[BusinessGrad] Risk Mgt. & Insurance Opportunities

[Yerkes, Rusty]

Dear Business Students,

We have several outstanding opportunities in Risk Mgt. & Insurance open to all business students:


  1.  Jan Term 2019, FINC 426/594, Principles of Risk Management & Insurance
     *   Sorry we missed you but check out the attached syllabus and be on the lookout for future course offerings!



  1.  Fri/Sat, January 25-26th, 2019. Gamma Iota Sigma Tennessee Regional Career/Leadership Conference<https://gammaiotasigma.org/2019-regional-conference-series/>, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN.
     *   Features a Risk Mgt. & Insurance career fair, educational and hot topic sessions, keynote addresses, industry and alumni panels, in addition to leadership seminars and ample networking opportunities.
     *   Earn 2 PD credits.
     *   Agenda attached.
     *   Registration required, RSVP to Dr. Yerkes via email at ryerkes at samford.edu<mailto:ryerkes at samford.edu> NLT Tuesday January 22nd, 2019.



  1.  Tues, January 29th, 2019.  Alabama Risk Management Society (RIMS)<http://alabama.rims.org/home> Spring Dinner, Regions Room, 4th Floor Cooney Hall
     *   Keynote Speaker:  Chance Corbett<http://www.auburn.edu/administration/campus-safety/staff/chance-corbett.html>, Associate Director Emergency Management, Auburn University
     *   Earn 1 PD Credit.
     *   Registration required, RSVP to Dr. Yerkes via email at ryerkes at samford.edu<mailto:ryerkes at samford.edu> NLT Tuesday January 22nd, 2019.



  1.  Spring 2019 Commercial Insurance Brokerage Internship.  McGriff, Seibels & Williams Insurance Brokerage<http://www.mcgriff.com/>, Birmingham, AL.
     *   Earn internship credit, learn about commercial insurance brokerage, the commercial insurance industry and gain valuable real world experience.
     *   Contact Kathryn McNorton Boyd to apply via email at kmcnorto at samford.edu<mailto:kmcnorto at samford.edu>



  1.  Summer 2019 London, UK Stay abroad and London Insurance Internship
     *   Stay at the Daniel House<https://www.samford.edu/giving/daniel-house/default> and earn internship credit and highly valuable insurance industry work experience.
     *   Scholarship available to offset travel, tuition, room & board.
     *   See attached flyer.  (London is the world’s nerve center for the insurance industry, Lloyd’s of London, etc.)
     *   Contact Kathryn McNorton Boyd to apply via email at kmcnorto at samford.edu<mailto:kmcnorto at samford.edu>



  1.  Fall 2019 New Chapter Launch, Gamma Iota Sigma International Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science Fraternity<https://gammaiotasigma.org/>
     *   Leadership Opportunities:  Chapter Officer positions available, open to rising seniors and rising juniors.
     *   Membership Opportunities:  join GIS to enhance your risk mgt. & insurance educational, PD and career prospects.
     *   Aug 23-25th, Student Leadership Symposium<https://gammaiotasigma.org/events/leadership-symposium/>, Columbus, OH.  GIS will cover cost for Chapter President/designee to attend (airfare, lodging, meals, entertainment).  Earn 2 PD credits.
     *   October 2019, Gamma Iota Sigma International Conference<https://gammaiotasigma.org/events/international-conference/>, Chicago, IL.  Earn 2 PD credits.
     *   Contact Dr. Yerkes at ryerkes at samford.edu<mailto:ryerkes at samford.edu> if interested in any of these opportunities.

Rustin T. Yerkes, Ph.D., CFA, FRM
Assistant Professor of Finance
A. Gerow Hodges Scholarship Fellow, 2018-2019
Board Member and Chair, FMA International Student Chapter Committee

205-726-2051<tel:205-726-2051> | office
205-601-2759<tel:205-601-2759> | mobile
ryerkes at samford.edu<mailto:ryerkes at samford.edu>
http://www.samford.edu/business/directory/Yerkes-Rusty
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=800+Lakeshore+Drive,+Birmingham,+AL+35229,+US>

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