In the News: Green Passport connects Boone with environmentally friendly local businesses
May 14, 2026
The Student Sustainable Business Association (SSBA), a student organization in Appalachian State University's Walker College of...
A record 4,300+ App State graduates are ready for what’s next
May 13, 2026
graduates — the largest graduating class in university history — during its Spring 2026 Commencement, with seven ceremonies held May 7–9 at Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus....
Daniel Russom '26 — A self-taught builder taking flight
May 8, 2026
The following feature is included in an Appalachian Today story, A record 4,300+ App State graduates are ready for what’s next...
Student women experience New York City through the lens of finance, banking and insurance
Oct 11, 2023
September 20-24, nine student women from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business traveled to New York City (NYC) for a close-up...
WCOB staff member earns 'excellence in advising' award for 2023
Oct 4, 2023
Jaalen Corpening, an academic advisor in the Walker College of Business, earned the 2023 Excellence in Advising Advisor Award for Professional...
Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar
Oct 2, 2023
Austin Eggers, an associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Finance, Banking...
App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
Sep 27, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in...
App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
Sep 26, 2023
U.S. News ranks App State as No. 1 Most Innovative School and No. 2 Top Public School in the South
App State professor to host Interactions + Attractions, a podcast about rural tourism in North Carolina
Sep 19, 2023
North Carolina’s rural tourism initiative, UPLIFT, has launched a podcast series, ...
App State and UPLIFT partners will work through Smithsonian Institute to develop festivals and tourism experiences
Sep 19, 2023
The Walker College of Business is at the heart of a movement to develop community-based tourism in North Carolina that was recently featured in ...
"IMA has totally changed my college experience,” A Q&A with double scholarship winner Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead
Sep 19, 2023
The Institute of Management Accountants, the worldwide association of accounting and finance professionals in business, recently featured an...
Guignet, Sugg earn NSF grant to study the effects of air pollution and climate change on maternal and child health
Sep 15, 2023
Assistant Professor of Economics Dr.
