Students

Professional Development Series - Salary Negotiation
Oct 15, 2020

The Walker College of Business, through the Business Career Services Office, offers webinars for undergraduate and graduate students on a variety of p...

Bowden Investment Group students during Fall 2020 semester

Students continue to manage real portfolio and gain hands-on experience in finance industry
Oct 15, 2020

Appalachian State University's Bowden Investment Group (BIG) recently published its September 2020 BIG Update, which includes updates on por...

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Student Spotlight - Marketing Junior on Studying Abroad during a Pandemic
Sep 29, 2020

As we all know, this is a semester that looks like none before. With virtual learning in motion, social distancing everywhere, and international oppor...

BIT Program aims to develop insurance talent in students from underrepresented groups

BIT Program aims to develop insurance talent in students from underrepresented groups
Sep 20, 2020

The Brantley Center for Risk Management & Insurance, housed in the Walker College of Business' Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, is of...

Latest BIG Update includes report from the COVID Classroom, Portfolio Analysis

Latest BIG Update includes report from the COVID Classroom, Portfolio Analysis
Sep 10, 2020

Appalachian State University's Bowden Investment Group (BIG) recently published its August 2020 BIG Update, which includes a letter from the advi...

Learning in the High Country — beyond the classroom
Aug 6, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University students and alumni often refer to the university as their “home on the mountain.” The use of this ph...

Barnes student research program is accepting grant applications for academic year 2020-21

Barnes student research program is accepting grant applications for academic year 2020-21
Jul 24, 2020

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University is accepting grant applications for the 2020-21 academic year.The Barnes student r...

From left, clockwise, are App State summer business interns Wendell Addy, Callie Alexander, Ashley Brim, Logan Phillips, Haley Kimball, Sean Janes and Olivia Guillebeau

Summer internships offer practical experience, even amid global pandemic
Jun 30, 2020

The Walker College of Business emphasizes experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, social engagement and value driven innovation to hel...

Scholarship Recipients: Top: Jason Hopkins, Christian Honaker Bottom: Kyle McMearty

Three students earn scholarships for Master's study in Hong Kong
Jun 17, 2020

Even in the face of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Walker College of Business (WCOB) is pushing forward with one of its stated goals of increasing ...

Carlie Smith

Holland Fellow makes the most of an international experience without travel
Jun 1, 2020

When Honors senior, Carlie Smith, was awarded the 2020 William R. Holland International Business Fellowship, she thought she would be traveling t...