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This semester, meet the Walker College leadership team in Hickory
Aug 29, 2024

For the Fall 2024 term, business students and faculty members in Hickory are invited to stop by the Hickory Student Commons to meet members of th...

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Dickinson named Research Excellence Professor
Aug 28, 2024

Dr. David Dickinson, a professor in the Department of Economics at Appalachian State University, has been appointed to the Walker ...

App State business professors on how supply chains are gearing up for the future in a world driven by technology and sustainability

App State business professors on how supply chains are gearing up for the future in a world driven by technology and sustainability
Aug 27, 2024

Appalachian State University's Director of Supply Chain Management, Dr. Dinesh Davè, was featured on the August 20 edition of Supply Chain Now,&...

Chamber to honor nine during Spirit of Boone event

Chamber to honor nine during Spirit of Boone event
Aug 26, 2024

The Boone Chamber of Commerce will honor nine local leaders and businesses at its 75th Annual Membership Gathering on Thursday, September 12. Three in...

From left are Beroth Oil Professor Kristl Davison, Dean's Club Professor Ed Hassler, Duane D. Daggett Professor in Management Carol Kline, Dean's Club Professor Ash Morgan, John W. Guffey Jr. Professor Lubna Nafees and LM Baker Jr. Partners in Excellence Professor Jim Stoddard

Six earn professorships in Walker College of Business
Aug 15, 2024

Six faculty members at Appalachian State University have been appointed to professorships in the Walker College of Business, and four have been reappo...

Jeff and Liz Mick ’81 support multiple scholarships at App State. Jeff, left, and Liz, right, are pictured with App State alumnus Carlos Franco ’00, a previous recipient of The Elizabeth and Jeffrey Mick Endowed Scholarship in Business.

Significant gift from Jeff Mick and Liz Mick ’81 will support App State academics and athletics
Aug 9, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has received a significant gift from Mountaineers Jeff Mick and Liz Mick ’81, of Jefferson, benefitting...

The six faculty and staff winners of the 2024 Sywassink Awards for Excellence, awarded by App State’s Walker College of Business. Pictured, from left to right, are Dr. Jim Westerman, Dr. Dennis Guignet, Chris Taylor, Sabrina Cheves, Katharine Stone and Dr. David Marlett.

App State recognizes 6 faculty and staff with Sywassink Awards for Excellence
Aug 8, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Six faculty and staff members in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business have earned Sywassink Awards for Exc...

Accounting department releases Summer 2024 alumni newsletter

Accounting department releases Summer 2024 alumni newsletter
Aug 7, 2024

The Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University has released its Summer 2024 alumni newsletter. The newsletter includes a ...

App State Team Sunergy members pose with their multi-occupant solar vehicle, ROSE, during Display Day on July 19 at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee, before embarking on the cross-country 2024 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC), held July 20–27. The student-led, interdisciplinary team finished second in both the ASC and the challenge’s qualifying race, the 2024 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix, completing over 2,100 miles.

App State’s student solar vehicle team races to podium finish in cross-country challenge
Aug 6, 2024

Team Sunergy also earned the Spirit of the Event AwardBOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s student-led, interdisciplinary solar vehicle te...

The North Carolina School of Banking has relocated its headquarters to App State, forming a strategic partnership to enrich academic and professional development opportunities for future banking leaders. More than 200 financial professionals across the state took part in the school’s 2024 program, held July 22–26 at App State’s Boone campus.

NC School of Banking moves headquarters to App State to foster ‘excellence in banking education’
Aug 1, 2024

More than 200 financial professionals took part in the school’s 2024 program at App StateBOONE, N.C. — The North Carolina School of Banking (NCSB)...