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Turner College's BizPitch Competition Kickstarting Local Entrepreneurial Culture

Last fall, Joseph Hamilton went head-to-head in pitching his newest invention against other area entrepreneurs in the annual “Shark Tank”-style BizPitch competition. The 2012 T urner College graduate wowed judges and captured more than $15,000 in prize money he’s investing into his endeavor.  Hamilton’s BizPitch -winning project is 4 Second Football , which he calls “the world’s smartest football.” According to Hamilton, it’s the first football capable of timing a quarterback’s throw and collecting performance data along the way.  “[4 Second Football’s] ultimate value is in its transparency,” Hamilton explained. “It builds confidence in a player because they now have to focus more in real time [during practice] when they see that they’re not performing to the level or the standard that the coach has set.”  The specially engineered football pairs with a wristband worn by quarterbacks. It provides players with instant insights into their throwing precision, timing and decision-making.
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Didenko Forging Successful Career in Professional Recruiting in the Mountain West

Turner College alum Diana Didenko is forging a successful career recruiting professionals into the mental health field.  Diana is now using her decade of experience in people-oriented roles, including community engagement, events, staffing, and marketing, as Lead Recruiter for Rocky Mountain Human Services of Denver, Colorado. In that capacity she has developed  strategies to streamline recruitment process and source candidates through various avenues, including non-traditional and traditional sources.  She also meets with hiring managers regularly in order to gain a clear understanding of ideal candidate, role function, responsibilities, and team's needs. Diana earned a bachelor's degree in marketing (with a minor in international business) from the Turner College in 2015. During her Turner College studies she was Vice President of the CSU chapters of the American Marketing Association and Society for Human Resource Management. Prior to joining Rocky Mountain Human Services i

Turner College to Offer Course in New Venture Finance

The Turner College is offering what Associate Dean Tesa Leonce-Regalado calls "a new and exciting course" during fall semester 2024 titled New Venture Finance. For fall semester 2024, this course is offered as BUSA 3555. In the future, look for the course as FINC 4125 and ENTR 4125 as it will be offered as both a finance and entrepreneurship course. The instructor assigned to the course is Brett Cotten , a professor of finance in the Turner College. A check of the CSU website  by  Turner Business  reveals that 20 slots currently remain open for the course, which will be held from 4:30 pm until 5:45 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Three Finalists Chosen in CSU Provost Search

Three finalists have been chosen in the ongoing search for a new Provost at CSU. The first of these, Jeremy S. Qualls, is currently the Dean of the College of Science, Technology, and Health at the University of Southern Maine. Qualls will visit CSU on April 4th and 5th.  On April 4th he will participate in an open forum from 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm in the Synovus Center Theater. Quarles earned a B.S. in physics from East Tennessee State University, and M.S. and PhD degrees in physics from Florida State University. He has spent much of his academic career at Sonoma State University.      The second finalist is Ian Ferguson, Dean of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University. Ferguson will visit CSU on April 8th and 9th. On April 8th he will participate in an open forum from 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm in the Synovus Center Theater. Ferguson earned a B.S. in physics from Heriot-Watt University (Scotland), an M.S. in optoelectronic and laser devices from the Uni

Turner College Marketing Grad, Kaylyn Carlisle, Produces First Television Commercial

Turner College alum Kaylyn Carlisle recently produced her first television commercial, and she did so as a member of the CSU marketing team, which she has been a part of since 2021. According to Carlisle, "[It was a] n exciting day as we shot several scenes around campus for CSU’s brand new [television] commercial. [It was] 100% student-casted and they all nailed their scenes even though they aren’t actors, just volunteers.  Can’t wait to see how Allen Matthews  and Cyde McQuien  pull it all together to tell the CSU story." Matthews is the owner of Allen Matthews Productions in Columbus. McQuien is the President and Creative Director of Image by Design, also in Columbus. Carlisle earned a BBA in marketing from the Turner College in 2018, graduating summa cum laude . During her studies she was a member of the American Marketing Association and a student in the CSU Honors College. Prior to joining the CSU marketing team, Carlisle was a media and advertising specialist at Synov

Turner College Alum Leading CSU's Campus Culture Assessment

Turner College alum Cortney Wilson , Director of the William B. Turner Center for Servant Leadership, is currently leading a university-wide project to assess and define CSU's campus culture. Through the Campus Culture Assessment ,  Turner College faculty and staff have the means to share their perceptions of our culture and to gauge the current state of employee engagement. Turner Business joins Cortney, a graduate of the Turner College's MSOL program, in asking members of the CSU community to consider participating in one of the assessment's upcoming focus groups  or interviews .

Duffield Joins Standard Solar as Associate Project Manager

Turner College alum William Duffield recently made a career move by joining Standard Solo of Rockville, Maryland, as Associate Project Manager. Duffield graduated from the Turner College in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in management information systems. While a student in the Turner College he was a member of  Sigma Nu Fraternity, the Inter-fraternal Council, the American Marketing Association, and the Student Government Association. Prior to joining Standard Solar, William worked in the project management arena for BayWa r.e. Americas, Lightsource bp, and Career Break. Turner Business congratulates William on this latest career milestone.