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App State awards degrees to over 4,200 graduates ready to shape the future
May 13, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated the resilience and achievements of more than 4,200 graduates during its Spring 2025 Commencement, with six ceremonies held May 9–10 at Holmes...
Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees at App State

40 students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
May 10, 2025

40 students at Appalachian State University were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society that recognizes top-performing business students at business schools...
Kennedi Ratcliffe, right, is the 2025 top overall student in the Walker College of Business and the top student in the Economics program.

30 grads named 'App State Best' for 2025
May 10, 2025

30 Appalachian State University students have been named to the Walker College of Business “2025 App State Best” list.

14 have been named outstanding undergraduate or graduate students—...
The six individuals who were sworn in as members of the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees during the board’s Sept. 13 meeting held on Appalachian’s campus. They are, from left to right, John M. Blackburn, James “J.K.” Reaves ’93, Kimberly Shepherd ’97, Thomas Sofield ’76, Mark E. Ricks ’89 and DeJon Milbourne. Administering the oath of office was North Carolina District Court Judge Rebecca Eggers-Gryder ’83 (not pictured).

Walker College senior DeJon Milbourne sworn into App State's Board of Trustees
Sep 27, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — New and reappointed members of Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees were sworn in during the board’s Sept. 13 meeting...

Walker College of Business honor student presents research at Atlantic Marketing Association Annual Conference

In Pictures: Management, Marketing double major presents research at Atlantic Marketing Association Annual Conference
Sep 27, 2019

Appalachian State University senior Rachael Beller presented her research, Recruiting Students in Higher Education in the age of Social Media...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Matt Alspaugh
Sep 25, 2019

Matt Alspaugh ‘01 is the Controller for Lowder, Inc., a locally family owned and operated construction company...

Grayson Farmer, of Purlear, a senior marketing major and student veteran at Appalachian, far left, with Siobhan Norris, program manager of military and veteran education for the University of North Carolina System Office, center, and Joe Wessel, student veteran and president of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Student Veterans Association, at the eighth annual Student Veterans of America Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, professor of accounting and interim director of Appalachian’s RIEEE, third from left, and Appalachian alumnus Alex Helms '13 '16, a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, second from right, work with three Appalachian international exchange students on an Impact Clinic project. The students pictured — all of whom are from Spain with double majors in business and law — are, from left to right, Soledad Jarquemada, Maria Leon Martinex Maria Leon Martinex and Angela Munoz Perez-Embid.

App State students make an impact on businesses’ triple bottom line
Sep 19, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — An initiative by Appalachian State University’s Walker College of...

In this aerial photo, a morning sun illuminates Appalachian State University’s campus as a fine layer of fog rises from the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Appalachian recently appeared in the 2020 rankings of U.S. News & World Report for its value, academics, innovation and benefits for student veterans, among other categories. The university was also recognized by The Princeton Review, as well as MONEY, Forbes and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazines.

Appalachian among 2019 ‘Top’ and ‘Best Value Colleges’ in America — Forbes magazine
Sep 19, 2019

Now in the top half of colleges ranked, Appalachian’s placement in Forbes magazine’s annual “America’s Top Colleges” list has gained 13 positions...
Walker College of Business Graduate Programs ‘Buy Boone Lunch’ AT F.A.R.M. Cafe Sept. 11
Data Analyst from Wells Fargo (middle), Students from Appalachian State University & Kristu Jayanti College

Global Supply Chain & Analytics Study Abroad Trip: India
Sep 10, 2019

Roberto Sibrian, a senior risk management and insurance student at Appalachian State...

Holshouser Ethics to present lunch and learn on sustainable business topic Sept. 19

Holshouser Ethics to present lunch and learn on sustainable business topic Sept. 19
Sep 9, 2019

Sustainable Business Lunch & Learn 
Thursday, Sept. 19
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Peacock Hall 4140,...

Seventh Generation is closing its office to encourage employees to join the global climate strike.