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Walker College adds course in storytelling and social media to dynamic curriculum

Walker College adds course in storytelling and social media to dynamic curriculum
Mar 29, 2017

Appalachian State University will offer a new course in storytelling and social media beginning Fall 2017. View the brochure.The course will examine h...

Spring 2017 edition of Eye on IOHRM now available

Spring 2017 edition of Eye on IOHRM now available
Mar 29, 2017

The Spring 2017 edition of "Eye on IOHRM" - a news publication from the Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) at ...

Sheryl Kane, Appalachian State University

Sheryl Kane named director of advising for Walker College of Business
Mar 28, 2017

Sheryl Kane has been named director of academic advising for the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University.Kane has served as interim...

Economics Professor's research on sleep and mood published in Public Library of Science

Economics Professor's research on sleep and mood published in Public Library of Science
Mar 24, 2017

Sleep and mood research from Walker College Professor of Economics David Dickinson has been published in the Public Library of Science gener...

Finance alumni and friends recently celebrated the successful completion of the David A. Thompson Professorship in Applied Investments

Broyhill Fellows win regional competition; alumna named CFO of North State Bank, Professor earns Eckstein Prize and more
Mar 13, 2017

Peacock Hall is comparably still this week, as our business students are enjoying spring break, many participating in college faculty-led travel abroa...

From left, Brad Fisher '85, Walker College Heather Norris, Mr. David Thompson, Madison Bigham '14, and Brad Horstmann '90 celebrate the successful completion of the David A. Thompson Professorship in Applied Investments

Alumni celebrate the successful completion of the David A. Thompson Professorship in Applied Investments
Mar 13, 2017

Walker College of Business alumni and friends gathered this month to celebrate the successful completion of the David A. Thompson Professorship in App...

Appalachian State University Associate Professor of Economics Ji Yan, left, with Eastern Economic Journal Associate Editor Diego Nocetti

Walker College economics professor earns Eckstein Prize
Mar 12, 2017

Walker College of Business Professor of Economics Ji Yan has earned the latest Eckstein Prize for the best article published in the Eastern Econo...

Medders named Freeman Distinguished Professor of Insurance at Appalachian State University

Medders named Freeman Distinguished Professor of Insurance
Mar 8, 2017

Dr. Lorilee A. Medders has been named the Joseph F. Freeman Distinguished Professor of Insurance in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian Stat...

Appalachian's international programs help students develop

Appalachian's international programs help students develop
Mar 3, 2017

Despite being nestled away in rural western North Carolina, Appalachian State University still boasts a variety of study abroad programs, according to...

Insurance expert E. Stuart Powell Jr., executive-in-residence in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. Photo by Marie Freeman

E. Stuart Powell Jr. shares his insurance knowledge with Appalachian’s students
Feb 14, 2017

E. Stuart Powell Jr. has long coveted the opportunity that Appalachian State University has given him."I had always wanted to teach at the college lev...