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Members of App State’s Rho Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma with App State alumnus Todd Campbell ’87, president and CEO of Builders Insurance Group, center, in App State’s Holmes Convocation Center on March 21, 2025, after his Boyles Lecture titled “Risk and Reward: The Transformative Power of YES in Business and Life.” Under Campbell’s leadership, Builders Insurance Group has made a $500,000 commitment to App State’s Walker College of Business, to support the modernization of the college’s Brantley Risk and Ins

Builders Insurance Group commits $500K to modernize App State Brantley Risk and Insurance Center
Oct 8, 2026

The center’s new location will foster stronger connections among students and industry partners

Dr. Rogelio Garcia Contreras speaks at App State's Global Good Conference. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Global Good Conference brings business leaders and students together to explore sustainability
Oct 7, 2026

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on Appalachian State University’s Boone Campus on Sept. 25 for the Walker College of Business'...

from left are Jon Bleakley, Dennis Guignet, Jesse Pipes, Meredith Pipes, Shirley Morris and Ayla Solomon, who were all recognized as Global Good awardees in 2026

Walker College honors Global Good, Triple E award recipients
Oct 7, 2026

The Walker College of Business recognized six faculty, staff and students for their contributions to sustainability and global engagement during the Sept. 25 Global Good Conference.

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Student Profile: Javon Nathaniel wears many different name tags, defines 'all-around' student
Aug 31, 2018

Over his academic career, Appalachian State University marketing and international business double major Javon Nathaniel has...

Appalachian's Beta Alpha Psi achieves Superior Status for 36th time
Aug 30, 2018

Appalachian State University’s Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) chapter has achieved Superior Status for the 2017-18 academic year. This...

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Finance professor offers expert advice on instant approval credit cards
Aug 25, 2018

WalletHub recently posted an article about instant...

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.