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Supply chain management major Zoe Raj stands with Yosef after being named App State's 2026 Top of the Rock

Supply chain management major Zoe Raj named App State's 2026 Top of the Rock
Oct 16, 2026

Zoe Raj, a junior supply chain management major in the Walker College of Business, was featured in Appalachian State University Chancellor...

Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager

Mountaineer Moves: Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager
Oct 12, 2026

Appalachian State University alumnus Zachary Lovette '23 was recently named Wilkes County manager. Lovette is a finance and banking...

Members of App State’s Rho Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma with App State alumnus Todd Campbell ’87, president and CEO of Builders Insurance Group, center, in App State’s Holmes Convocation Center on March 21, 2025, after his Boyles Lecture titled “Risk and Reward: The Transformative Power of YES in Business and Life.” Under Campbell’s leadership, Builders Insurance Group has made a $500,000 commitment to App State’s Walker College of Business, to support the modernization of the college’s Brantley Risk and Ins

Builders Insurance Group commits $500K to modernize App State Brantley Risk and Insurance Center
Oct 8, 2026

The center’s new location will foster stronger connections among students and industry partners

Alan Sonato‑Ruiz ’26

Alan Sonato‑Ruiz ’26 — Choosing progress over pace
May 8, 2026

Alan Sonato‑Ruiz is a first-generation student at Appalachian State University, ...

Francisca M. Campos ’26

Francisca M. Campos ’26 — Saying yes to opportunity and leadership
May 7, 2026

Francisca Campos arrived at Appalachian State University with a promise to herself:...

Aidan Heyl ’26

Aidan Heyl ’26 — A Mountaineer shaped by service and discipline
May 7, 2026

A Spring 2026 graduate of the Walker College of Business, Aidan Heyl brought a distinctive...

Sean Owens

Sean Owens ’26 — Curiosity and Connections in a Changing World
May 7, 2026

Sean Owens’ graduate experience at Appalachian State University is a continuation of a...

Corin Palmer

Corin Palmer ’26 — “Never too late” for a first-generation Mountaineer earning two tech degrees
May 3, 2026

After falling in love with computers at age five, Corin Palmer took a different path before returning to that lifelong passion with renewed focus...

Carmen Concepcion

Carmen Concepcion ’26 — Turning involvement into experience and opportunity
May 3, 2026

When Carmen Concepcion arrived at Appalachian State University, she set out to make...

Ashley Vinson, associate director in App State Student Affairs, stands to be recognized during the university’s 2026 Awards of Distinction ceremony, held April 28 on the Boone campus. Vinson is a recipient of the 2026 Staff Excellence Award.

29 Mountaineers honored with 2026 App State Awards of Distinction
May 1, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University honored 29 students, faculty and staff during its fourth annual ...

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Walker College earns national attention for AI teaching approach
May 1, 2026

AACSB, the accrediting body for Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business, has shared a report on how business schools are...

Jared Rorer speaking at ARBS 2026

Appalachian Research in Business Symposium draws regional scholars
May 1, 2026

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University recently hosted the...

From left are Jonah Chapman, Matteo Di Martino, Kiera Murphy, Sawyer O'Donnell, Skyler Perguidi, Noah Sorg

Six student businesses selected for Student Venture Funding
Apr 30, 2026

Six Appalachian State University students have been selected to receive ...