Turner Business

The deadline for applications to become the new Turner College dean expired several days ago and now the search committee, managed by the Buffkin/Baker search firm and chaired by Margie Yates, Dean of CSU's College of Education and Health Professions, is engaged in selecting three or four finalists. A check of HigherEdJobs reveals that in recent days the University of North Carolina — Wilmington, Catholic University, The College of New Jersey, Saint Anselm College, and Florida Institute of Technology have all entered the competition with the Turner College and other institutions listed here previously for a new business school dean. Next week ends on November 6. Given the additional deadlines, one of more of the names of the finalists should be known by then. Stay connected to Turner Business for more developments on this front. Do you have an “idea worth spreading?" Columbus State University is inviting bold thinkers, storytellers and innovators to take the stage at TEDx Co...

Columbus State University women's tennis sophomore Isabell Ek has been named the Columbus State Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Chick-fil-A on Macon Road and Manchester Expressway. Ek teamed with Claudia De Lucas to finish as the doubles runner-up at the ITA Southeast Regional. The sixth-seeded Columbus State duo won three matches to advance to the championship and earned a berth in the ITA Division II Doubles National Championships. Ek and De Lucas opened the tournament with an 8-6 victory over Wingate's Claudia Vallejos and Honomi Watanabe in the round of 32. They followed with an 8-4 win against Young Harris' Futaba Saito and Emma Baldassari in the round of 16. The CSU pair advanced to the championship match after defeating Lander's seventh-seeded Esther Mansson and Astrid Sandwall Tornqvist 8-2 in the semifinals. Ek and De Lucas finished as regional runners-up following a 2-6, 6-4, 9-11 battle in the final. The duo will represent Columbus Sta...

In response to discussions in the Turner College about pending retirements of faculty, late last week  Turner Business  took a look at the demographics of the Turner College's faculty. That post examined the age profile of the faculty in the Turner College as a whole, and the age profile of the faculty in the Department of Management & Marketing. This post continues that exploration by looking at the age profile of the faculty in the Department of Accounting & Finance, which is shown in the table below. Department of Accounting and Finance As indicated above, about 9.1% of this Department's faculty exceeds 64 years of age, with another 9.1% each at 63 and 61 years of age. About 27.3% of this department's faculty roster is 60 years old or older. Thus, while some retirements may come from this unit beginning at the end of this academic year and moving forward, nothing like the retirement wave that is building in the Department of Management & Marketing exists in ...

The Butler Center for Research and Economic Development has released a new report titled Columbus Regional Job Openings and Hiring Trends . This report examines employer demand, job advertising trends, and the skills employers are seeking across the Columbus, GA–AL metropolitan area. According to Jordan Mills , Public Relations Representative for the Butler Center, " Following stronger job advertising over the summer, Columbus recorded 7,375 active job advertisements in September, down 3.9% from a year earlier. In comparison, job advertisements increased by 3.8% in Georgia and 8.7% nationwide over the same September-to-September period."  The report’s yearlong analysis highlights healthcare as a leading source of occupational demand, with registered nurses topping the list of advertised occupations. It also examines leading employers, advertised wages, and frequently requested skills, including communication, teamwork, Microsoft Office, and Excel.

The University System of Georgia's Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurial Strategies Officer, Costas Spirou, recent contacted officials at each of the USG institutions to notify them of the creation of Startup Studio, a  high-impact, virtual-format program for all students across Georgia’s public colleges and universities who are curious about startups and commercialization. Through the program's 5-hour session, participants learn to test and validate real startup ideas using an evidence-based approach rather than guesswork. Thus, Startup Studio is a fast-track experience in evidence-based entrepreneurship, focused on real-world customer discovery, hypothesis testing, and value creation. Students who are interested in Startup Studio should visit here for application details. The deadline for the next iteration is November 4, at 5:00pm. " This initiative through the USG is a big deal.  The USG has created an entirely new office to spearhead a system-wide emphasis on innova...

It has been a big week for Turner College sophomore Jaydè Colson. On Wednesday, her participation in the new Aflac Co-Op program was featured in a news release from the CSU marketing and communications team. Yesterday, she had the honor to speak to the CSU Foundation Board of Trustees on CSU's RiverPark Campus in uptown Columbus about her journey as a business administration and human resources major in the Turner College. " I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share my story and for all the kind words and encouragement I received afterward. It was truly a memorable experience, and I appreciate everyone who made this opportunity possible," Colson stated after the presentation. Today marks the deadline for interested individuals to apply to be next dean of CSU's Turner College. On Monday the work of combing through the applications in an effort to select three or four finalists begins. That process is expected to culminate in early to mid-November, when the...