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 Maxwell will reside in the TSYS School.
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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