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June 23 Crashpads will feature Ged Mood speaking on sustainable business
Jun 12, 2015

Ascent Business Network's June session of CrashPad will feature Ged Moody, Local Sustainability Consultant and Special Assistant to the Chancellor for...

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Student entrepreneur launches Kickstarter campaign to build business to help children and adults with motor control disorders
Jun 3, 2015

When we last heard from Industrial Design student Bailey Williams, she had earned a $15,000 award for Magnagrips, her design for a therapeutic glove t...

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Walker College graduates named to Hampshire Honor Society
Jun 3, 2015

Three graduated football student-athletes — tight end Drew Bailey, offensive lineman Graham Fisher and quarterback Logan Hallock — earned spots on...

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Appalachian students travel to Bermuda
Jun 1, 2015

Appalachian's IIANC Professor of Insurance David Marlett and Walker College Employer Relations Coordinator Emily Marlett led a group of ten students o...

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ASU students participate in Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) projects
May 28, 2015

IIANC Professor of Insurance David Marlett led a study abroad trip to Bermuda May 12-19. Walker College Employer Relations Coordinator Emily Marlett s...

Appalachian State University launches original programming on student-run AppTV
May 26, 2015

ASU NEWS - Appalachian State University's television station, AppTV, kicks off its daily original programing with Health Talk at 7 p.m. (EDT) on May 2...

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RMI Major Wins 2015 AAMGA White Paper
May 26, 2015

Brantley Risk & Insurance Center - For the sixth consecutive year, an Appalachian State University Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) major has...

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Walker College student has been awarded internship with Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur-in-Residence program
May 14, 2015

Walker College of Business student, D. Keevon Baten, has been awarded an internship with the Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) progr...

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Empathy, Social Justice and Business: An interview with Matthew Cartabuke
May 13, 2015

When he began his graduate studies at Appalachian, Matthew Cartabuke and Dr. Jim Westerman quickly discovered they shared two interests: membership in...

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Finance Professor joins InVEST board of directors
May 13, 2015

Walker College Professor of Finance David Marlett has been appointed to the InVEST board of directors, bringing more than 20 years of academic and pro...