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Walker College launches AI in Business Graduate Certificate
Nov 2, 2026

The Walker College of Business now offers a fully online AI in Business Graduate Certificate designed to help professionals understand artificial inte...

An representative from an employing organization (Lowe’s) speaks with online accounting students during a recent virtual career fair organized for App State Flight Path accounting students.

Online accounting students connect with employers through virtual career fairs
Oct 30, 2026

As more students seek flexible pathways to earn their degrees, Walker College of Business faculty are creating new ways for online learners to access ...

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Business career services director shares internship advice on Boone Chamber's Mind Your Business
Oct 29, 2026

Amy Odom, executive director of Business Career Services in the Walker College of Business, was recently featured in a Boone Area Chamber of Comm...

Beroth Professor of Marketing Dr. Pia Albinsson presents at App State’s Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event on Sept. 18. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Marketing professor presents research at App State RECAPP
Oct 29, 2026

Appalachian State University celebrated its eighth annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event on Sept. 18, highlighting the r...

The Center for Entrepreneurship at Appalachian State University houses three offices, a student lounge, a meeting area and incubator office space.

Honoring a legacy of vision and generosity
Oct 26, 2026

As founder and chairman of the board of Transportation Insight, a third-party logistics (3PL) and enterprise supply chain solutions provider, Paul Tho...

Supply chain management major Zoe Raj stands with Yosef after being named App State's 2026 Top of the Rock

Supply chain management major Zoe Raj named App State's 2026 Top of the Rock
Oct 16, 2026

Zoe Raj, a junior supply chain management major in the Walker College of Business, was featured in Appalachian State University Chancellor Heathe...

Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager

Mountaineer Moves: Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager
Oct 12, 2026

Appalachian State University alumnus Zachary Lovette '23 was recently named Wilkes County manager. Lovette is a finance and banking graduate of t...

Members of App State’s Rho Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma with App State alumnus Todd Campbell ’87, president and CEO of Builders Insurance Group, center, in App State’s Holmes Convocation Center on March 21, 2025, after his Boyles Lecture titled “Risk and Reward: The Transformative Power of YES in Business and Life.” Under Campbell’s leadership, Builders Insurance Group has made a $500,000 commitment to App State’s Walker College of Business, to support the modernization of the college’s Brantley Risk and Ins

Builders Insurance Group commits $500K to modernize App State Brantley Risk and Insurance Center
Oct 8, 2026

The center’s new location will foster stronger connections among students and industry partnersBOONE, N.C. — Builders Insurance Group, under the l...

Dr. Rogelio Garcia Contreras speaks at App State's Global Good Conference. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Global Good Conference brings business leaders and students together to explore sustainability
Oct 7, 2026

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on Appalachian State University’s Boone Campus on Sept. 25 for the Walker College of Busines...

from left are Jon Bleakley, Dennis Guignet, Jesse Pipes, Meredith Pipes, Shirley Morris and Ayla Solomon, who were all recognized as Global Good awardees in 2026

Walker College honors Global Good, Triple E award recipients
Oct 7, 2026

The Walker College of Business recognized six faculty, staff and students for their contributions to sustainability and global engagement during the S...

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