Dept - ECON

Guignet, Sugg earn NSF grant to study the effects of air pollution and climate change on maternal and child health

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

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...

Seven members of Appalachian State University’s faculty and staff have received Sywassink Awards for Excellence, recognizing their outstanding achievements and contributions within the Walker College of Business.

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...

Three earn Dean's Club Research Prizes in the Walker College

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 ...

App State releases the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the Spring 2023 semester

App State releases the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the Spring 2023 semester
Jun 2, 2023

Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the Spring 2023 semester.757 students in the Walker College of Bus...

Matthew Mair, a senior economics and politics science double major at Appalachian State University.

Economics student studies the impact of sea level rise through undergraduate research experience
May 9, 2023

Matthew Mair, a senior economics and politics science double major at Appalachian State University, will participate in the Resilience and Adaptation ...

App State economics students measure the impact of popular regional bike race

App State economics students measure the impact of popular regional bike race
Apr 25, 2023

Students from Appalachian State University's student chapter of the National Association for Business Economics and faculty in the Department of Econo...

Gungor named top student; 29 earn 'App State Best' honors

Gungor named top student; 29 earn 'App State Best' honors
Apr 23, 2023

Walker College of Business Honors Program Director Lori Medders welcomed a group of around 200 Appalachian State University students and their family ...

Six App State faculty and alumni received 2022–23 Fulbrights through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program and Fulbright U.S. Student Program, respectively. Pictured, from left to right, are Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies; Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies; alumna Payton Blaney ’22, of Reidsville; alumnus Henry Campbell ’21, of Winston-Salem; alumna Ilya Wang ’20, of Rockwell and Taichung, Taiwan; and alumnus Andrew Williard ’22, of Winston-Sale

App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23
Feb 16, 2023

The university is one of 3 master’s institutions nationwide to receive the honor BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is one of 18 high...

App State’s delegation to COP27 stops for a photo at the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Pictured, from left to right, are senior Grace Waugh, Department of Economics Chair Dr. Dave McEvoy, alumnus Jonathan Buckley '22, junior Matthew Mair and alumni Rachel Crabb '22, Chelsea Gulliver '22 and Luke Halodik ’21 '22.

6 App State students observe world climate policymaking at UN climate conference
Jan 25, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — An Appalachian State University delegation of students and campus leaders returned from the recent United Nations climate change confe...