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The schedule for CSU Homecoming 2026 is coming together, and a few events will be especially important to the Turner College community. The Alumni Weekend portion of the festivities kicks off on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:30pm with "Cougar Connections." This is an alumni networking event to be held at Nonic Restaurant & Rooftop Bar in Uptown Columbus.  The CSU Alumni Association Award Luncheon is set for Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:30am in the Cunningham Center on CSU's main campus. That event recognizes the outstanding alumni, faculty, staff and university supporters whose achievements, leadership and service have made a lasting impact on CSU, their professions and their communities. Eboni Thomas , a strategic planning specialist at the Columbus Water Works who earned a BBA from the Turner College in 2009 and a Turner College MBA in 2024, will receive the 2026 Young Alumni Award. Stay connected to Turner Business for more on the Homecoming festivities.   ...

CSU went to bed on the evening of September 21, 2026, as the 65th best regional university in the U.S. South. It woke on the morning of September 22, 2026, as the 422nd-ranked (worst) national university in the United States. As you know, this occurred on the release by U.S. News & World Report of its 2027 Best Colleges guide, wherein for the first time ever CSU is classified as a national university. In that classification CSU joins private powerhouse Emory University (ranked 23rd), and two relatively prominent public institutions in the Georgia Institute of Technology (ranked 29th) and the University of Georgia (ranked 52nd). Two other institutions that inhabit the University System of Georgia's "Research Universities" category are also among this group. These are, of course, Georgia State University (ranked 191st) and Augusta University (ranked 317th). The four institutions considered by the USG as "Comprehensive Universities" are also classified, and...

TSYS School professor of computer science Jianhua Yang has been selected for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2026–2027. As a Fulbright Scholar,  Yang is expected to spend Spring 2027 in Egypt, where he will conduct research in collaboration with Mohammed AbdelMegeed Salem and his team at the German University in Cairo, an institution that was established through cooperation with major German institutions, including the University of Ulm and the University of Stuttgart, with support from organizations including the German Academic Exchange Service and other German governmental bodies. As part of the program Yang will also teach two courses at Cairo University in Egypt. Turner Business congratulates Professor Yang on this significant professional accomplishment and  wonderful recognition for the TSYS School.

With CSU's ascent into U.S. News & World Report 's most prominent category of National Universities, Turner Business decided to provide some side-by-side comparisons on the Georgia-based institutions included in this category. The table below provides the institutional age and the U.S. News & World Report  ranking of each of these 12 institutions that call Georgia home. Of course, the oldest, at 241 years old, is the University of Georgia. The Athens-based institution is followed by August University and Mercer University, which are 198 years old and 193 years old, respectively. Emory University sits close in fourth at 190 years of age. At 38 years old, Clark Atlanta is the youngest of the Georgia-based national universities. Kennesaw State is next at 63 years old, while CSU is third youngest at 68 years old. The other columns in the table present some of the data  U.S. News & World Report  uses to rank national colleges and universities. Among these are acc...

The 2027 edition of U.S. News & World Report 's America's Best Colleges guide was released this morning, and Columbus State University is included among the National Universities. Listed at the bottom of the national rankings in a group of 40 institutions ranked from 382nd to 422nd, this marks the first year that CSU has ever been included in this category and not in the Regional Universities-South category. The only other Georgia-based public institutions residing in this category are those classified by the University System of Georgia as Research Universities and those classified by the USG as Comprehensive Universities. The former group consists of the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Augusta University. The latter group includes Georgia Southern University, Kennesaw State University, the University of West Georgia, and Valdosta State University. The table below shows where each Georgia-based institution sits wit...

It's difficult to overstate how important Michael Harrell's visit to the Turner College last week was in terms of being somewhat of a shot in the arm to the academic life of the Turner College at this point in time. Harrell was the first presenter in the Turner College's renewed Distinguished Speaker Series, and his talk titled  “Carving Out Success” provided v aluable insights from his entrepreneurial journey, including the experiences, challenges, leadership, and work ethic that have shaped his success as the owner of The New York Butcher Shoppe & Wine Bar and 11th & Bay Southern Table. Turner Business joins others in expressing gratitude to Harrell  for taking the time to engage with our students and share his perspective on entrepreneurship and building a successful career. Thank you is also extended to everyone who contributed to making this event possible, especially management information systems professor Jennifer Pitts , who has been the catalyst for this ...