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App State business students tackle real-world tech challenges during Truist immersive learning experience
Oct 30, 2025

Fifteen students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business were selected to compete in the Truist Immersive Learning...

From left are Tracy Reed, Oscar Yarbrough, Daisy SIerra and Craig Stephenson

Walker College of Business celebrates student success and donor impact at annual scholarship reception
Oct 28, 2025

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University hosted its annual scholarship reception on Friday afternoon in the Grandview Ballroom, honoring the generosity of donors and the...

Attendees at App State's Global Good conference on September 26

App State’s Global Good Conference reflects on Hurricane Helene, showcases resilience and solutions
Oct 27, 2025

On Sept. 26, Appalachian State University held its annual Global Good Conference, a half-day event featuring a keynote address, interactive breakout sessions, and career-focused panels. The...

Back row, from left, are: Carson Arnold, Ben Gress, Noah Zeller, Matthias Von Feilitzsch, Tyler Hampsey, Porter Poteet; Front row, from left, are: Ben Whitehead, Professor Teresa Spangler, Rory Cole, Savannah Little, Zack Winterstein, ECRS CEO Pete Catoe

App State students, ECRS leaders collaborate to solve problems
May 23, 2023

Students in Teresa Spangler's Innovation and Management Consulting class are providing actionable solutions for local businesses...

Pictured, from left, are Catawba IMA officer Rhonda Young, App State IMA Faculty Advisor Kim Zahller, App State Accounting Senior Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead, App State Accounting Junior Will Cook, and Catawba IMA outgoing president Ellen Knauff.

Accounting students earn Joseph F. Ryan Memorial Scholarship from Catawba Valley IMA parent chapter
May 23, 2023

Appalachian State University senior accounting major Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead and junior accounting major Will Cook...

App State’s 10th annual iBackAPP giving celebration raised nearly $1.75 million in support of more than 200 university programs.

App State’s iBackAPP raises nearly $1.75 million, setting new record in 10th year
May 19, 2023

App State’s iBackAPP raises nearly $1.75 million, setting new record in 10th year

Funds to support more than 200 university programs

Haleigh Lawson

Haleigh Lawson, 19, of Boone, graduated from App State with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
May 14, 2023

Haleigh Lawson, 19, of Boone, graduated from App State Saturday with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, specializing in management...

Craig Pergerson outside Peacock Hall

Vietnam veteran Craig Pergerson, 78, walked across the stage to graduate from App State...
May 14, 2023

Vietnam veteran Craig Pergerson, 78, walked across the stage Saturday to graduate from App State with a ...

Matthew Mair, a senior economics and politics science double major at Appalachian State University.

Economics student studies the impact of sea level rise through undergraduate research experience
May 9, 2023

Matthew Mair, a senior economics and politics science double major at Appalachian State University, will participate in the...

App State Accounting Film Festival aims to inspire prospective students to pick accounting as a college major

App State Accounting Film Festival aims to inspire prospective students to pick accounting as a college major
May 8, 2023

On April 28, 2023, more than 100 students and professors attended a film festival at Appalachian State University that featured original, student...

App State’s Walker College of Business and its Master of Business Administration program have received 2022–23 and 2023–24 accolades from The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine, all of which recognized the program’s high quality and return on investment for graduates. The college’s home, Peacock Hall, is pictured in the background.

App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24
May 8, 2023

The Princeton Review, U.S. News, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine affirm App State’s position as a business education leader
Photo of App State graduation cap

Spring 2023 Commencement
May 8, 2023

Commencement is the ultimate celebration of one of the most significant accomplishments of a student's lifetime, and Appalachian State University...