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Student profile: Q&A with senior economics major Cody Holmes
Feb 27, 2018

Last fall, Appalachian State University student Cody Holmes spent six weeks as an intern with the US Department of State in Washington, DC.The Wa...

Lee Ball, chief sustainability officer at Appalachian, spoke to an audience of students, educators and business leaders about the importance of sharing ideas and best practices to support a clean energy economy at the 2018 Appalachian Energy Summit’s midyear meeting. Photo submitted

Appalachian Energy Summit midyear event brings diverse perspectives
Feb 27, 2018

The seventh annual Appalachian Energy Summit midyear meeting, which was held at the Wake Forest Biotech Place Conference Center this month i...

Rumbi Masamvu, Ndjo Shosola and Jamie Parson during the February 2018 Inclusive Excellence dinner

Brantley Center holds inclusive excellence dinner to share opportunities in RMI
Feb 26, 2018

Appalachian State University students from underrepresented backgrounds recently interacted with insurance industry professionals during a February 15...

“As a whole, Appalachian sets its students up for success at the caliber they desire, without letting them get lost in the shuffle.”  Nicholas Gilliam ’17

Accounting alumnus profile: Nicholas Gilliam '17
Feb 23, 2018

Setting students up for success — Nicholas Gilliam '17, originally from Apex, graduated magna cum laude from Appalachian State University's Dep...

Appalachian State University named a strong performer by Best's Review for its outstanding risk management and insurance program

Appalachian State University named a strong performer by Best's Review for its outstanding risk management and insurance program
Feb 21, 2018

Appalachian State University has been named a Strong Performer by Best's Review for its outstanding risk management and insurance (RMI) program.The li...

Appalachian State University students at the 2018 Southern Appalachian Honeybee Research Consortium

Appalachian students, professors present research as part of the 14th annual Southern Appalachian Honeybee Research Consortium
Feb 21, 2018

Appalachian State University students participated in the Southern Appalachian Honeybee Research Consortium (SAHRC) Student and Postdoc Symposium on F...

Students recharge at the solar picnic tables outside Peacock Hall. (Photo by Ashley Goodman)

REI and Office of Sustainability unveil new solar picnic tables
Feb 20, 2018

In a recent post from the Appalachian Online, A&E Editor Ashley Goodman details the features of three new smart tables that were recently installe...

Southern Business Administration Association (SBAA)

Walker College dean appointed to Southern Business Administration Association's board of directors
Feb 19, 2018

Walker College of Business Dean Heather Norris has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Southern Business Administrat...

LOVE International Event

LOVE International Event a Huge Success
Feb 19, 2018

There was a lot of love for the study abroad program in the Walker College of Business on February 14. Through a joint program between International P...

Dean's Update: February 2018
Feb 18, 2018

Connecting Students to Jobs The Walker College of Business network is strong. Events like last week's Walker Spring Connect provide the foundatio...