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Jillian Goldstein, left, accepts a certificate with the text "best honors poster award" from Dr. Santosh Nandi.

17 present at WCOB Honors program celebration, digital marketing major earns 'best paper'
Jan 7, 2026

Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business Honors students presented on special topics during the college's...

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Chancellor’s and dean’s lists celebrate academic excellence for fall 2025
Jan 6, 2026

Appalachian State University has released the dean’s and chancellor’s lists for the Fall 2025 semester.

1,097 students in the Walker College of Business earned dean's list honors, and 409...

Clockwise from top left are Lana Butler, Yauri Hatcher, David Itson, Lorena Moors Cely, Harley Locklear, Tyler Nece, Ethan Salemy, Lucas Schwinger, Ethan Truesdale, Charlie Van Winkle, Jadon Williams, and Oscar Yarbrough.

App State names 12 Holland Fellows for 2026
Dec 19, 2025

Twelve outstanding students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business have been selected for the prestigious 2026...

 Bowden Investment Group releases January 2022 update

Bowden Investment Group releases January 2022 update
Feb 14, 2022

The January 2022 Update from the Bowden Investment Group was recently released. It features a letter from BIG President Caroline Alba, an update...

Finance alumnus, 1997 'App State Best,' promoted at Morgan Stanley

Finance alumnus, 1997 'App State Best,' promoted at Morgan Stanley
Feb 4, 2022

Appalachian State University alumnus Brett Berrier FIN '97...

Get tax help: App State free tax lab now open

Get tax help: App State free tax lab now open
Jan 28, 2022

The Department of Accounting operates a free tax help lab for Appalachian State University students, faculty and staff. The department is part of...

An Appalachian State University Bookstore customer makes a purchase using cash. On average, people spend 17% more with credit or debit cards than they do with cash, according to Bryan Bouboulis, director of App State’s financial literacy initiative — a program providing money management resources and personal consultations for students.

Money management do’s and don’ts
Jan 27, 2022

Financial literacy director Bryan Bouboulis shares advice for students

BOONE, N.C. — School supplies, rent, groceries, utilities — and pizza....

Sophomore, Kaela Sosa holding a yellow fin tuna she caught.

What a catch! Sophomore holds positions in both baseball analytics and pro-fishing
Jan 27, 2022

Kaela Sosa is a sophomore at Appalachian State University majoring in ...

Walker College faculty, staff earn nods as "most helpful" at App State

Walker College faculty, staff earn nods as "most helpful" at App State
Jan 26, 2022

Forty faculty and staff members in the Walker College of Business were named among the most helpful at Appalachian State...

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Accounting alumni newsletter posted
Jan 25, 2022

The Department of Accounting recently released its Winter 2022 newsletter, which features updates from Department Chair Pennie Bagley, MS in...

Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business and its on-campus MBA program have been recognized among the best in the nation for 2022, according to The Princeton Review. Pictured is App State’s Kenneth E. Peacock Hall, home to Walker College.

App State’s ‘outstanding’ MBA program recognized by The Princeton Review
Jan 21, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — The Princeton Review has named App State’s Walker College of Business (WCOB) in its “...