Cybersecurity Nexus Degree Program Breaking Enrollment Records

The TSYS School’s cybersecurity Nexus degree program is breaking enrollment records. The newest group of enrollees, Cohort 7, began its journey earlier this month with 34 students. As Patrick Aiken, Director of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity, explained, “Two years ago when I started with the Cybersecurity Nexus program at Columbus State University, the . . . January cohort had eight students. Fast forward to today and we have completely rewritten and restructured everything we were doing . . . and our new January cohort has 34 students.” With the addition of the newest cohort, there are now 63 students enrolled in the three active cohorts in the program.

According to Aiken, the number of enrollees is so large that group meetings are held in the 100-seat Synovus Center auditorium. The tremendous growth in the program is not hampering camaraderie among its enrollees. It is becoming a tradition for all of the active cohorts to come together and meet each other. The more advanced cohorts share their advice with the newest cohort, graduates occasionally show up to meet the new group and share their inspiring stories. “All our expectations are changing and we are learning every semester, sometimes through failure but always through improvement, about how to scale up the program and push for student success. Thanks to all our industry partners who inspire, advise, hire, mentor, and otherwise support these students and this program,” Aiken added.

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Four Turner College Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Teaching

CSU Head Women's Soccer Coach Jay Entlich recently released a list of CSU faculty who have been chosen by a player as a member of the CSU faculty who has impacted the player in a positive way along their journey at CSU. Four Turner College faculty were included on the list, along with the player who nominated each. Management professor Phil Bryant was named by Sophia Leal , a freshman midfielder from Oxford, Georgia. Sophia attended Eastside High School and was a two-time all-region selection during her high school career. Through the first 10 games of 2024, she has scored one goal and recorded three assists. Next, management professor John Finley was named by Lizz Forshaw , a graduate student forward from Stockton, England. Lizz, who attended IMG Academy in south Florida, has scored four goals and recorded four assists this season. During her senior year in 2023, she scored three goals and recorded two assists. As a junior in 2022, Lizz scored three goals ...

Turner College Grad Publishes Academic Study on Corporate Culture and Strategy

Former Turner College student Tamara Todorova , now an associate professor of economics at American University in Bulgaria (AUB), recently published a study on corporate culture and strategy. Todorova earned an MBA from the Turner College in 1996 and then went on to earn a doctorate in international economics from the University of Economics - Varna in 2001. She has been on the faculty at AUB since August of 2000. Todorova's study, which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Business Performance Management , investigates how corporate culture helps to economize on the transaction costs of internal organization. As she explains, the dimensions of corporate culture that assist in this task include increasing trust and reducing intrafirm opportunism. Todorova's study demonstrates that setting common goals and a common direction reduces the sizeable costs of internal organization. Tamara's prior research appears in Economics of Transition , International ...

Hammer joins Turner College Finance Faculty

The Turner College's Department of Accounting and Finance welcomes Melissa Ingle Hammer , who joins the group as an adjunct faculty in finance. Hammer graduated from the Turner College in 2005, after earning a BBA in finance. She later went on to earn an MBA from Auburn University, a Specialist Certificate in Conduct Risk from the University of Manchester, a Certificate in Team Culture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Certificate in Executive Presence from Cornell University. Hammer is the SVP of Fair Lending Product Management with RiskExec at Asurity. She previously worked as Compliance Manager of Fair Lending at Synovus, a senior regulatory consultant with Wolters Kluwer, and as VP of Compliance at TD. This semester Hammer will be teaching FINC 3135, Financial Institutions and Technologies. Turner Business welcomes Melissa and wishes her a great first semester in the Turner College.

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