CSU President Stuart Rayfield recently announced that undergraduate academic advising will be transitioning from CSU faculty to a group of academic success coaches who will be hired and trained per NISS recommendations. Under this plan, there will likely be about 150 students assigned to each coach. In addition, seven career coaches will be hired and trained to provide career guidance to students. This transition will begin in August, as faculty will continue to advise their current roster of advisees until graduation. This shift in advising is expected to reduce faculty workload. Faculty may volunteer to have conversations with these coaches to ensure that these coaches provide accurate information to the students.
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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