Recent posts here at Turner Business have explained that the Turner College is seeking re-accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) after the end of this calendar year. This process requires submission by the Turner College of a progress report, which is due near the middle of December of 2023. After that, an AACSB visitation team will visit the Turner College for three days in early March of 2024. A few weeks after that visit the Turner College Dean, Deb Kidder, will be notified of the results of the review by AACSB. A substantial part of this process involves judgment of the quality of instruction provided by Turner College faculty. There are many ways to demonstrate this, one of which is recognition of Turner College faculty through the annual CSU faculty awards ceremonies. An example of this is the recent success of professor of finance Brett Cotten, who won the 2023 CSU Teaching Excellence Award. According to the CSU website, the CSU Teaching Excellence award recognizes a faculty member's strong commitment to teaching and learning. The criteria for selection include demonstrated use of classroom activities designed to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and/or global and multicultural understanding; use of effective teaching strategies to enhance student learning, such as innovative uses of technology, active learning, learning communities, student portfolios, and assessment; and a strong commitment to fostering academic success through interaction with students outside of the classroom (e.g., advising, mentoring, recruiting, etc.). The winner of this award serves as CSU's nominee for the USG Regents' Teaching Excellence Award and receives a medallion and a stipend sponsored by the Faculty Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. Another example of Turner College faculty classroom success is that of associate professor of management Mark James, winner of the 2020 CSU Chappell Graduate Faculty Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize those full-time members of the Columbus State University Graduate Faculty who, in the tradition established by William Chappell, have demonstrated excellence in teaching CSU's graduate students and have contributed outstanding professional service to the Graduate School, the University and the community. Arguably the most impressive of these examples is professor of accounting Uma Sridharan, who won the 2019 CSU Educator of the Year Award. The Educator of the Year Award is announced during the Scholastic Honors Convocation. This award is special because it is presented by CSU's Student Government Association and is awarded based on student body nominations. All three of these awards fall within the 2019-2023 accomplishments window for the Turner College's upcoming AACSB re-accreditation efforts.
The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s
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