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Students Hayes Sheridan, Aaron Anchell, Gareth Hicks, and Andrew Thomas attended the Insurance Agents & Brokers of South Carolina’s annual convention alongside Dillon Waschenbach, associate director of App State’s Brantley Risk & Insurance Center.

App State RMI students attend South Carolina insurance convention
Oct 21, 2025

Four Appalachian State University students majoring in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) recently...

Clockwise are: Avery Clark, Graham Gainey, Kyle Kaufman, John Linville, Ashley Meacham, and Connor Perdue

7 earn top scores on first Fall 2025 Excel challenge
Oct 20, 2025

The first competition of this semester’s Walker College of Business Excel Challenge, designed to test students' mastery of Microsoft Excel and essential problem-solving skills for the business...

Pictured during her installation ceremony, held Oct. 3 in Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus, App State Chancellor Heather Norris holds the university mace and wears the chain of command and university medallion — university emblems that represent the trust and authority invested in the chancellor by the institution’s governing body. The ceremonial event officially marked the beginning of her leadership tenure at App State.

Dr. Heather Norris installed as 8th chancellor of App State
Oct 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris was formally installed as the eighth chancellor of Appalachian State University on Oct.

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Walker College ranks among top online bachelor’s in business administration programs, according to BestColleges.com
Mar 19, 2015

BestColleges.com has recognized the Walker College of Business for its outstanding online Bachelor's in Business Administration program.

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Appalachian and Yasar University officials come to agreement

Appalachian expands its educational opportunities in Turkey
Mar 5, 2015

ASU NEWS - Appalachian State University has added a...

Archived News Articles 2007 - 2014
Dec 31, 2014

Walker College of Business news stories from 2007-2014 are archived on Google Drive:

2014 Global Opportunities Conference on Cuba Today brings Cuban economist to ASU campus
Jul 25, 2014

On April 11, 2014, Appalachian State University held the 6th Annual Global Opportunities Conference on “Cuba Today.”  Attendees heard...

"From Seed to Cup:" Learning about the Coffee Supply Chain in Costa Rica
Jul 25, 2014

During December 2013 and January 2014, fifteen students spent two weeks in Costa Rica, learning firsthand about the complete supply chain "seed...

MBA Program in Cuba
Oct 22, 2013

Strolling the Malecón in Havana, Cuba, it feels as if the city has been frozen in time. Pristine 1950's classic cars cruise beside this famous...

William Kamkwamba visits the ASU Wind Turbine during the 2013 Global Opportunities Conference
Apr 13, 2013

William Kamkwamba visits the ASU Wind Turbine during the 2013 Global Opportunities Conference. The Fifth Annual Global Opportunities Conference...