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From left are App State representatives at the 2025 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium: Tyler Johnson, Kevin Eller, Hunter Bass, Brian Hasson, Tanga Mohr, Lubna Nafees, and Jason Xiong.

Faculty and staff connect with Appalachia counterparts for Appalachian Research in Business Symposium Apr 16, 2025

Seven representatives from Appalachian State University traveled to Marshall University on March 28 to participate in the 2025...

Faculty, Research, Front Page, Dept - ACC, Dept - CIS, Dept - ECON, Dept - MKT SCM, MBA

Research from Walker College of Business students will be included in April 16 Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors event Apr 15, 2025

Four students in the Walker College of Business will participate in Appalachian State University's 28th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors event on Wednesday, April 16...

Students, Research, Front Page, Dept - ECON
Mitch Purgason ’15 started a clothing design business while a student at Appalachian State University. Now he owns a company in Charlotte and designs custom suits for professional athletes, business executives and fashion influencers. For this suit tailored for world-renowned artist Timothy Goodman, clothing designer and Appalachian State University alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 used some of Goodman’s own artwork in the design. Purgason often uses personalized touches in his clothing designs.
Get tax help: App State free tax lab now open

Get tax help: App State free tax lab now open Jan 28, 2022

The Department of Accounting operates a free tax help lab for Appalachian State University students, faculty and staff. The department is part of...

Front Page, Students, Dept - ACC
An Appalachian State University Bookstore customer makes a purchase using cash. On average, people spend 17% more with credit or debit cards than they do with cash, according to Bryan Bouboulis, director of App State’s financial literacy initiative — a program providing money management resources and personal consultations for students.

Money management do’s and don’ts Jan 27, 2022

Financial literacy director Bryan Bouboulis shares advice for students

BOONE, N.C. — School supplies, rent, groceries, utilities — and pizza....

Faculty, Front Page, Dept - FIN, Students
Sophomore, Kaela Sosa holding a yellow fin tuna she caught.

What a catch! Sophomore holds positions in both baseball analytics and pro-fishing Jan 27, 2022

Kaela Sosa is a sophomore at Appalachian State University majoring in ...

Dept - MGT, Students, Front Page
Dr. Harry Davis provides economic
Walker College faculty, staff earn nods as "most helpful" at App State
Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business and its on-campus MBA program have been recognized among the best in the nation for 2022, according to The Princeton Review. Pictured is App State’s Kenneth E. Peacock Hall, home to Walker College.
Dr. Pennie Bagley, Dr. Ken Brackney

Bagley, Brackney named Peacock Accounting Professors Jan 14, 2022

Two Appalachian State University professors have been appointed to the...

Faculty, Dept - ACC, Walker College News, Professorships, Front Page
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Insurance professor on "Climate Change and the Outlook for Commercial Insurance" Jan 12, 2022

David Marlett, Appalachian State University's IIANC Distinguished Professor of Insurance and Managing Director of the ...

Faculty, Centers - Brantley Risk and Insurance, Dept - FIN, Front Page
App State MBA named among North Carolina’s best for 2022

App State MBA named among North Carolina’s best for 2022 Jan 11, 2022

University Headquarters (UniversityHQ), an independent educational organization, has ranked Appalachian State University’s Master of...

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