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Bowden Investment Group releases January 2021 update
Feb 22, 2021

Appalachian State University's Bowden Investment Group (BIG) recently published its January 2021 BIG Update, which includes a letter from th...

App State finance faculty member to serve as NAIC research fellow
Feb 10, 2021

Dr. Jamie Parson, an assistant professor of finance in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business has been named a National Associ...

Dec. 2 A DISCUSSION WITH CONFIDENCE COACH Jen Walter
Nov 23, 2020

Join us for a conversation with Confidence Coach, Jen Walter. All students welcome!  Click on the below PDF for more information and register for...

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21 business professors named most helpful by first year students for 2019-20
Nov 12, 2020

Each fall, Appalachian State University's Office of Student Success produces and distributes a list of its "most helpful" faculty and staff ...

Insurance professor offers expert advice on car insurance in Moneygeek.com article
Oct 28, 2020

Monkeygeek.com recently published articles about the "best cheap car insurance companies and quotes for 2020" featuring advice from Dr. David Marlett,...

Insurance professor weighs in on current job market trends
Oct 8, 2020

Dr. David Marlett, IIANC Professor of Insurance and Managing Director of Appalachian State University's Brantley Risk & Insurance C...

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BIT Program aims to develop insurance talent in students from underrepresented groups
Oct 7, 2020

The Brantley Center for Risk Management & Insurance, housed in the Walker College of Business' Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, is of...

Markel Specialty Establishes RMI Scholarship at Appalachian State

Markel Specialty Establishes RMI Scholarship at Appalachian State
Oct 7, 2020

The Markel Specialty leadership group recently established a $5,000 scholarship at Appalachian State that is geared toward increasing Diversity & ...

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Latest BIG Update includes report from the COVID Classroom, Portfolio Analysis
Oct 7, 2020

Appalachian State University's Bowden Investment Group (BIG) recently published its August 2020 BIG Update, which includes a letter from the...

Prof. Huff named outstanding non-tenure track faculty
Sep 24, 2020

Non-tenure Track Award recipient Kevin Huff is a lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and director of the college’s Employee...