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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 hosts hospitality and tourism educators from NC high schools in partnership with NC Restaurant and Lodging Association, NC Hospitality Education Foundation
Sep 26, 2017

On Monday, September 25, faculty and staff from the Walker College of Business hosted 50 hospitality and tourism educators from regional...

Walker College Professor Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
Sep 26, 2017

Walker College of Business Professor of Economics, Dr. David Dickinson...

Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: Theory and Practice

Accounting professor publishes textbook on government and nonprofit accounting
Sep 16, 2017

Walker College of Business Associate Professor of Accounting Dwayne McSwain is one of four co-authors of the eleventh edition of...

Kim Kirby, Appalachian State University

Walker College director of graduate student services selected for Elevate Program
Sep 15, 2017

Walker College of Business Director of Graduate Student Services Kim Kirby has been selected as a participant of the ...

Business faculty, staff recognized as "most helpful" at Appalachian
Sep 14, 2017

Appalachian State University's Mapworks Office has released the 2016-17 version of its Most Helpful Faculty &...

Meredith Pipes

Pipes named global and civic engagement specialist for Walker College of Business
Sep 13, 2017

Meredith Church Pipes has been named global and civic engagement specialist for the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University....

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Westerman to edit Human Resource Management Review special issue on sustainable HRM
Sep 13, 2017

Appalachian State University Director of Sustainable Business Jim Westerman will serve as editor of a special issue of the...

Appalachian State University made U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges for Veterans listing. Pictured, the university’s Student Veteran Resource Center. Photo by Troy Tuttle

U.S. News recognizes Appalachian for academics, value, innovation
Sep 13, 2017

Appalachian State University has received high honors in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings for its academics, value,...

The 2017 AppLab cohort visited the IBM Design Studios in August to learn more about the Design Thinking process. Photo submitted by Richard Elaver

AppLab 3.0 kicks off with IBM Design Thinking workshop
Sep 12, 2017

This fall, 30 Appalachian State University students enrolled in the first cohort of ...