This past weekend was eventful for Turner College senior Lauren Katzfey, a business administration major who hopes to pursue a career in corporate law. Lauren and her classmates visited the University of North Georgia to participate in the Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference. While at the Conference, Lauren presented her Honors Contract titled, "Compelling Cases: An Analysis of Georgia Workers' Compensation." She was also part of the Leadership Panel. "It was a fantastic weekend spent with some amazing people," Lauren stated. Lauren is a student in CSU's Honors College, co-founder and Vice President of Phi Alpha Delta, Secretary of Honoris Causa, and an academic coach at CSU's Learning Success Center. She was also recently inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. She is also a tour guide for CSU, a Student Ambassador for Turner College of Business, she attended a Study Abroad Program in Scotland earlier in her studies. Even with all of these activities, which are in addition to holding part-time employment, Lauren maintains a 4.0 GPA.
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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