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.

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