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Acrisure Group Partners to Sponsor Brantley Center’s Bermuda Study Abroad Trip, Continues Commitment to Student Growth
Jan 30, 2023

The Brantley Risk & Insurance Center is delighted at the opportunity to expand its partnership with Acrisure’s Wholesale Group, including Founde...

North Carolina Rate Bureau Solidifies Support of Brantley Center as Strategic Partner
Jan 23, 2023

The Brantley Risk & Insurance Center is proud to announce the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) as its newest Strategic Partner.  The NC...

AppState's GIS Risk Management Student Group Donates Nearly 300 Pounds of Food
Dec 14, 2022

The GIS Rho Chapter just concluded its bi-annual food drive, collecting 290 lbs of food in support of the Mountaineer Food Hub. Organized by Jackson S...

Appalachian State Student Selected for CPCU Society’s NextGen Scholarship
Dec 9, 2022

Appalachian State actuarial science major and Master of data analytics candidate Omar Gonzalez was recently awarded the CPCU NextGen Scholarship. The ...

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...