On May 15, 2025, Turner Business reported news from CSU President Stuart Rayfield indicating that CSU had budgeted $145,000 for academic year 2025-26 and onward to provide merit raises to the top 15% of CSU's faculty. According to the CSU Faculty Senate's latest release of business, that plan has been completed, with "the average raise [being] 2% for those [faculty] with no in-market or retention offer" and with the largest raise potentially reaching 4%. To be named among CSU's top 15% of faculty, one had to earn an "Excellent" rating in teaching, research and service for calendar year 2024, which is the most recent year for which CSU faculty were evaluated by their department chairs. Secondary (tie-breaking) priority was based on years of service to CSU. Please join Turner Business in congratulating those Turner College faculty who were awarded these merit raises.
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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