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Mountaineer Gear Teammates at 2025  International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition

Management students compete in International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition in California
May 31, 2025

Appalachian State University students participated in the 2025 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition, hosted by California State University, Long...

Kyle Vetter, left, receives a certificate for best research poster

MBA student earns 'best paper' at annual celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors event
May 27, 2025

Walker College of Business MBA student Kyle Vetter won the best research poster competition, which was awarded on April 16 as part of Appalachian State University's 28th Annual...

Director of App State's insurance program advises on effects of extreme weather on homeowner costs

Director of App State's insurance program advises on effects of extreme weather on homeowner costs
May 27, 2025

Advice from Dr. David Marlett, managing director of Appalachian State University’s Brantley Risk & Insurance Center, was recently featured in npr...

Appalachian State University alumna Stephanie Billings ’92. Billings has been named executive director of alumni affairs at Appalachian and will begin her new position Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Walker College alumna named Appalachian’s executive director of alumni affairs
Oct 2, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — Stephanie Billings ’92, of Greensboro, has been named executive director of alumni affairs at Appalachian State University. She...

From left, sophomore international business major Adam Garrison, sophomore management major Hannah Ross, and MBA student Michelle Jeanniton-Garrett attended the 2019 Enactus World Cup in San Jose, CA.

Enactus Appalachian Students Attend Enactus World Cup
Oct 1, 2019

By: Adam Garrison, Michelle Jeanniton-Garrett and Hannah Ross

Economics faculty receives research award

Economics faculty receives research award
Oct 1, 2019

By Harley Nefe

BOONE, N.C. – Dr. John Whitehead, professor in the Department of Economics, received an award from the North...

Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service

Walker College staff members earn "shout out" for service
Sep 30, 2019

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

The six individuals who were sworn in as members of the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees during the board’s Sept. 13 meeting held on Appalachian’s campus. They are, from left to right, John M. Blackburn, James “J.K.” Reaves ’93, Kimberly Shepherd ’97, Thomas Sofield ’76, Mark E. Ricks ’89 and DeJon Milbourne. Administering the oath of office was North Carolina District Court Judge Rebecca Eggers-Gryder ’83 (not pictured).

Walker College senior DeJon Milbourne sworn into App State's Board of Trustees
Sep 27, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — New and reappointed members of Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees were sworn in during the board’s Sept. 13 meeting...

Walker College of Business honor student presents research at Atlantic Marketing Association Annual Conference

In Pictures: Management, Marketing double major presents research at Atlantic Marketing Association Annual Conference
Sep 27, 2019

Appalachian State University senior Rachael Beller presented her research, Recruiting Students in Higher Education in the age of Social Media...

MBA Alumni Highlight: Matt Alspaugh
Sep 25, 2019

Matt Alspaugh ‘01 is the Controller for Lowder, Inc., a locally family owned and operated construction company...

Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, professor of accounting and interim director of Appalachian’s RIEEE, third from left, and Appalachian alumnus Alex Helms '13 '16, a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, second from right, work with three Appalachian international exchange students on an Impact Clinic project. The students pictured — all of whom are from Spain with double majors in business and law — are, from left to right, Soledad Jarquemada, Maria Leon Martinex Maria Leon Martinex and Angela Munoz Perez-Embid.

App State students make an impact on businesses’ triple bottom line
Sep 19, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — An initiative by Appalachian State University’s Walker College of...

In this aerial photo, a morning sun illuminates Appalachian State University’s campus as a fine layer of fog rises from the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Appalachian recently appeared in the 2020 rankings of U.S. News & World Report for its value, academics, innovation and benefits for student veterans, among other categories. The university was also recognized by The Princeton Review, as well as MONEY, Forbes and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazines.

Appalachian among 2019 ‘Top’ and ‘Best Value Colleges’ in America — Forbes magazine
Sep 19, 2019

Now in the top half of colleges ranked, Appalachian’s placement in Forbes magazine’s annual “America’s Top Colleges” list has gained 13 positions...