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This artist’s rendering provides an exterior view of the new addition for App State’s Peacock Hall, home of the university’s Walker College of Business. The addition is anticipated to open in 2027. Note, this image does not reflect the project’s final design, which is still in development. Click on the image for a full view.

Board of Trustees approves 15 named spaces in Peacock Hall expansion
Oct 6, 2025

New naming honors alumni, partners, and donors supporting the future of business education at App State

Appalachian State University's Board of Trustees has approved the naming of 15 new spaces...

U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly magazine and Money.com have named App State among the nation’s top schools for 2025–26, recognizing the university for its academics, innovation, value, benefits for student veterans and more. This aerial image of App State’s Boone campus, taken Sept. 18, shows the beginnings of fall color dotting campus trees.

High-quality academics, innovation and value secure App State’s spot among America’s top schools for 2025–26
Sep 29, 2025

US News names App State a top 5 regional university for innovation, undergraduate teaching and veterans support
App State’s finance and banking bachelor’s degree program, offered through the Walker College of Business, has earned Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute affiliation, affirming the program’s alignment with the CFA Program curriculum, which prepares students to earn CFA certification — a globally recognized credential in investment management. The distinction boosts students’ access to top job opportunities in finance, as well as internships, scholarships and a global network of investment profess...

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careers
Sep 25, 2025

CFA affiliation gives App State students a professional advantage for future finance careers

Finance and banking degree program is recognized by Chartered Financial Analyst Institute,...

Advertising research will help marketers know when to invest in ad creativity

Advertising research will help marketers know when to invest in ad creativity
Jun 26, 2019

Research on advertisement creativity from Walker College Marketing Professor Ilgım Dara Benoit was recently published in the...

The winners of the Walker College of Business’ 2019 Sywassink Awards for Excellence. Pictured, from left to right, are Amy Odom ’03, Dr. Rachel Shinnar, Dr. Mary Stolberg ’14, Dr. Peter Groothuis, Dr. Pennie Bagley, Michelle Boisclair and Dr. Dana Clark.

Walker College of Business faculty and staff honored with 2019 Sywassink Awards for Excellence
Jun 21, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — Five faculty and two staff members in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of...

Appalachian partners to present as part of Boone Chamber Insight Series

Appalachian partners to present as part of Boone Chamber Insight Series
Jun 14, 2019

Appalachian State University leaders and alumni will present as part of the Boone Chamber of Commerce Insight Series, which focuses on leadership...

Eric Cheek ’18, Quantitative Geoscience major and Carly Maas, senior, Quantitative Geoscience major, measuring stream discharge in Boone Creek. Photo by Dr. William Anderson.

Survey respondents willing to pay for stormwater management and reduce negative effects from runoff
Jun 11, 2019

Using the Boone Creek watershed that runs through Appalachian State University’s campus as a laboratory, an interdisciplinary research team at...

Stec named experiential learning faculty fellow in business

Stec named experiential learning faculty fellow in business
Jun 10, 2019

Mr. Bob Stec, a management lecturer in the Walker College of Business, has been named experiential learning faculty...

Stallworth named director of Master of Science in Accounting program at Appalachian State University

Stallworth named director of Master of Science in Accounting program at Appalachian State University
Jun 10, 2019

Dr. Lynn Stallworth has been named program director of the Master of Science in Accounting program at...

Alumni Spotlight: Sales Marketing Grad Patrick Holden

Alumni Spotlight: Sales Marketing Grad Patrick Holden
Jun 10, 2019

Patrick Holden ‘19 majored in marketing at Appalachian State University with a concentration in professional selling.

Today, Holden is a...

The pictured Walker College of Business faculty members are Dr. Jamie Parson, Assistant Professor of Finance (pictured fourth from left), Dr. Lakshmi Iyer, Professor of Information Systems and Director of the Applied Data Analytics program (fourth from right) and Dr. Dinesh Dave, professor  and director of supply chain management (third from right).

Walker College faculty members pictured in India's Business Standard
Jun 7, 2019

A photo of Appalachian State University faculty working alongside faculty in the Kristu Jayanti School of Management was recently published in...