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GIS President, Harlee Hawthorne, attends the GIS Leadership Symposim in Columbus, OH
Aug 17, 2021

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) Rho Chapter—the Appalachian State Risk Management and Insurance Student Group—participated in the nation-wide GIS Leadershi...

Tanner Grail

Fresh Eyes Upon the World of Insurance - Tanner Grail
Jul 13, 2021

A Risk Management and Insurance Major, Tanner Grail, wrote the following article regarding his summer internship with Founders Professional:When start...

Meet an Alumnus: Cecilia Yanez
Jun 30, 2021

Cecilia Yanez discovered the RMI program at a recruitment dinner during her sophomore year at Appalachian State University. As she began exploring the...

Student Athletes on Zoom Call

Brantley Center Leads Info Session for App State Athletics Group on Insurance in Sports
Jun 23, 2021

The Brantley Center is working with student athletes at Appalachian State University and exposing them to the insurance industry and its career opport...

Brantley Center says Goodbye and Congratulations to RMI seniors at Senior Send-off event
May 10, 2021

The Brantley Risk & Insurance Center held a Senior Send-off event this past Saturday for graduating RMI students. The event was held in the Hollan...

Dr. Lori Medders on Zoom call

Dr. Lori Medders Announced as the Service Award Winner at the Sywassink Awards
Apr 30, 2021

The Brantley Center is proud to announce that one of our faculty members, Dr. Lori Medders, won the Sywassink Service Award at the Sywassink Award Cer...

Insurance International Markets Class Virtual Tours
Apr 22, 2021

The Insurance International Markets class typically travels to either Bermuda or London on any given year to supplement their classroom learning on th...

Outreach and Support Following Chauvin Conviction
Apr 21, 2021

The nation has closely watched the proceedings of the trial against Derek Chauvin for the unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and...

AppState RIMS Team Advances to Finals
Apr 21, 2021

Appalachian State’s Risk Management Challenge Team is one of three schools nationwide chosen to advance to the final round in the 2021 Spencer-RIMS ...

Gamma Iota Sigma Hosts Food Drive
Apr 21, 2021

The Appalachian State Gamma Iota Sigma Rho chapter is finishing up their semester-long food drive. The proceeds of this food drive are going to the Su...