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From left, sustainable business minor Hunter Bristow, finance and banking major Diego Lewis, and environmental economics and policy major Kali Smith, help make up the 2018 crew of 15 taking Appalachian State University’s Cruiser Class solar car ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy)

Walker College students crew ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy)
Jul 10, 2018

Three Walker College of Business students help make up the 2018 crew of Appalachian State University's Cruiser Class solar car ROSE (Racing on Solar E...

Riley Underwood, second from left, and Kyle Hollars, third from left — both students at Mabel School in Watauga County who compose team Sunlight Foods — pose with Jonathan Carpenter, assistant director of the WCOB’s Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship, far left, and Robert E. “Bob” Washburn, president and CEO of LifeStore. Underwood and Hollars won an honorable mention in the middle school category of Appalachian’s GEAR UP Pitch Competition for their idea of developing a food market in Zionvi

Innovative business ideas win regional students scholarships in Appalachian’s GEAR UP Pitch Competition
Jul 10, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — An organic, homemade sanitizer spray and a car pedal extension device took the top spots in the inaugural GEAR UP Pitch Competition at...

Walker College's full time undergraduate enrollment highest in the UNC System
Jul 9, 2018

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University has the highest full time undergraduate business enrollment in the University of N...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Natalie Martin
Jul 3, 2018

Natalie Martin '13 is a Connected Vehicle Business Development Manager for Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks within the Uptime Business Development team.In...

Walker College Sustainable Business co-Directors Tammy Kowalczyk and Rajat Panwar

Kowalczyk and Panwar named co-directors of sustainable business for Walker College of Business
Jul 1, 2018

Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk and Dr. Rajat Panwar have been named co-directors of sustainable business for the Walker College of Business at Appalach...

Student Government Association President DeJon McCoy-Milbourne is sworn in to Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees by North Carolina District Judge Rebecca Eggers-Gryder at the June 22 Board of Trustees meeting. McCoy-Milbourne, of Fayetteville, is a senior quadruple major in finance and banking, risk management and insurance, accounting and economics. Photo by Troy Tuttle.

Chancellor Everts shares updates on campus projects and initiatives at Appalachian’s Board of Trustees meeting
Jun 30, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — In her remarks at the June 22 meeting of Appalachian State University's Board of Trustees, Chancellor Sheri Everts provided updates on...

8 earn professorships in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business

8 earn professorships in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
Jun 18, 2018

Drs. Tracy Reed, Tammy Kowalczyk, Heather Dixon-Fowler and Ash Morgan have been awarded professorships in Appalachian State University's Walker Colleg...

2018 App State Brantley Center - Liberty Mutual Golf Tournament A Great Success
Jun 14, 2018

Thanks to our title sponsor Liberty Mutual, and more than 40 sponsor organizations, 140+ golfers and many student, alumni and friends volunteers, the ...

Finance professor offers expert advice on balance transfer credit cards
Jun 14, 2018

WalletHub recently posted an article about balance transfer credit cards and cited expert advice from Appalachian State University finance professor B...

Joseph Cazier, BeeWeek

CARE director to present on big data and technologies related to bees during international conference
Jun 14, 2018

Dr. Joseph Cazier, director of the Center for Analytics Research and Education (CARE) at Appalachian State University traveled to Bruss...