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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...

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Walker College of Business dean's office earns sustainability certification from Appalachian State University Nov 18, 2016

The Walker College of Business dean's office has been certified by Appalachian State University as a green office at the Elk...

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Leanna Ferguson

Student spotlight: junior marketing major and home decor/hand lettering entrepreneur Leanna Ferguson Nov 14, 2016

Junior marketing major Leanna Ferguson is not only a hard-working business student, she is also a hard-working...

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Appalachian’s executive education program to host December 1 information session for business community

Appalachian’s executive education program to host December 1 information session for business community Nov 14, 2016

The Walker College of Business will host an executive education information session on Thursday, December 1, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM, in the Peacock...

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Ramsey presents her research Travel Cost and Consumer Surplus Analysis of 2016 Blood, Sweat, and Gears Bike Rac

Economics students present research at undergraduate research and creativity symposium Nov 14, 2016

Appalachian State University senior economics major Brittany Ramsey and junior economics major Will Blackwood...

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Computer Information Systems faculty earn research accolades and service appointments at international conferences

Computer Information Systems faculty earn research accolades and service appointments at international conferences Nov 10, 2016

Faculty members from the Department of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management earned research accolades and service...

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Appalachian State University Wins District College Fed Challenge

Appalachian State University Wins District College Fed Challenge Nov 10, 2016

Students from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business won the district title in the Federal Reserve...

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Business Connections 2016

Dean's Update - Students win regional College Fed Challenge, alumni honored for major contributions, college hosts Transportation Insight Founder Paul Thompson for Boyles Lecture (media links) Nov 8, 2016

Toward the end of the Fall, as outdoor temperatures drop, the activity level inside Peacock Hall rises. As students complete presentations and...

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Pictured from left, Matt Mullen, Gabrielle Khoury, Alex Friends, Marketing Professors Bonnie Guy and Jim Stoddard, Olivia Chason, and Trey Hemphill during the 2016 International Collegiate Sales Competition

Marketing students place tenth out of 70 universities during the International Collegiate Sales Competition (ICSC) in Orlando, Florida. Nov 6, 2016

Marketing students from Appalachian State University have placed tenth out of 70 universities in the the International Collegiate Sales...

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Economics students earn top stop during regional College Fed Challenge

Economics students earn top stop during regional College Fed Challenge Nov 2, 2016

Economics students Federico Pigozzi, Matthew Hawks, Bobby Weant, Jacqueline Hundley, ...

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