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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,...

Lane Memorial Scholarship
Dec 7, 2015

Andrew Lane will not be forgotten. That is the vow to which his friends committed when they began a grass roots effort to establish a scholarship...

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Help Honor Mr. Thompson
Dec 4, 2015

A Message from Dr. Delbert Goff
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Walker College Kenneth E. Peacock Accounting Professorship
Dec 4, 2015

In 1983, Dr. Ken Peacock began his career at Appalachian State University by teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting and...

Five business professors receive Dean's Club funding supplements for new research endeavors
Dec 4, 2015

Five Walker College of Business professors have received funding supplements for their new research endeavors.

Todd Cherry...

Walker College Duane D. Daggett Professorship
Dec 4, 2015

April 1, 2008 marked the inauguration of a new professorship in the Walker College of Business – the first established by a Walker College...

IBSA students with Chancellor Everts

IBSA students honored for zero waste initiative
Dec 2, 2015

Students from Appalachian's International Business Student Association (IBSA) met with Chancellor Sheri Everts during Appalachian's Nov. 28...

Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium

Walker College student's research on economic impact of High Country Beer Fest
Dec 2, 2015

Walker College student Matthew Drake recently attended the state's Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium in High Point, NC. Drake, a...

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Finance professor to speak Dec. 12 at NC Association of CPAs conference
Dec 2, 2015

Walker College of Business Professor of Finance and Banking Harry Davis will address NC-based CPAs during the NC Association of CPAs 2015 NC...

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Video highlights the importance of hands-on entrepreneurship training at Appalachian
Dec 1, 2015

The Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship supports the objectives of Appalachian State and the entire University of North Carolina...

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Student research on sustainable business topics available for viewing Nov. 30 - Dec. 2
Nov 30, 2015

Fourteen posters displaying student research on sustainable business topics are available for viewing now through Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Peacock...