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Supply chain management major Zoe Raj stands with Yosef after being named App State's 2026 Top of the Rock

Supply chain management major Zoe Raj named App State's 2026 Top of the Rock
Oct 16, 2026

Zoe Raj, a junior supply chain management major in the Walker College of Business, was featured in Appalachian State University Chancellor...

Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager

Mountaineer Moves: Walker College alumnus named Wilkes County manager
Oct 12, 2026

Appalachian State University alumnus Zachary Lovette '23 was recently named Wilkes County manager. Lovette is a finance and banking...

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

Student profile: Emma Spear's love of design and fields of study set her on the fast path to digital marketing

Student profile: Emma Spear's love of design and combined fields of study set her on fast path to digital marketing
Sep 7, 2018

Majoring in marketing and minoring in graphic arts and imaging technology, Appalachian State University junior...

Walker College economics professor's research helps rank impact of outdoor adventure

Walker College economics professor's research helps rank impact of outdoor adventure
Sep 6, 2018

Research from Walker College economics professor John Whitehead was recently used to rank the economic impact of outdoor...

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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,...