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Offering graduate and undergraduate programs in risk management / insurance and real estate to well over 500 majors, as well as courses in business law, our programs are consistently ranked among the nation's finest. Especially noteworthy is our master's of management program in risk management / insurance, the nation's first fully-accredited online graduate program in RMI offered at a major university, and our new online MBA concentration in real estate finance and analysis.
Job opportunities in both risk management and real estate have been exceptional. You are invited to take time to visit more of our web site. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
News & Announcements
Congratulations to Bill Woodyard (BUL/REE) on receiving a 2007-08 University Teaching Award.
Congratulations to Joan T. A. Gabel (BUL) on her promotion to full professor, effective August 2008.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Announcing the 14th Annual Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference, Nov. 6 & 7, 2008, in conjunction with the FSU/Clemson game. Solicitation for Conference Sponsors has begun. Please visit the conference website at www.fsurealestate.com for more information.
April 2008
The following real estate program alumni were named to Real Estate Florida’s 2008 list of “30 Under 30, Rising Young Stars” in Florida: Casey Babb (REE/FIN, 2001), NAI Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL; Alison Frazier Williams (REE/FIN, 2003), NorthMarq Capital Inc., Tampa, FL; Ryan Sampson (REE, 2005), Eshenbaugh Land Co., Tampa, FL; and Genny Spies (REE/FIN, 2002), The Shopping Center Group, Orlando, FL.
March 2008
Andreas Richter, head of the Insurance Institute at Ludwigs Maximillians University in Munich and former faculty at Illinois State, visited FSU to work on research and to speak to RMI students.
John Resnick, host of the nationally-syndicated "Legends of Success," was a guest speaker in several of our RMI courses.
The Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center to host its inaugural speaker’s forum, March 6, 2008. [More]
Local insurance professionals were guest speakers in the Property & Casualty Insurance Operations class: Sam Miller, Executive Vice President, Florida Insurance Council; William Stander, Asst. Vice President and Regional Manager, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI); and Jessica Hanson, Public Affairs Manager, also of PCI.
February 2008
The 2008 Insurance Days Student Placement Program (I-Days) was held February 27-29, 2008. [More]
Several members of the Insurance Society at FSU toured the Tallahassee offices of The Hunt Insurance Group/Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HRH)
on Friday, February 22, 2008.
The Florida DBPR has determined that students graduating from FSU with a major in real estate have met the state’s 300-hour educational requirement to become a certified general appraiser. Graduates of the program are required only to successfully complete the state’s 15-hour standards course, a 3-hour supervisor/trainee course, obtain 3,000 experience hours, and pass the state’s exams. FSU is the first university in Florida to receive such approval under the state’s new standards.
The FSU Real Estate Center hosted its “Real Estate Market Strategies: 2008” forum for Tampa Bay area executives on Thurs., Feb. 21, 2008, at the Tampa Marriott Westshore. The event was sold out. [More]
Members of the Real Estate Society toured the offices of Integra Realty Resources (Tampa), Crossman & Company (Orlando) and The Staubach Company (Orlando). While in Tampa, Society members also attended the 2008 Real Estate Market Strategies forum organized by the FSU Center for Real Estate Education and Research.
Guest speakers in the Property & Casualty Insurance Operations class were representatives from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation: Paul Palumbo (Chief Underwriting Officer); Joe Bouthillier (Director of Agent Services), and Kimberly Abate (Director of Product Development).
Guest speakers in real estate principles included the Honorable Alex Sink, Chief Financial Officer for the State of Florida and former Bank of America president; and Bob Ward, the Chief of Staff for the Florida House of Representatives, a position he has held under Speakers Bense and Rubio.
Todd Davis, CEO of LifeLock, is scheduled to speak in RMI 3011 on Thursday, February 28. Incorporated in 2005, LifeLock quickly became the industry leader in preventing the use of stolen personal information and educating Americans about ID Theft.
Lauren Aument, Zoey Wexler, Brandi Holmes, David Pooser, Michelle Ovits, Lindsey Momyer, Michael Mueller, and Eric Davis, traveled to Orlando for a corporate tour organized by the Insurance Society. They visited Travelers and Liberty Mutual, two of the largest U.S. property casualty insurers, where they met with insurance professionals in various aspects of the business including claims, underwriting, and risk control.
The following senior executives visited as guest speakers in our real estate principles course: Robert Basham, Co-Founder, Outback Steakhouse and Vice Chair of OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.; Bob Jacobsen, CEO, Jacobsen Homes; Stephen Chapman, CEO, DuPont Registry; and Frank Chavis, CEO, Salt Rock Grill, Inc.