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The 2026 Georgia Economic Outlook Series arrives in Columbus on January 27. Presented by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, this event has provided more than 40 years of reliable, research-driven data from the renowned Selig Center for Economic Growth. Jeff Humphreys, an award-winning economist, conducts the in-depth research, and Santanu Chatterjee, Interim Dean of the Terry College of Business, will present the findings, offering expert analysis of national, state, and local trends. Turner College Acting Dean Tesa Leonce , Turner College management professor Michael Rothlisberger , and Choose Columbus' Missy Kendrick and Andy Hilmes will present the local forecast. This is an invaluable opportunity to network with peers, enjoy lunch, and prepare for the year ahead with the tools to make informed decisions. Don’t miss out on the insights that will help you navigate the economic landscape of 2026 and the opportunity to support our leadership. The event is set fo...

Turner College faculty, staff and students are invited to visit the Schwob Library on CSU's main campus tomorrow in order to attend the Spring 2026 Legacy Talks, formerly known as the Rites of Passage presentations. The event, which is scheduled for 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, is a recurring one at CSU that honors those CSU faculty who have recently earned promotion to full professor. Of the 14 recently promoted CSU faculty, four represent the Turner College. These are  management professor Phillip Bryant , business administration professor John Finley ,  management professor Kevin Hurt , and finance professor Gisung Moon . Please join Turner Business in celebrating their achievement.  

CSU's Vice President for Student Affairs, Gina Sheeks, is set to retire after a 32-year career at the institution. To honor her service and career, a retirement reception has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 21 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Lumpkin Center's President's Club on the CSU main campus. All faculty and staff are invited to congratulate Gina on her outstanding tenure at CSU.

This being the first week of spring semester, the TSYS School is happy to welcome back its cybersecurity Nexus students, including new Cohort 16. These students are pictured at left, with cybersecurity Nexus instructor Armando Fernandez . Yesterday, the program welcomed back several alumni who spoke to the group of students. These included Patrick Aiken , Manager of Global Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture at Aflac, Jett Robinson , Security Systems Administrator at Aflac, Natasha Harris , Global Security Systems Administrator at Aflac, and Gabrielle Holmes-Hodge , Information Security Officer at CSU.     

At its December 2025 meeting, the CSU Faculty Senate discussed the proposal process for a salary study. As part of that discussion, it was reported that the USG Chancellor received a great deal of feedback regarding the recent merit raise. Based on the meeting minutes, although the Fall 2025 merit raise iteration was "not a seamless process," CSU is considering making merit raises an annual incentive. Based on reporting by Turner Business , if that happens faculty evaluations in the Turner College will need to be standardized across the three departments in order to avoid the pitfalls associated with the Fall 2025 merit raises. That would likely mean that an Ad Team meeting, during which each Turner College faculty member's annual evaluation will have to be compared with those of other faculty members, will be needed. Stay connected to Turner Business for more on this issue. An advertisement for a new Turner College dean is not currently among the few new employment noti...

Turner College economics professor and Associate Dean  Tesa Leonce 's tenure as Acting Dean began on December 13, 2025, the organization's webpages were only recently updated to reflect this transition. As part of the transition, John Finley  now serves as the Acting Associate Dean of the Turner College, in addition to his service as the Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing. Both of these changes, as depicted on the Turner College website, are shown in the image above.  Additionally, the Turner College's webpages now include a message from the new Acting Dean, as shown below. The search for a new Dean of the Turner College is set to begin soon, with the goal of having a new Dean in place on July 1, 2026. Failing that, the plan is to renew the search in the fall of 2026 with the goal of having a new Dean in place by July 1, 2027. In that case, Leonce and Finley will serve as Interim Dean and Interim Associate Dean, respectively, during the 2026-2027 academic...