Turner College Website Now Offers New Data Dashboard

The Turner College website recently underwent an update to include a new data dashboard. Some of the data included come from Steppingblocks. For example, Steppingblocks reports that the top employers of Turner College business graduates are (1) Aflac, (2) the U.S. Army, (3) TSYS, a Global Payments company, (4) Synovus, and (5) the Muscogee County School District. That same source reports that the skills most valued by Turner College business graduates are customer service, leadership, management, Microsoft Excel and strategic planning. Next, Steppingblocks also reports that the industries employing the largest numbers of Turner College business graduates are finance, education, information technology, insurance and healthcare, while the most common job titles held by Turner College business graduates are accountant, owner, manager, principal and account manager. In terms of student success and outcomes, the new dashboard indicates that Turner College enrollments fell from 1,774 in fall 2020 to 1,620 in fall 2021, and again to 1,615 in fall 2022, before rising to 1,737 in fall 2023. In terms of graduates, the Turner College awarded 345 degrees in 2021, 322 degrees in 2022 and 359 degrees in 2023. During fall of 2023, 220 Turner College students were enrolled in general business, followed by 176 in management, 114 in marketing, 106 in computer science software systems, 101 in finance, 100 in both cybersecurity and the M.S. program in organizational leadership, and 91 in accounting.

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Grant Hits Ground Running as New Turner College Marketing Intern

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

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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