NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE STUDIES ACTIVITIES UPDATE
Mike McGonigle (College Assistant Professor, Finance) and seven Risk Management and Insurance students attended the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico (IIANM) Annual Insurance Conference in Albuquerque, NM, on Sept. 22-22, 2016. (Submitted photo)
Risk Management and Insurance students Noah Munoz, Reese Davies, Adam El Hamlaoui, and Michael Pacheco, were selected to compete in the 2017 Risk Management and Insurance Society Risk Management Challenge. Gamma Iota Sigma participated in the food drive benefiting Casa de Peregrinos on October 15. GIS held a fundraiser at Jason’s Deli on September 19.
We’ve had a number of guest speakers visit RMI classes and/or Gamma Iota Sigma this fall already, including:
Jessica Loomis, CEO of Infinity Insurance Partners (Phoenix) Al Gorski (Orange County, CA) Andrew Valencia, Brown & Brown Insurance (Albuquerque) Sharon Gallagher, All Risks (Maryland) –pictured above Chris Behymer, Markel Corp. (Phoenix)
Al Gorski, Chief Risk Officer for the Orange County Transportation Authority, was the 2016 “Risk Manager in Residence.” Al was on the NMSU campus October 3 & 4, and talked to all or part of seven different classes. He’s pictured here (jacket and blue shirt) with Dr. Tim Query and students at an evening event discussing Cyber Security Risks.
Two important dates coming up: https://advancing.nmsu.edu/givingtuesday
Career Connections 11th Annual Career Connections – January 31February 1, 2017 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Corbett Center Student Union, Third Floor – Ballrooms Two-day career fair coordinated by Career Services and co-sponsored with the College of Engineering on February 3. January 31: Business, Agricultural Consumer and Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science Liberal Arts, and Health & Social Services February 1: Engineering, Science and Technology