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Student Intern Spotlight: Hrisha Bhatty
Aug 16, 2023

Hrisha Bhatty is a rising junior majoring in risk management and insurance. Hrisha completed an internship with AmWINS this summer in New York City.&n...

Two Students Honored with NCAMIC Scholarship
Aug 16, 2023

Appalachian State insurance students secured two of the NCAMIC's three $5,000 scholarships this year, a scholarship which supports accomplished upperc...

Second Brantley Center TopGolf Fundraiser a Success
Aug 15, 2023

The Brantley Risk & Insurance Center hosted its second annual fundraiser event at TopGolf in Charlotte, netting the non-profit organization over $...

Brantley Center Faculty present to First Year Student Athletes on Financial Literacy Topics
Jul 24, 2023

The Brantley Risk & Insurance Center had the opportunity to get in front of incoming student-athletes at Appalachian State this week to teach them...

RMI students earn third spot, globally, in Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge

RMI students earn third spot, globally, in Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge
May 2, 2023

Three RMI students from Appalachian State University placed third in the 2023 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge, an 8-month-long, global com...

RMI Students Named Outstanding Undergraduate Students

RMI Students Named Outstanding Undergraduate Students
Apr 24, 2023

Walker College of Business Honors Program Director Lori Medders welcomed a group of around 200 Appalachian State University students and their family ...

​GIS Hosts ​Markel for GIS Speaker Series

​GIS Hosts ​Markel for GIS Speaker Series
Apr 19, 2023

The GIS student group welcomed Hollis Zyglocke, CPCU, Markel to AppState to make a presentation during one of the spring semester “Sp...

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Finance professor to serve as Macebearer for May 13 Commencement Ceremony
Apr 19, 2023

Professor Austin Eggers, an assistant professor of finance and the 2022 Sywassink Awardee for Teaching Excellence will serve as macebearer for this se...

Bowling Night -- GIS & FSA Join Recruiting and Social Event

Bowling Night -- GIS & FSA Joint Recruiting and Social Event
Apr 14, 2023

The Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) insurance professional fraternity and Finance Student Association (FSA) jointly hosted a Bowling Night on April 13th. ...

Appalachian Insurance Students Attend CPCU I-Day
Apr 6, 2023

On Wednesday, eight Appalachian insurance students trekked from Boone to Charlotte to attend The Institutes 49th Annual Insurance Forum, or "I-Day". T...