
App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
Sep 26, 2023
U.S. News ranks App State as No. 1 Most Innovative School and No. 2 Top Public School in the SouthBOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s sta...

App State professor to host Interactions + Attractions, a podcast about rural tourism in North Carolina
Sep 19, 2023
North Carolina’s rural tourism initiative, UPLIFT, has launched a podcast series, Interactions + Attractions, hosted by Dr. Carol Kline, A...

App State and UPLIFT partners will work through Smithsonian Institute to develop festivals and tourism experiences
Sep 19, 2023
The Walker College of Business is at the heart of a movement to develop community-based tourism in North Carolina that was recently featured...

Guignet, Sugg earn NSF grant to study the effects of air pollution and climate change on maternal and child health
Sep 15, 2023
Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Dennis Guignet has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study The Effects of Toxic Air ...

The Walker College welcomes new faculty, staff and curricular offerings to begin Fall 2023 semester
Aug 20, 2023
To begin the Fall 2023 semester at Appalachian State University, the Walker College of Business welcomes new faculty members, announces new staff appo...

App State students connected to Vietnam, Cambodia through Holland Fellows Program and more
Aug 16, 2023
Most Americans, whether we know it or not, have a connection to Vietnam and Cambodia. Many of us enjoy foods like Pho noodles or Bahn mi sandwiches. S...

Seven in the Walker College honored for excellence with Sywassink Awards
Jul 31, 2023
Seven members of Appalachian State University’s faculty and staff have received Sywassink Awards for Excellence, recognizing their outstanding achie...

Director of insurance center featured in NPR article
Jul 24, 2023
David Marlett, IIANC Distinguished Professor of Insurance in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and managing directo...

Davison to serve as assistant department chair of management
Jul 13, 2023
Dr. Kristl Davison has been named assistant chair of the Department of Management in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University.&n...

Three earn Dean's Club Research Prizes in the Walker College
Jun 30, 2023
Three professors in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University have earned Dean’s Club Research Prizes for high impact and ...