App State named a business education leader in US and worldwide for 2026–27
Aug 21, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Cementing its reputation as a leader in business education, Appalachian State University enters the 2026–27 academic year with top honors from five major publications.
App State fundraising reaches historic heights, expands support for Mountaineers
Aug 19, 2026
Giving topped $50 million in both fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026
BOONE, N.C. — With the close of fiscal year 2026 on June 30, Appalachian State University exceeded $50...
App State honors 8 faculty and staff with Sywassink Awards for Excellence
Aug 4, 2026
New to this year’s awards — the Sywassink Legacy of Excellence Award
App State and UPLIFT partners will work through Smithsonian Institute to develop festivals and tourism experiences
Sep 19, 2023
The Walker College of Business is at the heart of a movement to develop community-based tourism in North Carolina that was recently featured in ...
"IMA has totally changed my college experience,” A Q&A with double scholarship winner Jaime Ziegenfuss Whitehead
Sep 19, 2023
The Institute of Management Accountants, the worldwide association of accounting and finance professionals in business, recently featured an...
Guignet, Sugg earn NSF grant to study the effects of air pollution and climate change on maternal and child health
Sep 15, 2023
Assistant Professor of Economics Dr.
Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter at App State earns high honors
Sep 11, 2023
Appalachian State University's chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma has been named a 2022-23 High Honors Chapter, which is the second highest level of...
The Walker College welcomes new faculty, staff and curricular offerings to begin Fall 2023 semester
Aug 20, 2023
To begin the Fall 2023 semester at Appalachian State University, the Walker College of Business welcomes new faculty members, announces new staff...
App State students connected to Vietnam, Cambodia through Holland Fellows Program and more
Aug 16, 2023
Most Americans, whether we know it or not, have a connection to Vietnam and Cambodia. Many of us enjoy foods like Pho noodles or Bahn mi...
Trustee, Alumnus, Boyles Lecturer Harris honored as CFO of the Year Finalist
Aug 3, 2023
Appalachian State University Trustee and Walker College of Business alumnus Jamie Harris ’84, chief financial officer of RXO, has been named a...
Dionne Speer to serve as business officer in the Walker College
Aug 3, 2023
Kristina "Dionne" Speer has been named business officer in the Walker College of Business, effective July 31, 2023.
Jennifer Hayward to serve as executive assistant to the dean in the Walker College
Aug 1, 2023
Jennifer Hayward has been named executive assistant to the dean in the Walker College of Business, effective July 24, 2023.
Hayward...