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This artist’s rendering provides an exterior view of the new addition for App State’s Peacock Hall, home of the university’s Walker College of Business. The addition is anticipated to open in 2027. Note, this image does not reflect the project’s final design, which is still in development. Click on the image for a full view.

Board of Trustees approves 15 named spaces in Peacock Hall expansion
Oct 6, 2025

New naming honors alumni, partners, and donors supporting the future of business education at App State

Appalachian State University's Board of Trustees has approved the naming of 15 new spaces...

U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly magazine and Money.com have named App State among the nation’s top schools for 2025–26, recognizing the university for its academics, innovation, value, benefits for student veterans and more. This aerial image of App State’s Boone campus, taken Sept. 18, shows the beginnings of fall color dotting campus trees.

High-quality academics, innovation and value secure App State’s spot among America’s top schools for 2025–26
Sep 29, 2025

US News names App State a top 5 regional university for innovation, undergraduate teaching and veterans support
App State’s finance and banking bachelor’s degree program, offered through the Walker College of Business, has earned Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute affiliation, affirming the program’s alignment with the CFA Program curriculum, which prepares students to earn CFA certification — a globally recognized credential in investment management. The distinction boosts students’ access to top job opportunities in finance, as well as internships, scholarships and a global network of investment profess...

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careers
Sep 25, 2025

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careers

Finance and banking degree program is recognized by Chartered Financial Analyst Institute,...

Student athletes receive top honors for academic performance

Student athletes receive top honors for academic performance
Jun 10, 2016

Forty-four of the 222 students named to Appalachian State University's...

Economics professors to present research at 22nd annual European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists conference

Economics professors to present research at 22nd annual European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists conference
Jun 9, 2016

Walker College of Business economics professors David McEvoy and Ash Morgan will present research at the...

Interim department chairs named in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business

Interim department chairs named in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
Jun 7, 2016

Dinesh Davé, Mike Dotson, and Delbert Goff have been appointed to leadership positions in Appalachian State...

Appalachian sustainable business experts address Asheville Accounting and Management Conference attendees

Appalachian sustainable business experts address Asheville Accounting and Management Conference attendees
Jun 1, 2016

Walker College Professor of Accounting Tammy Kowalczyk and Professor of Management Jim Westerman recently...

Professor of finance publishes research on stock returns

Professor of finance publishes research on stock returns
Jun 1, 2016

Research by Walker College of Business Professor of Finance Jeff Hobbs has been accepted by the Review of Quantitative...

Ninety-two percent of Walker College graduates are employed or continuing education six months after commencement

Ninety-two percent of Walker College graduates are employed or continuing education six months after commencement
May 26, 2016

Ninety-two percent of Walker College of Business Class of 2015 graduates have successfully reached their first destination,...

Alumnus and restauranter of Fud at Salud reflects on entrepreneurship at Appalachian

Alumnus and restauranter of Fud at Salud reflects on entrepreneurship at Appalachian
May 23, 2016

Jeff McElwee '09 owns and operates FūD at Salud, the culinary counterpart to the successful ...

Marketing alumnus Jeff Dudan, Founder and CEO of AdvantaClean, to appear on CBS hit Undercover Boss May 29

Marketing alumnus Jeff Dudan, Founder and CEO of AdvantaClean, to appear on CBS hit Undercover Boss May 29
May 20, 2016

Appalachian State University football player and Walker College of Business Marketing alumnus Jeff Dudan '91, ...

Economics Professor delivers comments at University of Luxembourg's Institute for Health and Behavior

Economics Professor delivers comments at University of Luxembourg's Institute for Health and Behavior
May 19, 2016

Walker College of Business Professor of Economics David Dickinson recently delivered comments at the University of Luxembourg's...