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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 partners

Alumni, Centers - Brantley Risk and Insurance, Walker College News, Giving, Students
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.

Students, Events, Front Page, Sustainable Business, International
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 Sept. 25 Global Good Conference.

Students, Global and Civic Engagement, Sustainable Business, Events, Front Page
Student economists estimate the economic impact of Blue Ridge Brutal

Student economists estimate the economic impact of Blue Ridge Brutal Sep 27, 2021

Students from Appalachian State University's student chapter of the National Association for Business Economics and faculty in...

Students, Dept - ECON, Research, Front Page
Data analytics graduate student to attend SouthEast SAS Users Group conference

Data analytics graduate student to attend SouthEast SAS Users Group conference Sep 27, 2021

Appalachian State University graduate student Gopika Malik has received an academic student grant to attend the...

Students, MSADA, Front Page
Volunteers needed to help community members prepared 2022 tax returns

Volunteers needed to help community members prepared 2022 tax returns Sep 21, 2021

Appalachian State University's Department of Accounting works with the Watauga Public Library and...

Service, Dept - ACC, Students
Risk management and insurance student earns top spot in 2021 CPCU student competition

Risk management and insurance student earns top spot in 2021 CPCU student competition Sep 19, 2021

Appalachian State University senior Madison Browne has won first place in the 2021 Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Society student...

Students, Centers - Business Career Services, Dept - FIN, Competition
Club Expo Poster

'Find your place' at Aug. 24 business club expo Aug 22, 2021

The Fall 2021 Business Club Expo will take place Tuesday, Aug. 24 on Peacock Hall's 1st floor patio...

Students, Events
Welcome Back to Walker Reception

Walker College welcomes back students, community with snacks, t-shirts Aug. 16 Jul 22, 2021

The Walker College of Business will host a Welcome Back to Walker reception in Peacock Hall on the first day of classes, Monday, August 16.

Students, Events
Megan Winter, a Master of Science in Accounting student at App State, has earned a $10,000 scholarship

App State accounting grad student earns $10,000 scholarship from PCAOB Jul 19, 2021

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)...

Students, Dept - ACC, Scholarships, Front Page, MSA
Marketing major earns leadership award

Marketing major earns leadership award Jun 24, 2021

Appalachian State University senior Sam Cheatham has earned a Dr. Jim...

Students, Dept - MKT SCM
Appalachian State University alumnus Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20, a digital marketing specialist in pay-per-click (PPC) marketing with TreeHaus Marketing LLC.

Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20 pursues his ‘dream career’ in digital marketing Jun 22, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — What drew digital marketing specialist Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20 to his chosen profession?

Students, Dept - MKT SCM, Front Page
Four students earn scholarship for graduate study in Hong Kong

Four Appalachian students earn scholarships from Hong Kong Baptist University May 17, 2021

Four Appalachian State University students will attend Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) on scholarship during the Fall 2021 term.

Students, Global and Civic Engagement, International