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The university’s 2024–25 Broyhill Fellows team is pictured in Chicago in May, taking part in the 2024–25 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge — the world’s largest equity research competition. More than 7,000 students representing 1,153 universities worldwide took part in the event, with App State’s team placing among the top six teams. Pictured, from left to right, are finance and banking majors Jack Parquette ’25, Carson Beane ’25, senior Brenden Wortman, Davis Pharr ’25 and Keira A...

App State named among top institutions for business education in US and worldwide
Nov 7, 2025

Walker College of Business and its bachelor’s, master’s programs recognized by U.S. News, The Princeton Review, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine
U.S. Army veteran and App State Student Veterans Association President Jacob “Jack” Sullivan, a sophomore from Charlotte majoring in finance and banking. Photo by Chase Reynolds

From Army to App State: Jack Sullivan builds support for fellow student veterans
Nov 5, 2025

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Dean's Club research to be presented in Peacock Hall Nov. 6

Dean's Club research to be presented in Peacock Hall Nov. 6
Nov 2, 2025

Research projects from Walker College of Business faculty and students will be presented on Appalachian State University campus for the 2025 Walker College of Business Research Day on Thursday,...

Business faculty, staff recognized as "most helpful" at Appalachian
Sep 14, 2017

Appalachian State University's Mapworks Office has released the 2016-17 version of its Most Helpful Faculty &...

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Pipes named global and civic engagement specialist for Walker College of Business
Sep 13, 2017

Meredith Church Pipes has been named global and civic engagement specialist for the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University....

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Westerman to edit Human Resource Management Review special issue on sustainable HRM
Sep 13, 2017

Appalachian State University Director of Sustainable Business Jim Westerman will serve as editor of a special issue of the...

Appalachian State University made U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges for Veterans listing. Pictured, the university’s Student Veteran Resource Center. Photo by Troy Tuttle

U.S. News recognizes Appalachian for academics, value, innovation
Sep 13, 2017

Appalachian State University has received high honors in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings for its academics, value,...

The 2017 AppLab cohort visited the IBM Design Studios in August to learn more about the Design Thinking process. Photo submitted by Richard Elaver

AppLab 3.0 kicks off with IBM Design Thinking workshop
Sep 12, 2017

This fall, 30 Appalachian State University students enrolled in the first cohort of ...

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Bobby Kennedy Jr. Caps ASU’s Walker College ‘Business for Good’ Summit in Blowing Rock
Sep 12, 2017

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University held its third annual ...

Students from Appalachian State University are featured in a new video promoting participation in the College Fed Challenge,  a competition designed to bring real-world economics into the classroom.

College Fed Challenge team featured in competition promo video
Sep 5, 2017

Students from Appalachian State University are featured in a new video promoting participation in the College Fed Challenge, a competition...

Winners of the 2017 Appalachian Staff Excellence Awards were recently recognized at the Fall Semester Faculty and Staff Meeting by Carole Greene, chair of Staff Senate and Chancellor Sheri N. Everts. From left: Greene, Mary Beth McKee, an instructional technology consultant in Learning Technology Services; Haley Childers, communications director for the Walker College of Business; Daniel Bryan, an employee relations consultant for the Office of Human Resources; James Burniston, the office associate in the D

Faculty and staff honored for excellence
Sep 4, 2017

Seven faculty and four staff members at Appalachian State University were honored for excellence at the Fall Semester Faculty and Staff Meeting...