstanding risk management and insurance program
Feb 21, 2018

Appalachian State University has been named a Strong Performer by Best's Review for its outstanding risk management and insurance (RMI) program.The li...

Appalachian State University students at the 2018 Southern Appalachian Honeybee Research Consortium

Appalachian students, professors present research as part of the 14th annual Southern Appalachian Honeybee Research Consortium
Feb 21, 2018

Appalachian State University students participated in the Southern Appalachian Honeybee Research Consortium (SAHRC) Student and Postdoc Symposium on F...

Students recharge at the solar picnic tables outside Peacock Hall. (Photo by Ashley Goodman)

REI and Office of Sustainability unveil new solar picnic tables
Feb 20, 2018

In a recent post from the Appalachian Online, A&E Editor Ashley Goodman details the features of three new smart tables that were recently installe...

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Walker College dean appointed to Southern Business Administration Association's board of directors
Feb 19, 2018

Walker College of Business Dean Heather Norris has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Southern Business Administrat...

Walker College Business Advisory Council member named chief data and analytics officer for BCBSNC

Walker College Business Advisory Council member named chief data and analytics officer for BCBSNC
Feb 18, 2018

Walker College Business Advisory Council (BAC) member Patrick Getzen has been named chief data and analytics officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBSN...

BAC-headed organization launches revolutionary blockchain product for U.S. government agencies
Feb 16, 2018

Walker College Business Advisory Council (BAC) member Richard Stroupe's organization, Sequoia Holdings Inc., has launched a blockchain-based...

R U TXTING? Distracted driving increasingly common, hard to police
Feb 14, 2018

A recent post by Kayla Lasure of the Watauga Democrat highlighted Appalachian State Universitys' Distracted Driving Symposium held last Nove...