Turner Business

With next week's departure of Deborah Kidder  to Kutztown University, where she will serve as dean of the business school, Turner Business decided to re-examine  the Google Scholar citations that are attributed to the research by the Turner College's remaining business faculty. The Turner College currently will have 27 total tenured and tenure-track faculty following Kidder's departure , including three administrators. Hence, the corps of instruction count will stand at 24. The Turner College's remaining corps of instruction is associated with 21,080, for an average of 878.3 Google Scholar citations per faculty.  When the administrators are included, the total rises to 21,571 Google Scholar citations while the average falls to 798.9 Google Scholar citations per faculty.  When the data are broken down by departmental unit, the 10 members of the corps of instruction in accounting and finance are responsible for 7,786 Google Scholar citations, for an average of 778.6 G...

The Turner College Dean's Office has announced that  Parking Lot 4, situated behind the Synovus Center on CSU's main campus, will be restriped this weekend, if the weather permits.  Alternative parking will be available in other parking lots.

Kutztown University has named the Turner College's Deborah Kidder as Dean of its College of Business. Kidder brings more than 30 years' experience to KU and will begin her role Monday, June 29.  Kidder most recently served as the Dean of the Turner College of Business and Technology at CSU from 2021-2025. During her tenure, she successfully connected students, faculty and staff with the local community, through industry partnerships and engagement with the local school system and nonprofits. Under her leadership, the college pursued several initiatives designed to meet the needs of the 21st-century workforce, such as a rapid workforce development program in cybersecurity, as well as redesigning graduate courses to meet the needs of working adults and with a special focus on one of their community partners, Fort Benning.  "Dr. Kidder has extensive experience as a faculty member and administrator," said Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, Kutztown University's Provost and Sen...

The Turner College is set to host finalists for the new Dean of Libraries & Archives. Presentations are scheduled for 22-June and 25-June in the Synovus Center Theater. CSU history professor Bryan Banks is set to present at the earlier date. Scott DiMarco will present his plans on the later date. After each presentation, there will be a question-and-answer segment, and the search committee welcomes your feedback.

Two-time Turner College alum Renee Lamber recently graduated from the 2025-2026 Columbus Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Columbus program. "Such an amazing year filled with leadership development, positively impacting our community by sharing ideas and recommendations with key decision makers, gaining amazing new connections, gaining exposure to new vendors and organizations I can work with in my role, and demonstrating our company's involvement in the community where our employees live and work. Grateful to Aflac for the amazing support and looking forward to continuing to positively impact our community," Lambert stated. Lambert earned a BBA in human resource management from the Turner College in 2014. In 2015, Lambert added a master's degree in organizational leadership. She is currently an Employee Experience Consultant at Aflac.

Turner College human resource management major Jaydè Colson  is spending her summer in a co-op position with Aflac. " Excited to officially share that I’ve started my summer as a Claims Processing Co-Op with Aflac. I’m looking forward to building new connections, developing new skills, and making the most of this experience this summer," Colson explained.  Colson credits the leadership at the Center for Career Coaching for all of their support, encouragement, and guidance throughout this journey.