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Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies are Dec. 13

Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies are Dec. 13
Dec 4, 2024

App State’s Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies will be held Friday, Dec. 13, at Holmes Convocation Center. Visit the university’s commencement webs...

'Beans from the Dean' invites students to free cups on exam mornings
Dec 1, 2024

Beans 2 Brew is a unique partnership between student entrepreneurs at Appalachian State University and Walker College of Business clubs. Each group co...

App State has been named a national — and international — leader for business education in 2024–25, receiving recognitions from U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine, Fortune magazine and CEO Magazine. Pictured are attendees at the 2023 Business for Good event, hosted by App State’s Walker College of Business. This annual event highlights sustainable business practices.

App State named a national and world leader in business education for 2024–25
Nov 26, 2024

App State’s Walker College of Business, business degree programs have been recognized by US News, The Princeton Review, CEO Magazine, Fortune magazi...

Rachel Hamlin, left, and Ashley Meacham will compete in the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge finals in Las Vegas

App State students compete in Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge finals in Las Vegas
Nov 22, 2024

Appalachian State University students Rachel Hamlin and Ashley Meacham will compete in the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) finals in Las V...

IOHRM master's degree program honored for student success

IOHRM master's degree program honored for student success
Nov 22, 2024

Appalachian State University's IOHRM Program, a Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management, is an ...

Three Walker College community members earn awards for global citizenship

Three Walker College community members earn awards for global citizenship
Nov 21, 2024

Three Walker College of Business community members—two faculty members and one graduate student—have earned global leadership awards from Appalach...

Cassidy Zekas, left, with fellow researchers at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

IOHRM Student Spotlight: Cassidy Zekas
Nov 20, 2024

Cassidy Zekas, a graduate student in the MA in IOHRM—Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management—program was rece...

Asher Fazal

Sustainable business management major honored for civic engagement
Nov 14, 2024

Asher Fazal, a junior sustainable business management major at Appalachian State University, has earned the Community Impact Student Award, prese...

Employers and App State students network in Peacock Hall at Back to Business on November 6.

Back to Business: the Walker College hosts career fair in Peacock Hall after being postponed due to Hurricane Helene
Nov 12, 2024

When Hurricane Helene approached Western North Carolina in late September, no one could have predicted the destruction and disruption the storm would ...

App State students engage in the global response to climate change at COP29
Nov 11, 2024

Appalachian State University students are in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 9-17, 2024 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Confe...