Walker College of Business

News

  1. Home
  2. About
  3. News
This artist’s rendering provides an exterior view of the new addition for App State’s Peacock Hall, home of the university’s Walker College of Business. The addition is anticipated to open in 2027. Note, this image does not reflect the project’s final design, which is still in development. Click on the image for a full view.

Board of Trustees approves 15 named spaces in Peacock Hall expansion
Oct 6, 2025

New naming honors alumni, partners, and donors supporting the future of business education at App State

Appalachian State University's Board of Trustees has approved the naming of 15 new spaces...
U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly magazine and Money.com have named App State among the nation’s top schools for 2025–26, recognizing the university for its academics, innovation, value, benefits for student veterans and more. This aerial image of App State’s Boone campus, taken Sept. 18, shows the beginnings of fall color dotting campus trees.

High-quality academics, innovation and value secure App State’s spot among America’s top schools for 2025–26
Sep 29, 2025

US News names App State a top 5 regional university for innovation, undergraduate teaching and veterans support
App State’s finance and banking bachelor’s degree program, offered through the Walker College of Business, has earned Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute affiliation, affirming the program’s alignment with the CFA Program curriculum, which prepares students to earn CFA certification — a globally recognized credential in investment management. The distinction boosts students’ access to top job opportunities in finance, as well as internships, scholarships and a global network of investment profess...

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careers
Sep 25, 2025

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careers

Finance and banking degree program is recognized by Chartered Financial Analyst Institute,...
Appalachian State University students Sarah Willis, Trace Edmunds, Nikolas Kapetanich-Pittser, Jordan Silcox, Sloan Evans, Alex Angeli, and Walker College Associate Dean Sandra Vannoy stand in front of the iconic Ferris wheel at the site of the long-abandoned Pripyat amusement park near Chernobyl.

Students travel to Moscow, Kiev and Chernobyl, 31 years after nuclear disaster
Jul 19, 2017

Students from Appalachian State University recently visited Chernobyl, 31 years after the nuclear...

Beekeeper Dr. James Wilkes ’87, chair of Appalachian’s Department of Computer Science, manages 100 bee colonies on his family farm. His scholarly research, conducted in part with Dr. Joe Cazier and Dr. Ed Hassler, includes tracking and analyzing beekeeping management practices. Photo submitted

Saving the bees: Appalachian students and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population
Jul 14, 2017

Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences and Walker College of Business are seeking to establish a standardized platform for consistent and...

2017 MGSI participants on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the campus of Appalachian State University. Photo Credit: Josie Benfield

Twenty-four high school students on Appalachian's campus for Martha Guy Summer Institute
Jul 12, 2017

Twenty-four of North Carolina's brightest rising high school seniors are on Appalachian's campus this July, participating in the...

2017 program participants with Daniel Heinlein '07; the group visited his employer, JRG Re.

A Q&A with David Marlett, program leader for life-changing international opportunity to Bermuda, London
Jul 12, 2017

This summer, a select group of students traveled to Bermuda to study Risk Management and Insurance (RMI), with...

The Westermans in front of their home, which holds 50 solar panels and generates enough power for their family of four, with extra to share. The Westermans in front of their home, which holds 50 solar panels and generates enough power for their family of four, with extra to share.

Appalachian professors practice what they teach, operate their home at net-positive energy use with solar panels
Jul 11, 2017

Drs. Jim and Jennifer Westerman, both professors at Appalachian State University, made a decision that has saved the equivalent of 276 trees and...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Jessica Epley
Jul 10, 2017

Jessica Epley '15 is a Content Development Specialist at CommScope, a leading provider of network...

Reconnect conference participants included, left to right: Jim Kupitz, Luzerne Community College; Brad Chin, West Valley College; Midge Cozzens, Rutgers University; Katrina Palmer, Appalachian State University; Mary Goodloe, Belmont University; Mary Flag, University of St. Thomas, Texas; Joyati Debnath, Winona State University; James Case, consultant, Baltimore; Violeta Vasilevska, Utah Valley University; Lila Ghemri, Texas Southern University; Sally Cockburn, Hamilton College; Ahlam Tannouri, Morgan State

Department of Mathematical Sciences hosts workshop on Sustainable Energy Consumption
Jun 30, 2017

During the month of June, the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University welcomed...

Walker College marketing professor's research on consumer behavior published in Journal of Consumer Marketing

Marketing professor's research on consumer behavior published in Journal of Consumer Marketing
Jun 27, 2017

Research on consumer decision making from Walker College Marketing Professor Ilgim Dara Benoit was recently...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Samantha Watkins
Jun 14, 2017

Samantha Watkins '16 is a Solutions Analyst at Impact Financial Systems, Inc. (IFS), a leading provider of business led...

Jason (Jie) Xiong, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Walker College computer information systems professor earns junior faculty award
Jun 14, 2017

Professor of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management ...