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Hurricane relief and recovery webinar is free to attend at SBDC office

Hurricane Michael
 

Troy University’s Small Business Development Center and the Sorrell College of Business is hosting free attendance to a webinar aimed at businesses wishing to get active in hurricane relief and recovery activities.

The webinar begins at noon on Thursday, May 16 at the SBDC offices in the “IDEA Bank” building (formerly Regions Bank), located at…

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Abbeville students win scholarships at Youth Business Summit

Abbeville students present their business plan at the 2019 Youth Business Summit at the Dothan Campus.

Abbeville students present their business plan at the 2019 Youth Business Summit at the Dothan Campus.

More than 200 Wiregrass high school students participated Thursday in the third annual Troy University Youth Business Summit in Dothan, and two walked away with college scholarships.

Students from 13 schools attended workshops throughout the day, with some participating in competitions focused on different aspects of business.

Abbeville High School won the “Shark Tank”-style Business…

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Anti-vaccination attitudes reflect decline in trust of government

Vaccination debate shows mistrust of government some say. (USAF/Airman 1st Class Alexxis Mercer)

Vaccination debate shows mistrust of government some say. (USAF/Airman 1st Class Alexxis Mercer)

Vaccines, Reason, and Freedom

The current measles outbreak has brought new criticism of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children over vaccine safety concerns. Measles was declared to be eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, and yet this year 550 cases have occurred through the second week of April. Anti-vaccination attitudes, I think, reflect a…

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Sorrell student one of 36 RIMS scholars worldwide

 

For TROY risk management and insurance senior Hollan Vander Hey, RIMS, the risk management society, is about building key relationships and expanding learning outside the classroom.

In February, the organization awarded her a 2019 Anita Benedetti Student Involvement Program grant, just one of 36 awarded to elite risk management and insurance undergraduates worldwide, to attend…

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