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Turner College Alum Alexis Gray to Lead CSU Gives Campaign Set for April 6th

Twenty-four hours. Dozens of opportunities to give. That’s what awaits Columbus State University alumni and friends starting at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 6, when the university launches CSU Gives. The annual online giving drive highlights how alumni and donors can quickly impact students’ experiences and academic success through their charitable contributions. “Gifts of all sizes benefit our students every day,” said Alexis Gray , Assistant Director of Alumni and Student Engagement and 2018 graduate of the Turner College's MSOL program, who is co-leading the CSU Gives effort. “They make college affordable through scholarships and make learning from outstanding faculty possible in the classroom. They enhance the college experience through unique experiences and leadership development that help our students succeed in their studies and position them for success in their careers.” Gray explained that the 24-hour giving period will feature some competitive online “power hours” designed t...
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TSYS Center for Cybersecurity Advisory Board Expands to 12 Members

It has been between two and three years since Turner Business reported on the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity Advisory Board. At that time the Board maintained 10 members and the Center's Director was Turner College alum  Patrick Aiken . Now, Sean Glieberman serves as the Center's Director, and he recently announced that the Board is now comprised of 12 members and has its own section on the Center's website. The Board's current membership is shown in the image below. Transitioning off the Board since our 2023 blog post is Christopher Lovelock , who is now a member of the TSYS School computer science faculty. Joining the Board since our 2023 blog post are Casey Hergett , the Muscogee County School District's Senior Director of Enterprise Technologies, Stacy Hughes , ABM's Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President, and Josh Pauli , Chair of the Department of Cyber, Intelligence and Information Operations at the University of Arizona.   
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Turner College News & Notes

Although the search for a new dean of the Turner College is not yet underway, faculty and staff were recently informed that Margie Yates, Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions, has been named chair of the search committee. CSU is currently seeking volunteers to serve on the search committee while work is still occurring on search firm selection. Once the committee is constructed, "listening sessions" will take place on campus. Yates earned a BSEd from the University of Georgia, and MEd from CSU and a PhD from Auburn University. Stay connected to Turner Business for more on this search. In other news, TSYS School Director Rania Hodhod recently announced that this summer's Study Abroad program in Egypt has been cancelled due to travel restrictions resulting from the war in Iran. Next, Turner College faculty were informed last week that construction on the Synovus Center is ahead of schedule. Punch list walkthroughs are already taking place, and the end d...
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TSYS School Students Joy Mwanja and Mariah Washington Receive Prestigious Honors at Annual Legacy Awards Celebration Banquet

Columbus State University honored 13 students, employees, alumni and community leaders on Wednesday, March 25, with its annual Legacy Awards at its annual Legacy Celebration Banquet. Among the winners was  Joy Mwanja , who received the Kiongozi Award for Outstanding International Leadership. Modeling “kiongozi,” which  in Swahili  means “leadership," the Center for Global Engagement bestows this honor on a graduating international student who has demonstrated campus involvement and academic leadership. Mwanja, a graduate student from Kampala, Uganda, majoring in cybersecurity, is honored for her contributions to internationalizing the campus and enriching the lives of those she meets. Mariah Washington received the W.D. Feeney Award. Like the 2013 Columbus State alumnus and former university employee for whom the award is named, Washington is known for her strong commitment to helping fellow students overcome challenges related to their disabilities. She has notably volu...
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New Research by Turner College Economist Frank Mixon Investigates Los Angeles Area Surfers' Responses to Beach Closures in the Aftermath of the 2025 Pacific Palisades Wildfires

Contemporary news coverage of the property damage and human cost associated with the California wildfires of 2024 and early 2025 provided some of the most heart-wrenching images of a natural disaster in U.S. history. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, more than 8,000 individual fires had, by the end of 2024, burned almost 1.1 million acres of California property and destroyed more than 1,700 structures.  The combination of drought conditions, thick underbrush and Santa Ana winds worked to extend the fires into January of 2025, particularly around Los Angeles and San Diego. Prominent among these fires was the Pacific Palisades fires, which began in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles County on 7 January 2025 and would eventually devastate large swaths of Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu before ultimate containment of them on the last day of the month.  More than 30 lives were lost as a result of the fires and estimates of the prop...
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TSYS School's Amjad Hossain Utilizes Hands-On Approach to Graduate-Level Computer Science Education

Over the five different graduate level courses he has taught since the fall of 2024, TSYS School computer science professor Amjad Hossain has consistently aimed to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment that supports student success and active participation. " In my [graduate] courses, students get enough opportunities to learn through hands-on activities. I use multiple assessment methods throughout the semester to evaluate their learning, including programming assignments, quizzes, exams, discussions, and collaborative projects," Hossain explains. Hossain utilizes  ClassPoint, a tool for adding interactive quizzes to PowerPoint, during his graduate course lectures to offer  interactive learning opportunities. He typically asks students to come to the whiteboard and discuss and  derive potential solutions to a given problem. They write programs using Java and Python to solve  small to moderate-sized exercise problems and submit them through ClassPoin...
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TSYS Center for Cybersecurity to Host CISO Panel Discussion on April 10th

The TSYS Center for Cybersecurity is looking forward to hosting the CISO Moderated Panel Discussion on April 10th, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm in the Synovus Center Theater on CSU's main campus. The discussion will be moderated by Sean Glieberman , Director of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity. The panelists will include Kevin Gowan, Chief Information Security Officer at Synovus, Nigel Miller, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Maximus, Alicia Herring, Chief Information Security Officer at Cognizant Americas, and Mike Kane, Senior Vice President of Global Security Operations at Global Payments. These panelists will s hare their wisdom and experience with attendees. There will be time allotted for student questions as well. You are highly encouraged to attend and participate in the event.
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