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From left are App State student delegates to COP31: Summer Carrozza, Asher Fazal, Sarah Johnson, Ella Lowman, Aleisha Whipple, and Mckenna Porto

App State continues UN climate engagement through COP31 student delegation
Nov 11, 2026

Six Appalachian State University students and two faculty members have traveled to Antalya, Türkiye, to participate in the 31st Annual...

From left are Walker College Dean’s Club-funded student researchers Emma Kate Appleton, Brody Behm, Delaney Clark, Riley Jenkins, and Ryan Zigbuo.

Business students awarded Dean’s Club grants to support research projects
Nov 9, 2026

Five Appalachian State University students have received grant funding from the Walker College of Business Dean’s Club to pursue...

App State business students explore the future of  AI and Digital Transformation in Marketing across Europe  WCOB, App State at the historic Oude Markt (Old Market) in Leuven. Photo submitted

App State business students explore the future of AI and digital transformation in marketing across Europe
Nov 5, 2026

Eight Walker College of Business students explored how artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation are reshaping marketing practices and transforming industries across Belgium, the...

Michelle Barnhardt

In the news: Barnhart receives LEDA’s first 'Her Legacy of Leadership' Award
Dec 3, 2025

Michelle Barnhardt, a special faculty member in the Department of Management, has been named the...

Magnifying glass and Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis overlay a holiday shopping scene

In the news: CERPA report indicates strong holiday sales forecast in North Carolina
Dec 3, 2025

A recent news post by local business advocacy group...

Julien Sagnol, left, and Victor Salgado have been selected as Cratis D. Williams Society inductees for December 2025

Business graduate students selected as Cratis D. Williams Society inductees
Dec 1, 2025

Two graduate students in the Walker College of Business have been selected as inductees to the ...

Pictured are top performers in the Walker College's October Excel Challenge: Ben Blau, Avery Clark, Brennan Fisher and Connor Perdue. Lauren Luca is not pictured

Five named top performers in Walker College's latest Excel challenge
Nov 25, 2025

The Walker College of Business has named five top performers in its Walker COB Excel Challenge held on October 28, 2025.

The challenge...

From left are Dr. Jason Xiong, Emily Charlip, Dr. Jeff Kaleta, Dr. Sandra Vannoy, Dr. David Dickinson, Anna Silva, Karlee Cook, and Dr. Dennis Guignet

Cook, business graduate students shine in 3MT competition
Nov 24, 2025

MBA student Karlee Cook earned second place in Appalachian State University's 2025 ...

Dr. Justin Cox to serve as Macebearer for December 12 Commencement

Cox to serve as Macebearer for December 12 Commencement
Nov 18, 2025

Dr. Justin Cox will serve as macebearer for this semester's Walker College of Business Commencement.

Dr. Jeff Kaleta will carry the...

From left are Emily Charlip, Karlee Cook, and Anna Silva

Three Walker College of Business students to compete in App State’s Three-Minute Thesis
Nov 17, 2025

Three Walker College of Business students will participate in Appalachian State University's...

In the News: Walker College of Business is helping students lead in an AI-enabled world

In the News: Walker College of Business is helping students lead in an AI-enabled world
Nov 16, 2025

Appalachian State University was included on a list of universities incorporating AI into the business school curriculum and helping students...

The university’s 2024–25 Broyhill Fellows team is pictured in Chicago in May, taking part in the 2024–25 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge — the world’s largest equity research competition. More than 7,000 students representing 1,153 universities worldwide took part in the event, with App State’s team placing among the top six teams. Pictured, from left to right, are finance and banking majors Jack Parquette ’25, Carson Beane ’25, senior Brenden Wortman, Davis Pharr ’25 and Keira A...

App State named among top institutions for business education in US and worldwide
Nov 7, 2025

Walker College of Business and its bachelor’s, master’s programs recognized by U.S. News, The Princeton Review, CEO Magazine and Fortune magazine
U.S. Army veteran and App State Student Veterans Association President Jacob “Jack” Sullivan, a sophomore from Charlotte majoring in finance and banking. Photo by Chase Reynolds

From Army to App State: Jack Sullivan builds support for fellow student veterans
Nov 5, 2025

By J. Todd CoatesPosted Nov. 3, 2025 at 2:41 p.m.Facebook...