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Appalachian State’s Women in Financial Services Initiative: A Transformative Experience in New York City

Appalachian State’s Women in Financial Services Initiative: A Transformative Experience in New York City
Nov 18, 2024

In September, ten women students from Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business traveled to New York City with the Women in Financial ...

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Hurricane Helene's effects on Western North Carolina highlight needed adjustments to the insurance system as climate shifts
Oct 29, 2024

Speaking with Dr. David Marlett, a professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and Managing Director of the Brantley ...

NC School of Banking moves headquarters to App State to foster ‘excellence in banking education’
Aug 9, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — The North Carolina School of Banking (NCSB) — the longest running state banking school in the nation — has moved its headquarters ...

Boone Chamber releases Economic Indicators report, Harry Davis provides
Jul 31, 2024

The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce recently released its second Economic Indicators report of 2024.The Q2 report examines key stat...

Business Alumni Honored
Jul 31, 2024

Steven Rubin ’04, a finance and banking graduate, and Anna Rubin ’05, an economics graduate, were celebrated as the Honors College alumni hon...

Dr. Hadley Speaks on Supreme Court Ruling
Jul 10, 2024

Dr. Brandy Hadley, David A. Thompson Distinguished Scholar of Applied Investments, co-wrote an article on The Conversation.The ConversationMarket trus...

Associate Professor of Finance Named Acting Vice Provost
Jun 13, 2024

Jamie Parson, an associate professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance in the Walker College of Business has been nam...

Stock Pitch

Bowden Investment Group Hosts Its First External Stock Pitch Competition
May 30, 2024

Reece Fisher and Brianna Gilmore, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Analysts for the Bowden Investment Group (BIG), spearheaded the inaugura...

Six named 'excel'lent in first intra-college Excel competition
May 8, 2024

Six Walker College of Business students have won the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) at Appalachian State University, earning cash prizes ...

Alumna, finance professor to serve as Macebearer for May 11 Commencement Ceremony
Apr 26, 2024

Dr. Brandy Hadley — Associate Professor of Finance, David A. Thompson Distinguished Scholar of Applied Investments and 2023 Sywassink Awardee for Te...