Two important career-related events for Turner College students will be held during the first half of spring semester. The Young Alumni Council of the CSU Alumni Association will be hosting a Speed Networking event on February 9, 2023. This event, to be held in the President’s Club in the Lumpkin Center at 6 p.m., will provide CSU students with an opportunity to connect with young professionals, meet various industry professionals, and promote a business or brand in the local community. Interested students may register for Speed Networking by visiting alumni.columbusstate.edu/YAC. Later, on February 28, 2023, the Turner College will hold its Career Fair from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Synovus Center. The fall semester 2022 Career Fair saw participation by 12 employers and 158 students. One student, former Turner College intern Grace Davin, secured a position with Charbroil during the fall 2022 fair. The CSU Career Center is working with Turner College dean Deborah Kidder to bring even more employers and students to the spring 2023 fair. Turner College faculty are welcome to invite Career Center staff their classes to provide workshops on resume writing and/or building LinkedIn in order to prepare for the upcoming career fair.
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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