A federal spending bill was signed into law last week that includes $550,000 for Columbus State University. CSU will use funding received through the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to improve and develop curricula through current degree tracts within the Turner College of Business, College of Letters and Sciences, and the College of Education to meet the future workforce demands associated with the manufacturing and development of domestic chips production. CSU will work with its partners throughout the community to ensure that not only will these programs be developed to benefit students but that they are also translatable to the demands of the greater Columbus region and state. This includes providing for the improvement of current robotics related curricula within the Muscogee County School District, which were originally developed in partnership with CSU using funding through the Community Directed Spending process. Additionally, these new degree tracts could be used to upskill transitioning employees in the greater Columbus area with partnerships between entities such as Fort Moore, Columbus Technical College, and the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley. For the CHIPS Act to be successful and the U.S. to regain the lead in chips production, it will take a countrywide effort. This starts with developing the curricula and workforce to meet these demands, something CSU and the Chattahoochee Valley are prepared to meet.
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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