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Gamma Iota Sigma

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“Risk is the real-world concern that knits the department together”

Jeffrey Boles, chair of the Department of Risk, Actuarial Science and Legal Studies, shares how this new department offers a unique opportunity for a 360-degree perspective of business.  Recently, the Departments of Legal Studies and Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management came together to form the Department of Risk, Actuarial Science and Legal Studies. Positioning itself […]

At the Fox School, actuarial science is a community focused on excellence

Practical experience. Personalized professional development. Excellent post-graduation placements. Leading researchers. The Fox School’s actuarial science program offers all that and more.  Those are just some of the reasons why the Society of Actuaries recently redesignated the Fox School as a Center for Actuarial Excellence (CAE). Now, the Fox School program is one of only 19 […]

Olympic risk manager Jessica Mechtly showcases career at Gamma Iota Sigma speaker series

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS), the student professional organization for the Risk, Insurance and Health Management (RIHM) major at the Fox School of Business, has had to innovate over the past year. Similar to most in-person meetings, conferences and events, the student professional organization (SPO) had to transition its H. Wayne Snider Distinguished Lecture Series to […]

Lemons to Lemonade showcases Fox students’ grit during pandemic

In the current state of the world, it’s been tough for everyone to find comfort in trying to remember that they are not alone. It’s been even tougher to find motivation to make the most out of the situation.  A student professional organization at the Fox School of Business has sought to help students make […]

Annual RIHM golf tournament raises $30,000 for department and Gamma Iota Sigma

Over $30,000 was raised this fall at the 18th Annual Risk, Insurance and Health Management (RIHM) Alumni & Friends Golf Outing organized by the RIHM Department and its student professional organization, Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS). More than 100 alumni and friends of the program participated in the socially-distanced event at the North Hills Country Club […]

Fox School to host OWLympiad math competition for area high school students

The Fox School of Business will welcome nearly 250 juniors from Philadelphia-area high schools to Temple University for the 7th annual OWLympiad math competition, to be held May 9 at the Howard Gittis Student Center. Free to attend, OWLympiad offers cash prizes for 11th-graders who are exploring career possibilities in the actuarial science field. Actuaries […]

Fox School’s Sigma Chapter hosts financial literacy seminar for area high school students

It’s not what you make. It’s what you save. That’s what Michael McCloskey said, as he asked for a student volunteer to share details of his personal finances. At that moment, a hand shot into the air. The area high school student divulged to McCloskey how much money he earns each month by working his […]

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