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Walker College welcomes new faculty members for Spring 2026 semester Feb 12, 2026

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University has welcomed 16 new faculty to begin the Spring 2026 term.

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Free Tax Help Poster

Free tax help lab for App State students now open Feb 6, 2026

The Department of Accounting operates a Free Tax Help Lab for Appalachian State University students, faculty, and staff. *

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App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, center, with the recipients of the 2022 App State Alumni Awards: John Thomas Roos ’84, far left; June Wilson Hege ’65, second from left; Mark E. Ricks ’89, second from right; and Douglas Middleton Jr. ’15 ’18, far right. App State’s Alumni Association presented the recipients with their awards during the Alumni Awards Gala, held July 16 in the Grandview Ballroom on campus as part of Alumni Weekend. The awards honor graduates whose outstanding professional, service and phil

App State honors 4 Alumni Awards recipients during 2022 Alumni Weekend Sep 20, 2022

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GA and Shirley Sywassink cut the ribbon on the university's newest active learning classroom

Sywassink Room for Academic Excellence dedicated to Mr. GA Sywassink and the Sywassink Family Sep 20, 2022

On September 16, the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University officially opened the Sywassink Room for Academic Excellence and...

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Lakshmi Iyer, second from left, at Devi Ahilya University in Indore, India

Lakshmi Iyer speaks at international conference on transdisciplinary research Sep 18, 2022

Dr. Lakshmi Iyer, the Walker College of Business' Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, was the chief guest at two-day...

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NYSE head of ESG to headline Sept. 23 Business for Good Conference

NYSE head of ESG to headline Sept. 23 Business for Good Conference Sep 5, 2022

Brian Matt, head of the New York Stock Exchange's Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Advisory, will headline Appalachian State...

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App State's Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter earns high honors

App State's Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter earns high honors Aug 30, 2022

Appalachian State University's chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma has been named a 2021-22 High Honors Chapter — the second highest level of recognition...

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Northwest North Carolina teachers develop coursework in personal finance, economics

Northwest North Carolina teachers develop coursework in personal finance, economics Aug 29, 2022

The Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at Appalachian State University recently hosted 35 high school teachers from...

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Fall 2022 term brings curricular changes, new faces, in App State’s Walker College of Business

Fall 2022 term brings curricular changes, new faces, in App State’s Walker College of Business Aug 20, 2022

The 2022-23 academic year brings new educational offerings to students in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of...

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The Walker College welcomes new business faculty for Fall 2022

The Walker College welcomes new business faculty for Fall 2022 Aug 19, 2022

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University announces the appointments of new faculty members to begin the Fall 2022 semester...

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'Startup Factory' series offers permanent competitive advantage for budding entrepreneurs

'Startup Factory' series offers permanent competitive advantage for budding entrepreneurs Aug 4, 2022

Appalachian State University's TI Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) will once again host the Startup Factory -- a 10-part series that teaches and...

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