The Turner College, in conjunction with the CSU Alumni Association, is hosting a mixer with Turner College alumni, faculty, and current students. The mixer will take place on Thursday, February 8th from 6:00pm through 7:00pm in the Synovus Center on CSU's main campus. This event is an excellent opportunity for Turner College students and alumni to network with each other to help foster student success. There will be an opportunity for Q&A, while light bites and drinks will be available. Turner Business urges all current Turner College and TSYS School students to attend, and to be on the lookout for alumni and students who have been featured on the pages of Turner Business.
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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