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Dr. David Marlett Selected as the Appalachian State Sun Belt Faculty Member of the Year Nominee
Dec 9, 2022

Dr. David Marlett recently accepted his award as the Sun Belt Conference’s Appalachian State Nominee for Faculty Member of the Year. The annual awar...

Two Appalachian State RMI Students Win Prestigious WSIA Internship and Scholarship
Dec 6, 2022

This year, two Appalachian State students, Conrad Nelsen and Mark Pruitt, were selected as 2023 WSIA summer interns and scholarship winners. The progr...

URMIA Board Member Visits App as GIS Speaker
Dec 1, 2022

Julie Groves, Director of Risk Services at Wake Forest and University Risk Management & Insurance Associatia (URMIA) Board Member, visited the Wal...

AppState RMI Students "Go Pro" With Brantley Board Skills Committee
Nov 30, 2022

Navigating the first year on the job always has challenges and adjustments for recent graduates. Students find themselves in new cities with new colle...

AppState GIS Vice-President Attends In2Risk Conference
Nov 30, 2022

Junior RMI student Brooke Gruber earned her opportunity to attend the In2Risk Conference in San Francisco this week by receiving the In2Risk Student P...

Mercer Hosts Employee Benefits Night as Part of GIS Guest Speaker Series
Nov 17, 2022

Mercer visited the Appalachian State campus on Wednesday to speak on careers in employee benefits to a packed room as part of the GIS Speaker Series f...

Two App Students Selected for Prestigious NCAMIC Scholarship
Nov 16, 2022

Appalachian State students secured two of the NCAMIC's three scholarships this year, a scholarship which supports accomplished upperclassmen students ...

Franklin Manchester, SAS Global Insurance Strategic Advisor, Presents to GIS Student Group
Nov 3, 2022

The Gamma Iota Sigma Rho welcomed its first guest speaker on campus yesterday to kick off its Fall Speaker Series. Franklin Manchester, SAS Global Ins...

IIANC Continues Support of Brantley Center Programs
Oct 31, 2022

The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has made a $95,000 gift to the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center at Appalachian State Univ...

Building Insurance Talent Cohort Takes First Trip to NYC
Oct 26, 2022

The Building Insurance Talent cohort is a group of diverse students from various backgrounds and majors who come together to learn more about opportun...