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The university’s 2024–25 Broyhill Fellows team is pictured in Chicago in May, taking part in the 2024–25 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge — the world’s largest equity research competition. More than 7,000 students representing 1,153 universities worldwide took part in the event, with App State’s team placing among the top six teams. Pictured, from left to right, are finance and banking majors Jack Parquette ’25, Carson Beane ’25, senior Brenden Wortman, Davis Pharr ’25 and Keira A...

App State named among top institutions for business education in US and worldwide Nov 7, 2025

Walker College of Business and its bachelor’s, master’s programs recognized by U.S. News, The Princeton Review, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine Front Page, Walker College News

App State business students tackle real-world tech challenges during Truist immersive learning experience Oct 30, 2025

Fifteen students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business were selected to compete in the Truist Immersive Learning...

Students, Centers - Business Career Services, Competition, Front Page
Join us for the 2023 Accounting Summit: Friday, December 1st, 8am-5pm

Accounting Summit to be held December 1 Oct 31, 2023

The Walker College of Business will host a one-day Accounting Summit on Friday, December 1, 2023.

The event provides accounting...

Alumni, Events, Front Page
The 2023–24 class of Chancellor’s Scholars at App State.
Dean's Club research to be presented in Peacock Hall on October 26

Dean's Club research presented in Peacock Hall Oct 11, 2023

Fourteen research projects were presented at the 2023 Walker College of Business Dean's Club Research Poster Session on Thursday, October 26....

Faculty, Research, Front Page
Keira Andrews, Carmen Concepcion, Carolina Davidson, Nevaeh Knox, Hannah Lackey, Cassidy Rogers, Ginny Shires, Amani Stanley and Sharon Ware participated in a close-up tour of the New York financial world as part of the 2023 Women in Financial Services Initiative

Student women experience New York City through the lens of finance, banking and insurance Oct 11, 2023

September 20-24, nine student women from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business traveled to New York City (NYC) for a close-up...

Students, Alumni, Dept - FIN, Front Page
WCOB staff member earns 'excellence in advising' award for 2023

WCOB staff member earns 'excellence in advising' award for 2023 Oct 4, 2023

Jaalen Corpening, an academic advisor in the Walker College of Business, earned the 2023 Excellence in Advising Advisor Award for Professional...

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Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar
App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, center, with the 2023 members of App State’s Bell Ringers Society. Pictured with Everts, from left to right, are Bob Snead ’55 ’57, Rebecca Eggers-Gryder ’83, Dr. Harvey Durham, J.P. Neri, Bruce Guy and Linda Guy.

App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities Sep 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in...

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For the 2023–24 school year, App State has been named among the ‘best’ and ‘top’ schools in the nation — and the Southeast — by several national publications, including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine. Pictured are App State students in a Boone campus classroom.

App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more Sep 26, 2023

U.S. News ranks App State as No. 1 Most Innovative School and No. 2 Top Public School in the South Front Page, Alumni, Students, Faculty, MBA, Walker College News
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App State and UPLIFT partners will work through Smithsonian Institute to develop festivals and tourism experiences Sep 19, 2023

The Walker College of Business is at the heart of a movement to develop community-based tourism in North Carolina that was recently featured in ...

Faculty, Front Page, Dept - MGT, Sustainable Business