News

• Recent RMU graduate Daniel Doyle and associate professor of actuarial science, Christophe Groendyke, published an article in a special issue of Risks Journal. The article, "Using Neural Networks to Price and Hedge Variable Annuity Guarantees," is based off of Doyle's Honors thesis at RMU.
• Sophomore early childhood and special education major Megan Asmonga, has become the second RMU student to be awarded a Gilman Scholarship by the U.S. State Department. Asmonga will be spending this spring semester in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where she'll be studying at Nelson Mandela University.
• The Enrollment Management Division is offering a professional development opportunity for RMU faculty and staff members to learn more about college affordability. Vice President Wendy Beckemeyer will present the modules in the College Affordability Academy®.

  Topics including trends in student aid, loan entrance counseling, financing higher education, debt management, and majors and income will be covered in four two-hour sessions. The fifth session will be a capstone project presentation and luncheon for all who have completed the Academy. This video is one example of a capstone project developed by one of the CAA teams. 

  Ideally, it is best for the group if you are able to attend all of the module presentations, but we welcome your participation if you can attend fewer. The sessions are scheduled for the dates below, and will take place in Franklin 204.    

  Tuesday, January 8: 9 to 11 a.m.
  Tuesday, January 22: 2 to 4 p.m.
  Monday, January 28:  2 to 4 p.m. 
  Monday, February 11: 2 to 4 p.m.

  The capstone presentation and luncheon are scheduled for Tuesday, February 26 in Franklin 203 beginning at noon. Please e-mail Lori Wyberg at wyberg@rmu.edu if you are interested in attending or have additional questions. Thanks in advance for your consideration! 

Personal Mention

• Brian O'Roark, university professor of economics, was recognized by the Economics Teaching Conference as one of the 2018 Economist Educators Best in Class. Check out his award-winning entry, in which he details how to use comic books to teach economics, here.

Weekend Sports 

Friday, Jan. 4...Seventh Annual Three Rivers Classic Men's Hockey

• #1 St. Cloud State vs.#14 Union (5 pm/UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex/tix 800-745-3000  or ticketmaster.com)
• Robert Morris vs. Brown (8 pm/UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex/tix 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com)

Saturday, Jan. 5...(Seventh Annual Three Rivers Classic Men's Hockey, continued..)

• Women's Baskeball vs. Mount St. Mary's (1 pm - Student Rec Center)
• Men's Basketball vs. Mount St. Mary's (5 pm - Student Rec Center)
• Three Rivers Classic Consolation Game (5 pm/PPG Paints Arena/tix 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com)
• Three Rivers Classic Championship Game (8 pm/PPG Paints Arena/tix 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com)