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Four Presidents' Roundtable students stand with a sign with text "Reverse Career Fair" in App State's Holmes Convocation Center

Walker College student leaders participate in Reverse Career Fair during Spring Connect
Mar 10, 2026

Student leaders from eight highly engaged organizations in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business participated in a Reverse Career Fair held in conjunction with Walker Spring...
From left are Pearce Lowrey, Abigail Ledford, Avin Patel, Rian Mofu and Matt Adkins

App State team wins State Rounds of '26 CFA Institute Research Challenge
Mar 5, 2026

A team of students from Appalachian State University won the State Finals Round of the 2026...
Accounting professor earns grant from Aspen Institute; graduate students will research on IBM case study

Accounting professor earns grant from Aspen Institute; graduate students will research on IBM case study
Aug 29, 2017

Appalachian State University Professor of Accounting Tammy Kowalczyk has been awarded a 2017 Faculty Micro-Grant...

CERPA Director Ash Morgan delivers comments on the economic impact of App State Athletics during the Aug. 25, 2017 Wake up Watauga event, hosted by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce (Photo: Boone Area Chamber of Commerce)

CERPA research shows economic impact of App State Athletics is approximately $54 million annually
Aug 28, 2017

The impact of App State Athletics on the surrounding region is significant, according to research from Appalachian State...

Beta Gamma Sigma Certificate

Academic year marks 40th anniversary for Appalachian's Beta Gamma Sigma honor society
Aug 24, 2017

The 2017-18 academic year marks the 40th anniversary of Appalachian State University's chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma...

Walker College of Business Alumnus Andrew Kota has been named executive director of the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, effective September 1.

Walker College alumnus named executive director of Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
Aug 23, 2017

Walker College of Business Alumnus Andrew Kota has been named executive director of the ...

Heather Dixon-Fowler has been named assistant chair of the Department of Management in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University, effective July 1, 2017. Dixon-Fowler joins Jacqui Bergman, who has served as department chair since 2012, and Maira Compagnone, who has served as administrative assistant since 2014, to complete the departmental administration. As an assistant professor in the department, Dixon-Fowler has taught a variety of entrepreneurship courses, supervised the entrepre
Appalachian Beta Alpha Psi Officers in Anaheim, CA

Accounting students participate in KPMG International Day of Literacy, present during national meeting
Aug 18, 2017

Ten Appalachian State University students traveled to Anaheim, CA August 3-5 to participate in  the national Beta Alpha Psi (BAP...

Lakshmi Iyer on the campus of Appalachian State University
Wendy Deng, Becky Stoddard, Samantha Fuentes, Sharon Meinhardt (purple), Michelle Edgell (grey), Kathy Mann (in back), Maira Compagnone, Barbara Rule, Haley Childers, Christy Cook, Sheri Lawrence, Meredith Church Pipes.

Walker College staff takes time out from standard duties, partners with campus entities to enhance business building
Aug 18, 2017

Members of the Walker College of Business staff took time out from their usual duties to make improvements to Peacock...

Barbara Rule, Emily Young, Kelsey Grunder, Kristen Coughlin, Alia Dahlin, Greg Langdon

Walker Fellows help move in business exploration residential learning community
Aug 17, 2017

Freshmen participating in the 2017-18 business exploration residential learning community (RLC), a group brought together because of one shared...

Jerry Zhang

Alumni feature: young alum finds fit with highjump
Aug 15, 2017

Jerry Zhang is a recent Appalachian State University graduate and an international sales consultant for HighJump, a computer software company...