Inclusive Excellence

Brantley Center invites students of all majors to join book club

Brantley Center invites students of all majors to join book club
Feb 21, 2021

Join the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center in their annual Book Club!This year the book is We Can't Talk About That at Work, which tackles tab...

Courageous Conversation to be held Feb. 4, part of BLM at School Week

Courageous Conversation to be held Feb. 4, part of BLM at School Week
Jan 19, 2021

As part of BLM at School Week, Appalachian State University community members are invited to join students, faculty and staff members from the Walker ...

App State senior wins RIMS ERM Student Video Competition

App State senior wins RIMS ERM Student Video Competition
Nov 25, 2020

Appalachian State University student Matthew Scott has won the 2020 RIMS ERM Student Video Competition.Scott, a senior from Huntersville, North Caroli...

Appalachian Students Compete in the 2020 National African American Insurance Association National Talent Competition

Appalachian Students Compete in the 2020 National African American Insurance Association National Talent Competition
Nov 9, 2020

Three Appalachian State College of Business students, Kyndavee Bichara, William Chisholm, and Sasha Sterling participated in the 2020 National African...

Poised for postgraduate success — App State Fleming Scholars continue diversity advocacy

Poised for postgraduate success — App State Fleming Scholars continue diversity advocacy
Nov 2, 2020

The first group of recipients of Appalachian State University’s full-tuition Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship have graduated from App Sta...

4 diversity advocates named 2020–21 App State Fleming Scholars

4 diversity advocates named 2020–21 App State Fleming Scholars
Nov 2, 2020

Four first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded full tuition for up to eight semesters through the Dr. Willie C. Fleming Sc...

Stanley Nelson, the foremost chronicler of the African American experience working in nonfiction film today, will speak at Appalachian on Nov. 5

Nov. 5 Entrepreneur Summit to feature Stanley Nelson
Oct 30, 2020

“Boss: The Black Experience in Business” / Nov. 5 / 12 and 3 p.m.Roundtable discussion / Nov. 5 / 5 p.m.The 17th ann...

App State faculty member fosters equitable experiences for underrepresented students
Oct 20, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — At Appalachian State University, faculty member Dr. Jamie Parson’s focus on diversity and inclusion is exhibited in her work to effe...

Markel Specialty Establishes RMI Scholarship at Appalachian State

Markel Specialty Establishes RMI Scholarship at Appalachian State
Sep 25, 2020

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

BIT Program aims to develop insurance talent in students from underrepresented groups

BIT Program aims to develop insurance talent in students from underrepresented groups
Sep 20, 2020

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