Turner College Economics Faculty Initiate New Pilot Program for BUSA 2115

Students in sections of "BUSA 2115, Introduction to Business" taught by Phil Bryant and Michelle Zeller were greeted by members of the Turner College's economics faculty on Monday morning. The visit by the four economists - Ben Blair, Fady Mansour, Frank Mixon and Wen Shi - is part of a new pilot program designed to introduce students in the course to the faculty in the Turner College and to have the students learn about each of the Turner College's majors and minors. The presentation was facilitated by Shi, the new discipline coordinator for economics.

Each of the faculty members spent a few minutes describing their educational and professional backgrounds, as well as the topics of their ongoing research. Blair described some of his previous work with the Turner College's Butler Center, which involved economic impact analyses of tourism in the Columbus area. Mixon spoke to the students about his involvement with the Georgia Council on Economic Education and the students' experiences with high school economics.

The faculty also spoke with the students about careers in economics, myths about the subject, and the Turner College's economics minor option. Students in the Turner College have access to 21 hours of coursework in economics. This includes Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Global Economic Issues, Health Economics, Labor Economics, Money and Banking, and Real Estate Economics. CSU business students who are interested in pursuing the economics minor, which requires 18 hours of economics coursework, should contact Student Services in the Turner College Dean's Office.

Comments

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.

Turner Business

Search This Blog