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Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar

Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar
Oct 2, 2023

Austin Eggers, an associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, has been named the inaugural...

App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, center, with the 2023 members of App State’s Bell Ringers Society. Pictured with Everts, from left to right, are Bob Snead ’55 ’57, Rebecca Eggers-Gryder ’83, Dr. Harvey Durham, J.P. Neri, Bruce Guy and Linda Guy.

App State celebrates 124 years of history with Founders Day festivities
Sep 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated its sixth annual Founders Day on Sept. 7 to commemorate the first day of classes held in 1899 at Watauga Academy — the predecessor of App...

For the 2023–24 school year, App State has been named among the ‘best’ and ‘top’ schools in the nation — and the Southeast — by several national publications, including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine. Pictured are App State students in a Boone campus classroom.

App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
Sep 26, 2023

U.S. News ranks App State as No. 1 Most Innovative School and No. 2 Top Public School in the South
Lakshmi Iyer, second from left, at Devi Ahilya University in Indore, India

Lakshmi Iyer speaks at international conference on transdisciplinary research
Sep 18, 2022

Dr. Lakshmi Iyer, the Walker College of Business' Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, was the chief guest at two-day...

NYSE head of ESG to headline Sept. 23 Business for Good Conference

NYSE head of ESG to headline Sept. 23 Business for Good Conference
Sep 5, 2022

Brian Matt, head of the New York Stock Exchange's Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Advisory, will headline Appalachian State...

App State's Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter earns high honors

App State's Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter earns high honors
Aug 30, 2022

Appalachian State University's chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma has been named a 2021-22 High Honors Chapter — the second highest level of recognition...

Northwest North Carolina teachers develop coursework in personal finance, economics

Northwest North Carolina teachers develop coursework in personal finance, economics
Aug 29, 2022

The Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at Appalachian State University recently hosted 35 high school teachers from...

App State, Prospanica partner for inclusive excellence

App State, Prospanica partner for inclusive excellence
Aug 26, 2022

Appalachian State University is partnering with Prospanica to increase the number of qualified Hispanic students...

Walker College invites students to participate in Business Club Expo Aug. 30

Walker College invites students to participate in Business Club Expo Aug. 30
Aug 22, 2022

A Business Club Expo will take place Tuesday, Aug. 30 on Appalachian State University's campus, with an aim to...

Welcome Back to the Walker College of Business

Welcome Back to the Walker College of Business
Aug 21, 2022

Dear business students, faculty, and staff,

Fall 2022 term brings curricular changes, new faces, in App State’s Walker College of Business

Fall 2022 term brings curricular changes, new faces, in App State’s Walker College of Business
Aug 20, 2022

The 2022-23 academic year brings new educational offerings to students in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of...