Management students compete in International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition in California
May 31, 2025
Appalachian State University students participated in the 2025 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition, hosted by California State University, Long...
MBA student earns 'best paper' at annual celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors event
May 27, 2025
Walker College of Business MBA student Kyle Vetter won the best research poster competition, which was awarded on April 16 as part of Appalachian State University's 28th Annual...
Director of App State's insurance program advises on effects of extreme weather on homeowner costs
May 27, 2025
Advice from Dr. David Marlett, managing director of Appalachian State University’s Brantley Risk & Insurance Center, was recently featured in npr...
Walker College of Business welcomes alumnus academic advisor
Jul 24, 2017
Richard "Rick" Wurth has been named an academic advisor in the Walker College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...