CSU graduate Brittany Santiago was recently named a "Rising Star" by Columbus & the Valley magazine. During her professional career, Santiago made the transition from the news industry to working in public relations, now serving as the Columbus Police Department’s director of community affairs and as its public information officer. “I began working on my MBA while still working in news, looking for ways to advance both professionally and personally. The [Turner College's Master of Business Administration] program pushed me outside my comfort zone, taught me how to think more strategically and gave me the confidence to take on leadership roles,” she explained, adding that her classmates representing diverse career fields exposed her to different perspectives—something she still carries into her professional work today. The magazine's profile Brittany is shown below. Turner Business congratulates Brittany on this prestigious honor.
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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