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Rachel Hamlin, left, with faculty advisor Tori Humler. Hamlin, a CIS and IB double major, earned third place in the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship June 18, 2025.

CIS Major Named 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champion
Jul 1, 2025

Appalachian State University student Rachel Hamlin has been named a 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champion.

Mountaineer Gear Teammates at 2025  International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition

Management students compete in International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition in California
May 31, 2025

Appalachian State University students participated in the 2025 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition, hosted by California State University, Long...

Kyle Vetter, left, receives a certificate for best research poster

MBA student earns 'best paper' at annual celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors event
May 27, 2025

Walker College of Business MBA student Kyle Vetter won the best research poster competition, which was awarded on April 16 as part of Appalachian State University's 28th Annual...

Ramsey presents her research Travel Cost and Consumer Surplus Analysis of 2016 Blood, Sweat, and Gears Bike Rac

Economics students present research at undergraduate research and creativity symposium
Nov 14, 2016

Appalachian State University senior economics major Brittany Ramsey and junior economics major Will Blackwood...

Computer Information Systems faculty earn research accolades and service appointments at international conferences

Computer Information Systems faculty earn research accolades and service appointments at international conferences
Nov 10, 2016

Faculty members from the Department of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management earned research accolades and service...

Appalachian State University Wins District College Fed Challenge

Appalachian State University Wins District College Fed Challenge
Nov 10, 2016

Students from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business won the district title in the Federal Reserve...

Business Connections 2016

Dean's Update - Students win regional College Fed Challenge, alumni honored for major contributions, college hosts Transportation Insight Founder Paul Thompson for Boyles Lecture (media links)
Nov 8, 2016

Toward the end of the Fall, as outdoor temperatures drop, the activity level inside Peacock Hall rises. As students complete presentations and...

Pictured from left, Matt Mullen, Gabrielle Khoury, Alex Friends, Marketing Professors Bonnie Guy and Jim Stoddard, Olivia Chason, and Trey Hemphill during the 2016 International Collegiate Sales Competition

Marketing students place tenth out of 70 universities during the International Collegiate Sales Competition (ICSC) in Orlando, Florida.
Nov 6, 2016

Marketing students from Appalachian State University have placed tenth out of 70 universities in the the International Collegiate Sales...

Economics students earn top stop during regional College Fed Challenge

Economics students earn top stop during regional College Fed Challenge
Nov 2, 2016

Economics students Federico Pigozzi, Matthew Hawks, Bobby Weant, Jacqueline Hundley, ...

MapQuest founder to deliver keynote address at entrepreneur summit on Nov. 11

MapQuest founder to deliver keynote address at entrepreneur summit on Nov. 11
Nov 1, 2016

Chris Heivly, the co-founder of MapQuest, will deliver the keynote address during the 12th annual...

October 27 Dean's Club Research Poster Session collage

Poster session features research funded by Walker College Dean's Club
Oct 31, 2016

Thirteen Walker College of Business professors presented recent research during a Dean's Club research poster session on ...