Sustainable Business

Holshouser Ethics to present lunch and learn on sustainable business topic Sept. 19

Holshouser Ethics to present lunch and learn on sustainable business topic Sept. 19
Sep 9, 2019

Sustainable Business Lunch & Learn Thursday, Sept. 1912:30 - 2:00 p.m.Peacock Hall 4140, Holland Engagement Room (416 Howard St, Boone, NC 28...

Seventh Generation is closing its office to encourage employees to join the global climate strike.

Marketing professor weighs in on why green efforts are good for not only the planet, but also business
Sep 6, 2019

A recent post by Adweek.com details Seventh Generation's aim to inspire action against climate change ahead of a Sept. 20 climate strike thr...

Summer campers in Peacock Hall focus on innovation

Summer campers in Peacock Hall focus on innovation
Jul 23, 2019

During the summer of 2019, both the long-standing Martha Guy Summer Institute (MGSI) for future business leaders and the second annual ASPIRE IT ...

Eric Cheek ’18, Quantitative Geoscience major and Carly Maas, senior, Quantitative Geoscience major, measuring stream discharge in Boone Creek. Photo by Dr. William Anderson.

Survey respondents willing to pay for stormwater management and reduce negative effects from runoff
Jun 11, 2019

Using the Boone Creek watershed that runs through Appalachian State University’s campus as a laboratory, an interdisciplinary research team at Appal...

Rows of solar panels line the south-facing side of the Horse Helpers of the High Country barn in Zionville. The panels power the barn as well as the organization’s approximately 2 acres of electric fencing.

Solar barn installed at Horse Helpers of the High Country with energy grant from App State
Jun 3, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s mission of sustainability doesn’t end at its campus borders. Partnering with local organizations, t...

Walker College announces inaugural recipients of Dean's Club Research Prize

Walker College announces inaugural recipients of Dean's Club Research Prize
May 7, 2019

During the 2019 G.A. Sywassink Day of Excellence, four Appalachian State University business professors earned the first-ever Dean's Club Researc...

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi encourages ASU lecture attendees to make positive change
Apr 30, 2019

The Watauga Democrat recently posted a story by writer Sydney Wolford about the Walker College of Business' 61st Boyles Distinguished L...

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to speak April 26 at Appalachian

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to speak April 26 at Appalachian
Apr 9, 2019

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi will speak Friday, April 26, at 10:00 a.m. in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on Appalachian St...

Dr. Joseph Cazier, director of Appalachian's Center for Analytics Research and Education, presenting at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization event

CARE director presents beekeeping technology to United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, further aligns Walker College with sustainable development goals
Apr 4, 2019

In September 2015, The United Nations developed 17 sustainable development goals that could transform the world. In response, administrators in Appala...

Brian Murray

2019 Workman Distinguished Lecture
Apr 3, 2019

2019 Workman Distinguished LectureEnergy Transitions, Carbon Pricing and the Green New DealTuesday, April 165:00-6:30 p.m., BELK Library Room 114Appal...