CSU faculty were delivered a winter weather advisory today stating that, given the possibility of icy weather conditions, they should take their computers and/or necessary files home this weekend in case there is a need to adjust university operations and/or switch to virtual operations and teaching on Monday, January 26. Supervisors were requested to remind their teams about the expectations for remote work and instruction, should that become necessary. If university operations change for Monday, CSU officials will email the entire campus community by 5 p.m. Sunday and post additional guidance at columbusstate.edu/emergency. As usual, essential employees may be called upon to ensure the campus is safe and that on-campus student residents are cared for. CSU will continue monitoring the weather and provide further guidance before Sunday if needed.
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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