Aiken Delivers "State of the Nexus Cybersecurity Program" Address to CSU Foundation Board

Director of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity, Patrick Aiken, recently delivered what could be called the "State of the Nexus Cybersecurity Program" address to the CSU Foundation Board of Directors. According to Aiken, "It is always thrilling for me to talk about the program since we are experiencing expansion, changing students' lives, and providing amazing employees to secure and protect the world's digital assets. Regular followers of Turner Business are familiar with how the TSYS School's Nexus cybersecurity program is growing and providing full-time (and lucrative) employment to its graduates. In fact, one could argue that this program, along with the MSOL program, are the crown jewels of the Turner College's academic offerings.

For readers less familiar with this program, it is nicely described by Art Recesso, Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, in commenting on Aiken's recent presentation. As Recesso explained, "The nexus degree was created to meet the employer and learner demand. Employers want talent with advanced competency. Learners want a credential that gets them to a career goal. Patrick Aiken and others at Columbus State University have done an amazing job creating a cybersecurity option - and with the fintech concentration in Columbus they are addressing a local, state, and national demand." In summing up his presentation and visit, Aiken noted, "CSU has an amazing group of Trustees who support our institution and provide wise oversight. [O]ne of them [is] . . . Tim Money, who happens to be the Board's Chair. We both went to CSU together . . ."

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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.

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