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Economics Department releases March newsletter
Mar 24, 2026

The Department of Economics at Appalachian State University has released its March newsletter for students majoring or minoring in economics. 

App State Master of Business Administration student Karlee Cook has analyzed data from 1.6 million births spanning 15 years, with preliminary findings linking lower birth weight and preterm birth to chemical accident sites in North Carolina.

MBA student examines chemical accidents and newborn and maternal health
Mar 23, 2026

Mountaineer Discovery: This story is part of a series highlighting student research, creativity and innovation at App State. Join the Office of Student Research for the 29th annual...

COB Club Expo
Dec 7, 2015

The COB Club Expo is scheduled for January 26, 2016. The Walker College of Business is home to about two dozen ...

Yadkin Bank COB Honors Convocation
Dec 7, 2015

The Yadkin Bank COB Honors Convocation is scheduled for April 22, 2016. Business students with the highest GPAs and top students...

Sywassink Day of Excellence Dinner
Dec 7, 2015

The Sywassink Day of Excellence Dinner is scheduled for May 5, 2016. The G.A. Sywassink Day of Excellence recognizes outstanding...

Lane Memorial Scholarship
Dec 7, 2015

Andrew Lane will not be forgotten. That is the vow to which his friends committed when they began a grass roots effort to establish a scholarship...

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Help Honor Mr. Thompson
Dec 4, 2015

A Message from Dr. Delbert Goff
Ken Peacock

Walker College Kenneth E. Peacock Accounting Professorship
Dec 4, 2015

In 1983, Dr. Ken Peacock began his career at Appalachian State University by teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting and...

Five business professors receive Dean's Club funding supplements for new research endeavors
Dec 4, 2015

Five Walker College of Business professors have received funding supplements for their new research endeavors.

Todd Cherry...

Walker College Duane D. Daggett Professorship
Dec 4, 2015

April 1, 2008 marked the inauguration of a new professorship in the Walker College of Business – the first established by a Walker College...

IBSA students with Chancellor Everts

IBSA students honored for zero waste initiative
Dec 2, 2015

Students from Appalachian's International Business Student Association (IBSA) met with Chancellor Sheri Everts during Appalachian's Nov. 28...

Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium

Walker College student's research on economic impact of High Country Beer Fest
Dec 2, 2015

Walker College student Matthew Drake recently attended the state's Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium in High Point, NC. Drake, a...