The inaugural Turner College banquet, held on April 7 on CSU’s Riverpark Campus, was a huge success, thanks in large part to Turner College student Taylor Parker. Parker, a 2023 Legacy Award winner, is currently the president of the Turner College’s chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. Attendees enjoyed dinner, and a number of awards – for students and faculty – were presented. The montage below nicely captures the end-of-year celebration.
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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