Mary Gowan, Chair of the Board of
Governors for Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), the international honor society for AACSB
accredited business programs, recently congratulated the Turner College’s Beta
Gamma Sigma chapter for earning High
Honors status for the 2020-2021 academic year, which is the second-highest distinction possible for
BGS chapters. By earning High Honors
status, the Turner College’s BGS chapter becomes eligible to nominate
candidates for some of the honor society’s prestigious global awards, including
Outstanding Chapter of the Year and the Business Achievement and
Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards, which recognize community business leaders,
alumni, or donors. Gowan, Dean of the
Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia,
congratulated the Turner College for achieving this outstanding
distinction. “We appreciate your team’s
diligent work and your continuing support of Beta Gamma Sigma. We look forward to working with your chapter
in the 2021-2022 academic year,” Gowan stated.
To celebrate this achievement, the Turner College’s BGS chapter will be
recognized at BGS events, in its social media, and publications such as the Recognition of Excellence program
distributed to business school deans around the world at AACSB’s international
conference.
Officials in the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development recently put the finishing touches on an extensive report on trends in educational programs and occupations in the Columbus area. The report also includes data on business and technology trends. According to Fady Mansour , Director of the Butler Center, there are several key takeaways from the report regarding 10 occupational gaps that currently exist in the Columbus area. First, software development occupation exhibits the biggest labor shortage, with the report adding that the TSYS School has a bachelor's degree program in information technology along with a new AI track for the bachelor's degree in computer science, both of which can qualify students for this occupation. Other educational programs are in demand, such as computer programming and cloud computing. Second, there is a gap of 30 employees per year in general and operations management. This gap could be addressed by the Turn...

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