Description: The October/November 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: The August/September 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Overview and history of the Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) program, created with the goal to enhance actuarial knowledge and expand the profession’s influence in academia.

Description: This article is a letter to the SOA’s Director of Education, recounts the writer’s recent experience with the Society’s Speaker Kit, and her address to a school class at a junior high Career Day, noting the youthful audience's attention seemed to fade when talking about ‘insurance in general, the work and the exams,’ but when the talk turned to numbers, the audience became interested and assisted in calculating insurance premiums.

Description: In this article, the author discusses his transition to working as a practicing actuary to an academic.

Description: This article suggests the the GROW model for coaching as an investment in productivity for positive working relationships.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether or not to extend an offer to a strong candidate, after a comment from the CEO.

Description: Discussion with Suzanna-Grace Sayre on her career path, as well as any valuable insights she has to offer.

Description: The Society’s Career Encouragement Committee is continuing its program of recruiting minority and women students for the actuarial profession through the subcommittee on Minority Recruitment. This is a brief report on the program’s recent progress.

Description: Twelfth installment of a series that applies Buddhist philosophy to actuarial practice. This edition wraps up the author's experience in yoga teacher training.