Industry Professionals Meet and Mentor TSYS School Cybersecurity Students

The TSYS School's cybersecurity Nexus program prepares students for a career in cybersecurity partly through the opportunities if offers to catch a glimpse inside the industry. Nexus students often get the chance to communicate with professionals in order to gain insight into the best techniques and procedures. Such an occasion occurred on June 4th when Jon Shelley, the Director of Threat Operations at Global Payments, and his team visited the Synovus Center on CSU's main campus. Jon and his team spoke with Nexus students and spent some time training in the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity's state-of-the-art cyber range located on the first floor of the Synovus Center. This part of Jon's visit allowed Nexus students to see pros at work in their field, thus providing invaluable knowledge. Turner Business thanks Jon and his Global Payments team for coming out, providing insight, and showing their professional skills.

Prior to Jon's visit, Jonathan White, Information Security Manager at TSYS and a TSYS School computer science graduate, visited Nexus students to discuss mentorship and networking opportunities. Accompanying Jonathan in the discussion were current and former Nexus students Ian Corbin, Peyton Lockhart and Joel Nienaber. This discussion demonstrated to current students that a career in cybersecurity is attainable through hard work, dedication, and the opportunities available through the CyberSkills2Work and the TSYS School's cybersecurity Nexus program. The mentorship, networking opportunities, and sweat equity that individuals like Jonathan invest in every aspect of our students' development are invaluable and do not go unnoticed. Turner Business thanks Jonathan, and Ian, Peyton and Joel, for making the effort to give back to the TSYS School and its current cohort of cybersecurity Nexus students. The images below provide snapshots of the recent visits made by Jon and Jonathan.

Comments

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.

Turner Business

Search This Blog