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Homomorphic encryption allows computations on encrypted data without revealing it to anyone  other than an owner or an authorized collector. When combined with other techniques,  homomorphic encryption offers an ideal solution for ensuring statistical confidentiality. TFHE (Fast  Fully Homomorphic Encryption over the Torus) is a fully homomorphic encryption scheme that  supports efficient homomorphic operations on Booleans and integers. A new study by TSYS School computer scientist Yesem Kurt Peker and her student Rahul Raj uses Zama’s  Concrete compiler to explore the application of TFHE for performing statistical analysis on  encrypted data, thereby demonstrating its viability for ensuring statistical confidentiality. The two researchers  provide implementations of traditional algorithms for basic statistical computations on encrypted  datasets, including the five-number summary, mean, variance, and mode, and record the time  required for...

Turner College Career Coach Elizabeth Chess recently earned a new certification - Student Success Mentor - from Mentor Collective. As explained in a recent post here at Turner Business , Chess  serves as the career coach for the Turner College's management, management information systems, and marketing majors.       Mentor Collective transforms mentorship into a scalable, data-driven human network for talent development, retention, and long-term success. As the industry-leading mentorship provider, backed by the most extensive dataset on mentorship impact, it empowers companies, education providers, and workforce organizations to build connected ecosystems for learners, workers, and leaders.

It has been some time since Turner Business took a look at the Turner College's AACSB research portfolio. AACSB now uses a 6-year track for the accreditation of colleges and schools of business, so the Turner College's next accreditation report will cover the period beginning with 2023 and running through 2028. The table below provides a glimpse at how the Turner College stands at this moment, nearing the halfway point. As indicted in the table above, Turner College business faculty currently claim 62 journal publications, 17 of which involve A-level academic journals. Among these are the American Business Review , Evaluation Review ,  Human Resource Management Journal , Information Systems Frontiers , International Journal of Production Economics , and the Journal of International Marketing . Also included in the table above are 18 B-level journal publications and 11 C-level journal publications. In all, about 74% of the Turner College's portfolio so far is found in C-lev...

CSU officials have announced that beginning September 2, 2025, MasterCorp, a nationally recognized leader in campus cleaning solutions, will assume responsibility for nighttime custodial services across several of its main campus facilities, including the Synovus Center. With over 40 years of experience and a strong reputation in higher education, MasterCorp brings a hospitality-minded approach to campus cleanliness. Their teams are fully trained for educational environments and equipped with tools that promote transparency, consistency, and responsiveness. With this change, Turner College students, faculty and staff may notice new faces in the evenings. MasterCorp team members will wear branded uniform shirts and carry proper identification. CSU officials ask for patience as the team members become familiar with CSU's facilities. Turner College faculty are requested to continue to place trash cans outside office doors for pickup. 

Turner College economist Frank Mixon recently spoke with Newsweek  magazine about global diamond prices, which have fallen about 6% this year and are down 30% from three years ago. The conversation centered around the emergence of synthetic or lab-grown diamonds, which Mixon's nephew chose for his engagement in 2023. That these have lower price points, combined with the fact that younger generations seem to be happy to own them, has shifted the global demand for natural stones downward. Another potential element in this story involves vintage (family) diamonds, which Mixon's son, Sparks Mixon , a Turner College alum, recently chose for his engagement. Again, any trending in this direction by younger generations would lead to a reduction in the global demand for natural stones. Uncertainty around tariffs, investor sentiment toward the inclusion of diamonds in portfolios and other changes in consumer behavior are also playing a part in this unfolding story.      Mixon...

This fall, Columbus State University welcomes 16 new faculty and administrators. Notably, the group includes  Sean Glieberman , M.S., MPA, the new  Director of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity.  Glieberman began his tenure in July 2025, bringing to his new role a wealth of experience in both academia and the cybersecurity industry. He most recently served as executive director of the Center for Cyber Defense at Tiffin University in Ohio, where he led numerous innovative initiatives—including securing more than $1 million in research grants and alternative revenue sources across the state. His leadership saw the development of a state-of-the-art cyber center equipped with a 24/7 interactive cyberwall threat map, a mobile cyber range, Boston Dynamics’ SPOT robot, and even a Tesla Cybertruck. He has also built significant partnerships with key public and private sector stakeholders, including the White House Office of the National Cyber Director, the Department of Defense, ...

The  Turner College's 2025 Welcome Back Bash is set for  Wednesday, August 27th, from 12:00-2:00pm in the lobby of the Synovus Center on CSU's main campus. Turner College students are invited to  stop by and say hello. Free pizza, candy and raffle prizes will be distributed. The Turner College's Academic Success Coach, Yvette Maxwell, will also  be at the Bash to answer any questions students may have — whether it’s about their classes, getting involved, or navigating the semester ahead. Don' miss  it — looking forward to seeing you there!

Turner College grad Brandon Cockrell has been selected to receive the 2025 Distinguished Alumnus in Military/Public Service Award. Cockrell will be honored with this award at the 2025 Alumni Recognition Awards Banquet on September 18, 2025, at 6:30pm in the Cunningham Center's Blanchard Hall. Cockrell is the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability, leading the program development and oversight of installation energy and water security, resilience and conservation, sustainability, and operational energy. A native of Anniston, Alabama, Cockrell graduated from Auburn University in 1996 with an Industrial and Systems Engineering Degree and Columbus State University's Turner College in 1999 with an MBA. Cockrell is married to the former Kelly Ragsdale of Alexandria, Alabama, and together they have three sons.

Many in the local community have been discussing Auburn University's decision earlier this week to officially claim several college football national championships that were awarded by various "championship selectors" but previously unclaimed by the institution. Among these are the 1910, 1913 and 1914 championships won under the tutelage of a young Irishman named Mike Donahue. These three teams combined to win 22 games, losing only once and tying once. The next claim is of the 1958 championship, following Shug Jordan's leadership of the team to nine wins and one tie. When combined with the 10-0 championship team from the previous season, these Tigers combined for 19 wins and one tie. The next two championships claimed - 1983 and 1993 - fall under the coaching tenures of the late Pat Dye and Terry Bowden. Dye's 1983 team went 11-1, losing only to Texas and claiming The New York Times ' computer-based championship. Bowden's 1993 finished 11-0 and was the onl...

Columbus State University is breaking new ground in workforce education by embedding industry-recognized certification opportunities directly into its existing academic courses. This forward-thinking initiative builds on the success seen in the TSYS School’s Cybersecurity program and begins with high-demand areas, including generative AI, finance and project management. " The university is pioneering this incorporation of workforce-ready certificates into students’ existing courses, which shows a true relevance to what they are studying," said Dustin Anderson,  CSU’s Provost & Chief Academic Officer.  Through this innovative model, students enrolled in select classes in the Turner College  complete traditional coursework but have external industry certification exams as part of the course, or as an option after the course. Students who pass those exams receive credentials recognized by employers across multiple industries—thereby adding immediate workforce value to th...

New research by TSYS School computer scientist Yi Zhou , his student Xian Gao , and his colleagues from Auburn University points out that recommender systems on digital platforms profoundly influence user behavior through content dissemination, and their diffusion process is, to some extent, similar to the spreading mechanism of infectious diseases to some extent.  Their study, which appears in the current issue of Information , uses a network-based susceptibility-infection (SI) model to understand the propagation dynamics of recommended content, and systematically compare the differences in propagation efficiency among three recommendation strategies based on popularity, collaborative filtering, and content.  To do so they constructed scale-free user networks based on real-world clickstream data and dynamically adapted the SI model to reflect the realistic scenario of user engagement decay over time.  To enhance the understanding of the recommendation process, the study ...

Turner College alum  Ashley Woitena , currently the President-CEO of VisitColumbusGA, will be recognized with the Excellence in Alumni Achievement Award at the 2025 Alumni Recognition Awards Banquet on September 18. Woitena joined VisitColumbusGA as Senior Vice President in 2022. She began her tenure as President-CEO in February of this year. Prior to joining VisitColumbusGA, she was Vice President of the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau. She began her tenure there is 2007 as Assistant Vice President.  Woitena earned a BBA in management from CSU's Turner College in 2006, an MBA from Troy University in 2008, and a certificate in hospitality and tourism management from Florida Atlantic University in 2020.

Although construction (maintenance) of roadway infrastructure promotes social and economic development and improves traffic safety, roadway work zones (WZs) present safety issues for construction workers and travelers and adversely affect vehicular movement. New research by TSYS School computer scientist Amjad Hossain and colleagues from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Bradley University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of North Carolina - Charlotte and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee collect and analyze Twitter data (currently “X” threads) in order to explore public perceptions of roadway work zones and to identify factors that influence crashes and other public experiences at roadway work zones. To do so they employed several machine learning methods to classify roadway work zone-related tweets and then performed exploratory, sentiment, and emotional analyses of the classified tweets. Next, they verified their Twitte...

Columbus State University has hired a seasoned administrator from the University of West Georgia to be its new vice president for enrollment management, effective Sept. 1.  Shanna Widener has nearly two decades of experience across student affairs, enrollment strategy, and academic administration, and currently serves as UWG’s interim vice president of strategic enrollment management. There, she has led a comprehensive portfolio that includes financial aid, admissions and experience, student success, the Registrar’s Office, International and Study Abroad Programs, and One-stop Services.  “Dr. Widener is a proven leader who deeply understands the evolving landscape of higher education,” said Kim Scranage, CSU’s chief student engagement officer. “She brings with her a powerful blend of strategic vision, academic depth and unwavering commitment to student success. Her efforts have been rooted in an intentional focus on improving the student journey—recruitment to graduation—throu...

On the next two Wednesdays, August 20th and August 27th, the CSU's Center for Career Design will be hosting internship workshops that are open to all students and that aim to provide an opportunity for students to learn about internship opportunities and to connect with their Career Success Coach, Kate Vogel . Students will also be guided on how to source an internship via Handshake and other platforms. The Center is seeking assistance from Turner College faculty in promoting the importance of internships and encouraging students to pursue one to count towards their electives for academic credit. The workshops will be held from 1:00-1:30 pm in Rm 208 of the Schuster Student Success Center on CSU's main campus.

A popular series here at Turner Business explores Google Scholar citations garnered by the research conducted by Turner College business faculty. This series has generally focused on career-related citations data, rather than annual data. This installment considers Google Scholar citations earned this calendar year by Turner College business faculty. For example, research by the 10 faculty in the Department of Accounting and Finance, which includes economics, has so far garnered 297 Google Scholar citations in 2025. These numbers produce an average of 29.7 citations per faculty. Next, research by the 14 faculty in the Department of Management and Marketing, which includes management information systems, has so far garnered 573 Google Scholar citations in 2025. The average in this case is 40.9 citations per faculty. Overall, research published by the 24 Turner College business faculty has so far generated 870 Google Scholar citations, for an average of 36.3 citations per faculty. At th...

The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is hosting a presentation titled "The Table is Big Enough: Uniting Education and Opportunity" on Tuesday, August 19, from 7:30-9:30am. The speaker will be Stuart Countess, the President and CEO of Kia Georgia, Inc., and this Eye Opener Breakfast series event will be held in the Cunningham Center on CSU's main campus. Start your Tuesday morning with a hot breakfast, powerful connections and a fresh perspective on what’s possible when education and opportunity work together.  

Columbus State University continues to play a vital role in the economic and cultural health of the Chattahoochee Valley, according to the University System of Georgia’s latest annual economic impact study. The newly released FY24 report shows that CSU contributed $301.35 million to the region’s economy between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024—an increase of 1.3% over the previous year.  The report, prepared by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia, attributes the university’s economic strength to a combination of institutional spending, student spending and the multiplier effects that ripple throughout the community. In FY24, CSU fueled business activity and job creation through its spending of more than $73 million on personnel and $48.8 million on operations, coupled with its students’ $119.1 million in spending.  In total, Columbus State supported 2,702 full- and part-time jobs in the region, with about one-third of those on campus and the remain...

Nexus cybersecurity students from  Cohort 13 are back on campus and diving deep into hands-on training at our state-of-the-art Cyber Range — and the experience has been phenomenal.  Our students are getting real-world exposure to enterprise-level Splunk SIEM, learning how to monitor, detect, and respond to threats in a simulated environment that mirrors today’s cybersecurity landscape.  A huge thank you to Lisa Outlaw , our outstanding new Cyber Range Administrator, for facilitating such a valuable and immersive experience. Her dedication makes a lasting impact on our future cybersecurity professionals.  The skills being developed here are critical, and we're proud to be helping shape the next generation of cyber defenders.

The CSU Graduate School welcomes back graduate students to Columbus State University for the fall 2025 semester. The Graduate School is excited to have them join a community of scholars, leaders, and innovators, noting that this is their time to explore your strengths, challenge themselves, and make meaningful contributions to their particular academic fields. In that light, the CSU Graduate School is hosting a Graduate School Networking Social on August 22 from 6:00pm to 7:30 pm in Room 132 of the Schwob Memorial Library on CSU's main campus. This an excellent opportunity for Turner College graduate students to network with graduate students from across campus.

Cohort 15 of the TSYS School's cybersecurity Nexus program has onboarded and hit the ground running. Earlier this week they gathered to hear from program alumni, current TSYS School students, TSYS School alumni and various industry partners. A few of these are listed below.  Malachi Biggers  Joey Avitabile  Gabrielle Holmes-Hodge  Jonathan King  Natasha Harris  Peter Staarfaenger  Eli White Michael Stewart  Ian McKenna  Yeshas Reddi Huirui Washington   Thanks to all of our amazing industry partners that show up and support this amazing program in the TSYS School at Columbus State University.

A new study by Turner College economist  Wen Shin and her colleagues Wei Sun and Yi Zhao of Grand Valley State University empirically assesses the degree of business cycles synchronization and economic integration between Laos and China under the influence of the Belt and Road Initiative. To do so they estimate a two-country structural VAR model and apply sign restrictions to identify the structural shocks for 1984-2022. The study, which appears in the latest issue of the Journal of Management Policy and Practice , finds that China’s macroeconomic shocks have played a significant role in shaping Laos’ GDP and price level and that China’s influence is increasing over time. Our results suggest that Laos’ business cycles have become more synchronized with China’s under the influence of the Belt and Road Initiative, consistent with the overall literature of Belt and Road Initiative’s impact on the developing countries.

Student credit hour production is the new coin of the realm for the USG. Given that, Turner Business is continuing its series on SCH production in the Turner College. This post looks at SCH production by faculty member, across all departments and courses. As shown below, Turner College and TSYS School faculty are currently producing a total of 13,356.5 SCH, with 6,447.5 of these (about 48%) coming from face-to-face (F2F) sections and 6,909 (about 52%) coming from online sections. The leader of the organization is economics professor Ben Blair , with 510 SCH. These come from one section of BUSA 2100, one section of BUSA 3115, and two sections of ECON 2106, all online. Following Blair is the TSYS School's Elke Brumbaugh , who is producing 400 SCH this semester across five sections of various CPSC and CYNX courses. All of these 400 SCH come from F2F classes. In third is accounting's Phil Cook with 357 SCH across four sections of ACCT courses. Rounding out the top five are comput...

The question in the title of this post is an interesting one. If you attended the Turner College's Fall 2025 Welcome Back Event you might think the answer is three. According to presentations from that day, these would be the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity , the Butler Center for Research and Economic Development , and the new Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation . The TSYS Center for Cybersecurity is easily the one that has been covered the most on this blog. Its most recent Director Patrick Aiken developed the cybersecurity Nexus program, which is one of the crown jewels of the College. Now that Center has a new Director - Sean Glieberman - and he hinted at some very exciting things for it in both the near and long term. The Butler Center is led by economist Fady Mansour . Although he is new to the position, his assistance in securing the new minor league baseball team was a major win for CSU and the Turner College. Mansour's activities are often covered here at Turner ...

Student credit hour production is the new coin of the realm for the USG. Given that, Turner Business is continuing its series on SCH production in the Turner College. This post looks at SCH production across the new RIVER courses for incoming freshmen. The table below shows all of the Turner College and TSYS School faculty teaching at least one section of a new RIVER course, with most of these being taught by two-person teams. As shown below, these courses are currently producing a total of 331.5 SCH, with all of these coming from face-to-face (F2F) sections. As indicated above, MISM professor Yoon Lee 's 69 SCH leads the Turner College. He is solo teaching a RIVER course, while the other Turner College faculty listed above are teaching as part of two-person teams. Included among this group are Tesa Leonce , Turner College Associate Dean, and Rania Hodhod , Chair of the TSYS School.

Student credit hour production is the new coin of the realm for the USG. Given that, Turner Business is continuing its series on SCH production in the Turner College. This post looks at SCH production in the courses with BUSA prefixes. The table below shows all of the faculty teaching at least one section of a course with the above prefix during Fall 2025. As shown below, these courses are currently producing a total of 2,256 SCH, with 1,032 of these (about 46%) coming from face-to-face (F2F) sections and 1,224 (about 54%) coming from online sections. The largest producer is Tom Tebeau , with 285 SCH across four sections of BUSA 3126. Of these, 138 (about 48%) come from F2F courses. Following Tebeau is Johnny Ho , with 249 SCH across three sections of courses with a BUSA prefix. Of these, 129 (about 52%) come from F2F courses.

Increasing local, state and federal government partnerships, boosting use of the cyber range, and developing grant opportunities and activity represent just three of the many goals that Sean Glieberman , the new Director of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity, has set for the 2025-26 academic year and beyond. Part of the new strategic plan for the Center is the establishment of a Cyber Committee, which will be made up of cybersecurity faculty from the TSYS School, that will work closely with the Turner College Dean's Office in promoting the Center and its activities. Glieberman also reported to Turner College faculty on August 4th that he is interested in working with the Cyber Service Academy to get CSU students in the mix for academic scholarships and financial support. Ethical hacking and grant opportunities will also be central features of the work of the Center going forward, perhaps alongside the Google Cyber Clinic. As Glieberman concluded, "I want the Center to be a regi...

Student credit hour production is the new coin of the realm for the USG. Given that, Turner Business is continuing its series on SCH production in the Turner College. This post looks at SCH production in the Turner College's graduate business courses. The prefixes on these courses are MBA, MSHR, MSOL and MSSL. The table below shows all of the faculty teaching at least one section of a course with one of the above prefixes during Fall 2025. As shown below, these courses are currently producing a total of 1,233 SCH, with 237 of these (about 19%) coming from face-to-face (F2F) sections and 996 (about 81%) coming from online sections. The largest producer is Mark James , with 180 SCH across two courses with MSOL prefixes. Following James is Hyeran Choi, who is affiliated with the management faculty at Chung-Ang University in Korea, with 162 SCH across two courses with MSHR prefixes.

Student credit hour production is the new coin of the realm for the USG. Given that, Turner Business is continuing its series on SCH production in the Turner College. This post looks at SCH production in the courses with prefixes associated with the Turner College's TSYS School of Computer Science. These prefixes are CPSC, CYBR and CYNX. The table below shows all of the faculty teaching at least one section of a course with one of the above prefixes during Fall 2025. As shown below, these courses are currently producing a total of 4,855 SCH, with 2,846 of these (about 59%) coming from face-to-face (F2F) sections and 2,009 (about 41%) coming from online sections. The largest producer is Elke Brumbaugh , with 400 SCH across five sections of courses with CPSC and CYNX prefixes. All of these come from F2F courses. Following Brumbaugh is Jianhua Yang , with 327 SCH across five sections of courses with CPSC and CYBR prefixes. In Yang's case, about 49% of the SCH come from F2F courses...

The Academic Operations Coordinator for the Turner College, Jennifer Stone , announced yesterday that the Turner College Tutoring Lab is fully staffed for fall semester 2025. Not only is the Lab now staffed, both Joy Mwanja and Daniel Hammond are returning to fill their roles from last academic year. Based on budget limitations and lab utilization data from the past two academic years, this fall the lab will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Students should also know that the Lab has moved to the fourth floor of the Synovus Center and will be combined in Room 450 with the computer science tutoring labs. Signage will be placed to help distinguish roles within the shared space so that students are guided to the appropriate tutor. As in the past, business tutors will be available to assist with ACCT 2101 and 2102, BUSA 2100 and 3115, ECON 2105 and 2106, FINC 3105 and 3115, and MISM 3115. Lastly, remote tutoring is also available during operating hou...

Student credit hour production is the new coin of the realm for the USG. Given that, Turner Business is continuing its series on SCH production in the Turner College. This post looks at SCH production in the courses with prefixes associated with the Turner College's Department of Management and Marketing. These prefixes are ENTR, MGMT, MISM and MKTG. The table below shows all of the faculty teaching at least one section of a course with one of the above prefixes during Fall 2025. As shown below, these courses are currently producing a total of 2,281 SCH, with 591 of these (about 26%) coming from face-to-face (F2F) sections and 1,690 (about 74%) coming from online sections. The largest producer is Michelle Zeller , with 334 SCH across four sections of courses with MKTG prefixes. Of these, 57 (about 17%) come from F2F courses. Following Zeller is Jennifer Pitts , with 306 SCH across three sections of courses with MISM prefixes. All of these are represented by online SCH. Lastly, one...

Fresh off of a successful study abroad program in Dubai, the Turner College recently unveiled plans to offer a study abroad trip to Egypt in May of 2026. A summer site visit has been completed, and Turner College economist Fady Mansour will team with TSYS School computer scientist Rania Hodhod to offer a joint educational program in Egypt for both business and computer science students. Faculty and students can expect to see bulletin board materials referencing the new program throughout the Synovus Center this fall semester, as well as these two program faculty visiting business and computer science courses to describe the importance of study abroad to Turner College students.

Student credit hour production is the new coin of the realm for the USG. Given that, Turner Business is continuing its series on SCH production in the Turner College. This post looks at SCH production in the courses with prefixes associated with the Turner College's Department of Accounting and Finance. These prefixes are ACCT, ECON and FINC. The table below shows all of the faculty teaching at least one section of a course with one of the above prefixes during Fall 2025. As shown below, these courses are currently producing a total of 2,580 SCH, with 1,410 of these (about 55%) coming from face-to-face (F2F) sections and 1,170 (about 45%) coming from online sections. The largest producer is Phil Cook , with 357 SCH across four sections of courses with ACCT prefixes. Of these, 246 (about 69%) come from F2F courses. Following Cook is Gisung Moon , Chair of the Department, with 291 SCH across three sections of courses with an FINC prefix. Lastly, two (five) of the instructors above t...

Many of the new first-year experience courses, known also as River Courses, are being offered by faculty from the Turner College and TSYS School. For example, TSYS School computer scientist Hyrum Carroll and Turner College associate professor of finance Joshua Brooks are teaming to offer Community Robotics Management . This course will focus on community engagement with local interdisciplinary robotics teams. In preparation to do so, students will learn soft skills (such as agile leadership, team management, presentations, time management, and conflict resolution) and how to program LEGO robots. These skills will be applied immediately as each student will serve as an assistant coach to a robotics team. Students will get to spend a significant amount of time helping a team and reflecting on their experiences to hone their team management skills. Another course, Insights in Business and Technology , is being taught by management professor John Finley and computer scientist Lixin Wang...

The Turner College's Crowley Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kirk Heriot , announced at the Fall 2025 Welcome Back Event on Monday that CSU is now home to the new Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The Center, which Heriot stated "will be mostly for students," will be located in Room 347, which is on the third floor of the Synovus Center. Heriot also informed those in attendance that the new Center will be working with local non-profits like SCORE, the Columbus Chamber and the Small Business Development Center, in formalizing the existing BizPitch competition and other activities that he has been doing on an individual basis in the past. Stay tuned for more information on the Center's logo, the buildout of Room 347, and the new website, which is slated to include a blog. 

Under CSU's new model for guiding students through their four-year journey to a degree, Turner College alum Kate Vogel is set to begin her tenure as the Career Success Coach for Turner College students this fall. Vogel spoke to Turner College faculty and staff (at the Fall 2025 welcome back meeting held in the Synovus Center Theater on August 4) about a number of topics, including CSU's adoption of Jobscan resume-building software and purchase of a professional headshot photo booth. During her presentation the College's three career coaches were introduced -- Elizabeth Chess , Yvette Maxwell and Shaneka Thrash . Chess will serve management, management information systems, and marketing majors. Maxwell will handle computer science, information technology and cybersecurity students. Thrash will coach accounting, finance and general business students. These three will maintain office space in the Synovus Center. Chess will maintain an office in the Dean's complex, and Ma...

Turner College Dean Deb Kidder announced on Monday that Michael Rothlisberger has joined the Turner College management faculty as an assistant professor. He also currently holds the position of Chief Academic Strategy Officer in the CSU Provost's Office.  Previously, Rothlisberger held the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Strategy & Analytics at the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia from November 2022 to June 2025, focusing on strategic initiatives and data-driven outcomes for institutional efficiency. Prior to that he worked at Kennesaw State University, where his roles spanned from Assistant Vice President for Academic Strategy & Finance to Executive Director for Academic & Fiscal Operations, encompassing financial strategy, operational counsel, and academic budgeting. Rothlisberger holds a Doctor of Education from Vanderbilt University, in addition to multiple degrees in accounting and business administration from Kennesaw State...