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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—...

Walker College staff members earn "shout outs" for service

Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service
Apr 8, 2018

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

Middle and high school students from surrounding counties to pitch business ideas to earn scholarships to Appalachian

Middle and high school students from surrounding counties to pitch business ideas to earn scholarships to Appalachian
Apr 7, 2018

Middle grade and high school students from Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes Counties will pitch their...

Economics alumnus to speak April 10 on "Job Market for Quants in Bank Stress Testing"
Apr 5, 2018

Frank Thomas, a quantitative team leader for funds management at BB&T, will speak on “The Job Market for Quants in Bank Stress Testing” ...

Walker College Graduate Program Award Recipients: 2017-2018

Walker College Graduate Program Award Recipients: 2017-2018
Apr 5, 2018

The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced their award recipients for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Alumni Spotlight: Ole Mason Jar celebrates five years
Apr 4, 2018

Men's clothing and lifestyle brand Ole Mason Jar is officially celebrating five years in business.

From smart to genius: smart hives and beekeeping technology
Apr 4, 2018

Dr. Joseph Cazier, a professor in the Department of Computer...

Alternatives to Today's Capitalism: an April 18 lunch and learn opportunity

"Alternatives to Today's Capitalism" lunch and learn to be held April 18
Apr 4, 2018

Aldous Huxley once said "Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted."

ARBS conference committee members Steve Ha from Western Carolina, Carolyn Rochelle from East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Sandy Vannoy from Appalachian, Prasun Bhattacharjee from ETSU, and Kristen King from Eastern Kentucky University.

Appalachian professors present during fifth annual Appalachian Research in Business Symposium
Apr 2, 2018

Twenty Appalachian State University authors presented on five topics during the fifth annual Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (ARBS)...

Appalachian professor awarded UNC Greensboro funding for BRIDGES project

Appalachian professor awarded UNC Greensboro funding for BRIDGES project
Mar 30, 2018

Dr. Lakshmi S. Iyer has received $98,696 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Dr. Iyer, Co-PI, along with PI Dr. Heidi...

From left: Dalton Stout, Lucas Stinson, Avery Dobbins, Daniel Paprocki, Ed Hassler, Brandy Hadley, Dan Emery and Joseph Cazier during the 2018 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium

Analytics students present at Appalachian Research in Business Symposium
Mar 30, 2018

Walker College of Business students presented analytics research at the...