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Katie Cole, left, and Matthew Scott, right, provided a how-to for App State leaders to safely conduct in-person ceremonies during COVID-19

App State insurance students help implement in-person commencement during COVID-19
Apr 21, 2021

Members of the AppRISE research cohort have helped leaders at Appalachian State University mitigate the risk associated with in-person events and...

Salinas named first recipient of Markel Speciality Scholarship

Salinas named first recipient of Markel Speciality Scholarship
Apr 21, 2021

Jacqueline Salinas has been named the first recipient of the Markel Specialty Scholarship.The scholarship, sponsored by Markel Specialty, is ...

From left are Katie Cole, Matthew Scott, Gracie Van Osdol and Jason Garfinkle and

Insurance students advance to Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge finals
Apr 21, 2021

Appalachian State’s Risk Management Challenge Team is one of three schools nationwide chosen to advance to the final round in the 2021 Spencer-RIMS ...

Bowden Investment Group members on App State's Campus

Finance students advance to Americas Regional, make program history
Apr 20, 2021

Appalachian State University's Broyhill Fellows CFA Research Challenge team has advanced to the Americas Regional Finals round of the CFA Institute Re...

 Omar Gonzalez is a junior actuarial science major and risk management and insurance minor at Appalachian State University and its first risk and insurance management intern

Gonzalez to serve as first risk and insurance management intern at Appalachian
Apr 16, 2021

Omar Gonzalez, a junior actuarial science major and risk management and insurance minor at Appalachian State University, has been named the first ...

Caleb Alston

Alston named top student; 29 earn 'App State Best' honors
Apr 12, 2021

Faculty in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business have selected App State's Best for 2021, the top students by business major and s...

Pride & Performance Review

BIG released March Update; announces first Pride & Performance Review
Apr 12, 2021

The Bowden Investment Group (BIG) March update features information about recent competitions, guest speakers, and completion of the selecti...

Dr. Jamie Parson on the importance of inclusivity in the classroom

Dr. Jamie Parson on the importance of inclusivity in the classroom
Apr 9, 2021

The 90.5 WASU FM radio station recently had Dr. Jamie Parson—Appalachian State Professor in the Finance, Banking and Insurance department—on their...

App State business students win state CFA Institute Research Challenge

App State business students win state CFA Institute Research Challenge
Mar 30, 2021

Update:Finance students and members of the Bowden Investment Group (BIG) are competing on a national stage, through the CFA Institute Research Challen...

From left are Donovan Arnold, Cooper Bumgarner, Katie Cole, Sam King and Bradley Lovelace

App State finance students earn first place in Quinnipiac GAME Forum
Mar 29, 2021

Appalachian State University students competed for the first time in the Quinnipiac GAME Forum for the first time in the school's history an...