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Jonathan Bitting

Finance professor's research on executive accountability is featured in Forbes
Mar 11, 2025

Dr. Jonathan Bitting, an assistant professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at Appalachian State University's Walker College of...

Avery Clark, Ashley Meacham, William Landrum, Rachel Hamlin

App State students' first Excel challenge of the new year
Mar 4, 2025

Students from Appalachian State University participated in the Excel Esports Weekend Battle Feb 20-23, part of the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC...

Dr. Brandy Hadley

Finance professor is a finalist in Boone Chamber's 4 Under 40 Awards
Mar 4, 2025

Associate Professor of Finance, Dr. Brandy Hadley, has been named a finalist in the...

US News & World Report includes Appalachian in 2022 ‘Best Graduate Schools’ list

US News & World Report includes Appalachian in 2022 ‘Best Graduate Schools’ list
Apr 1, 2021

Appalachian State University's Master of Business Administration program is a "Best Graduate School" according to a recent listing by ...

Staff members earn "SHOUT OUTS" for excellent service

Staff members earn "SHOUT OUTS" for excellent service
Mar 31, 2021

Members of the Walker College of Business staff have earned a Staff Senate Staff Shout Out for exemplary service in their work...

App State business students win state CFA Institute Research Challenge

App State business students win state CFA Institute Research Challenge
Mar 30, 2021

Update:

Finance students and members of the Bowden Investment Group (BIG) are competing on a national stage, through the...

Pia Albinsson, left, and Lubna Nafees

Marketing researchers discover marginalized women utilize social media to counter biased, mainstream narratives about them, promote well-being
Mar 29, 2021

Research from faculty at Appalachian State University examines the way in which marginalized women utilize social media to counter biased,...

Dr. Lubna Nafees, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management. Her research interests include social media and sustainable and conscious consumption.

For ‘the gram’: App State’s Dr. Lubna Nafees studies social media influencers
Mar 29, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Lubna Nafees uses work time to surf social media. She’s not playing around, though: This assistant professor in Appalachian...

A cyclist crosses a flooded New River on foot, bike in hand.
From left are Donovan Arnold, Cooper Bumgarner, Katie Cole, Sam King and Bradley Lovelace

App State finance students earn first place in Quinnipiac GAME Forum
Mar 29, 2021

Appalachian State University students competed for the first time in the Quinnipiac GAME Forum for the first...

Our students and faculty ended the fall semester with some bonding and friendly competition at the Greenway near Leon Levine Hall.

Spring 2021 edition of Eye on IOHRM now available
Mar 29, 2021

The Spring 2021 edition of "Eye on IOHRM" is now available online.

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Walker College to host series of info sessions about graduate degree programs this April

Walker College to host series of info sessions about graduate degree programs this April
Mar 24, 2021

The Walker College is hosting a series of information sessions in the coming weeks. If you're considering a graduate degree in business, please...

Graphic symbolizing Walker College having joined Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Walker College joins Sustainable Development Solutions Network, affirms commitment to accomplish Sustainable Development Goals
Mar 18, 2021

Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business has officially joined the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (...