Turner College Activities Update

Columbus State University recently received confirmation that it has been re-designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). As Patrick Aiken, Director of the Turner College’s TSYS Center for Cybersecurity, explained to Turner Business, “So much vision and tireless effort goes into this type of prestigious award. There is no way to recognize everyone who played roles in this designation, but special recognition has to go to . . . [TSYS School] . . . . Shamim Khan, and . . . Graduate Programs Coordinator, Yesem Kurt Peker for managing the application process that allowed us to earn this designation.

Atlanta Braves Senior Coordinator for Event Services, Jamiya Brinson, will be visiting the Turner College on Thursday, February 23, at 12:30 pm. Brinson will be speaking in the Synovus Center Theater on professional research, customer service and event management, all topics relevant to courses taught by Becca Jones, assistant professor of marketing in the Turner College, who invited Brinson to address students. Brinson earned a B.S. in exercise science in 2015 and an M.S. in sport and fitness management in 2018, both from Georgia State University. She is on track to earn an MBA from the University of Georgia later this year. She is an experienced events professional with a demonstrated history of working in the sport management industry.

CSU recently hosted the Scholastic Gaming and ESports Conference at the Cunningham Center. Thanks are due to Rodrigo Obando, a computer science faculty member in the TSYS School, and to Turner College students, Michael Grantham and Mary Alderman, for assisting with the event. Grantham thanked CSU for giving him the chance to talk about his experience at SGEC 2023, noting to Turner Business, “I can’t wait to see what’s next for our gaming community here at CSU.”

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