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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,...

Bryan Bouboulis, senior lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business, advocates for teaching financial literacy to all students. He said he wants his students to think about “the end game”: “If you don’t know where you’re going,” he said, “how will you get there?” Photo by Chase Reynolds

Financing the dream — staying fiscally afloat at Appalachian
Aug 25, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — FAFSA. FSEOG. ACOG. EFC. SAP.

Exploring how to pay for a college education unearths a Scrabble set of acronyms. Fortunately...

Walker College faculty among top 100 human resource management researchers
Aug 10, 2018

According to the authors of a new study forthcoming in Academy of Management...

From left, students Lucas Stinson, Daniel Paprocki and Daniel Stout at the Appalachian Energy Summit

Analytics students present research at seventh annual energy summit
Aug 10, 2018

Walker College of Business students presented analytics research at the Energy Summit on the campus of Appalachian State University on July 31,...

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Marketing and healthcare concentrations added to master's in applied data analytics degree program
Aug 9, 2018

Appalachian State University will offer new concentrations as part of the Master of Science in Applied Data Analytics (MSADA) program, beginning...

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Boone Chamber honors Walker College alumna, partners at meeting
Aug 9, 2018

Walker College of Business alumna Mary-Louise Roberts '81, '82 recently earned the 2018 Dan Meyer Partnership Award.

Alumnus, Business Advisory Council member receives NCACPA’s highest honor

Alumnus, Business Advisory Council member receives NCACPA’s highest honor
Aug 8, 2018

Appalachian State Univeristy alumnus and Business Advisory Council member Benjamin C. Hamrick CPA has earned the Pinnacle Award -- the highest...

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Walker College to host homecoming game day tailgate Sept. 29
Aug 8, 2018

Alumni and friends of the Walker College of Business are invited to a tailgate, co-presented by the ...

10 Appalachian students honored for academic, service and leadership excellence
Aug 3, 2018

BOONE, N.C — Ten Appalachian State University students were recognized for their significant contributions to campus in the areas of academic,...