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CSU alum Brett Reichert enrolled in the Turner College's MSOL program in 2013 as an Aide-de-Camp Infantry Commandant in the U.S. Army and a graduate in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Kentucky. He completed the degree requirements for the MSOL degree in 2014 and three years later, in 2017, began pursuit of a master's degree in policy management at Georgetown University. During this period, he rose to Aide-de-Camp Deputy Commanding General, Regional Command East in Afghanistan, and then over to Company Commander in the 82nd Airborne Division. After completing the master's degree program at Georgetown University, Reichert moved to a staff position in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later to Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army. Prior to entering Cornell University, he served as a Brigade Executive Officer in the 4th Infantry Division. Reichert's most recent professional experience is Battalion Commander in...

During the academic year 2025-2026 that is now coming to a close, t he University System of Georgia (USG) continued its temporary waiver of test score requirements. With state colleges already test optional, this meant no test scores were required for admission at 22 of USG’s 25 public colleges and universities.  The temporary waiver did not apply to the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Georgia and Georgia College & State University.  For academic year 2025-2026, the 22 remaining institutions had two options for making admissions decisions: (1)  schools could use the Freshman Index formula that includes the student’s high school grade point average and test scores for either the SAT or ACT, and (2)  schools could use a test-optional approach that considers a student’s grade point average on the required high school curriculum without a standardized test score at various minimum grade point averages. For Augusta University and Georgia State Unive...

Georgia Trend magazine's Jennifer Hafer recently penned a lengthy report on the Columbus economy that readers of Turner Business might find useful. The text of that report appears below.  

With next week's departure of Deborah Kidder  to Kutztown University, where she will serve as dean of the business school, Turner Business decided to re-examine  the Google Scholar citations that are attributed to the research by the Turner College's remaining business faculty. The Turner College currently will have 27 total tenured and tenure-track faculty following Kidder's departure , including three administrators. Hence, the corps of instruction count will stand at 24. The Turner College's remaining corps of instruction is associated with 21,080, for an average of 878.3 Google Scholar citations per faculty.  When the administrators are included, the total rises to 21,571 Google Scholar citations while the average falls to 798.9 Google Scholar citations per faculty.  When the data are broken down by departmental unit, the 10 members of the corps of instruction in accounting and finance are responsible for 7,786 Google Scholar citations, for an average of 778.6 G...

The Turner College Dean's Office has announced that  Parking Lot 4, situated behind the Synovus Center on CSU's main campus, will be restriped this weekend, if the weather permits.  Alternative parking will be available in other parking lots.

Kutztown University has named the Turner College's Deborah Kidder as Dean of its College of Business. Kidder brings more than 30 years' experience to KU and will begin her role Monday, June 29.  Kidder most recently served as the Dean of the Turner College of Business and Technology at CSU from 2021-2025. During her tenure, she successfully connected students, faculty and staff with the local community, through industry partnerships and engagement with the local school system and nonprofits. Under her leadership, the college pursued several initiatives designed to meet the needs of the 21st-century workforce, such as a rapid workforce development program in cybersecurity, as well as redesigning graduate courses to meet the needs of working adults and with a special focus on one of their community partners, Fort Benning.  "Dr. Kidder has extensive experience as a faculty member and administrator," said Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, Kutztown University's Provost and Sen...

The Turner College is set to host finalists for the new Dean of Libraries & Archives. Presentations are scheduled for 22-June and 25-June in the Synovus Center Theater. CSU history professor Bryan Banks is set to present at the earlier date. Scott DiMarco will present his plans on the later date. After each presentation, there will be a question-and-answer segment, and the search committee welcomes your feedback.

Two-time Turner College alum Renee Lamber recently graduated from the 2025-2026 Columbus Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Columbus program. "Such an amazing year filled with leadership development, positively impacting our community by sharing ideas and recommendations with key decision makers, gaining amazing new connections, gaining exposure to new vendors and organizations I can work with in my role, and demonstrating our company's involvement in the community where our employees live and work. Grateful to Aflac for the amazing support and looking forward to continuing to positively impact our community," Lambert stated. Lambert earned a BBA in human resource management from the Turner College in 2014. In 2015, Lambert added a master's degree in organizational leadership. She is currently an Employee Experience Consultant at Aflac.

Turner College human resource management major Jaydè Colson  is spending her summer in a co-op position with Aflac. " Excited to officially share that I’ve started my summer as a Claims Processing Co-Op with Aflac. I’m looking forward to building new connections, developing new skills, and making the most of this experience this summer," Colson explained.  Colson credits the leadership at the Center for Career Coaching for all of their support, encouragement, and guidance throughout this journey.  

Jennifer Joyner is the Assistant Vice President of Donor Experience at Columbus State University and a longtime leader within the GEAC community. She earned her BA from Mercer University and her MSOL from the Turner College and has been part of Georgia Education Advancement Council for nearly 15 years, including about a decade of service on the Board of the GEAC. Joyner recently spoke about her service with the GEAC. Why did you get involved with GEAC? “I got involved with GEAC because, generally speaking, I’m not a fan of conferences. However, GEAC is different. It brings together people and institutions that share similar mindsets, challenges, and experiences. The networking opportunities and the relationships I’ve built with colleagues across the state - people I know I can call on for advice, support, or collaboration - have been truly invaluable. I was also encouraged to get involved, and I’m so glad I said yes. When someone reaches out and invites you to help or become involved,...

According to Madeline Shapiro's 9-June report for the Ledger-Enquirer , starting June 12 and running through September, one of three Delta Airlines CRJ-900 flights offered at Columbus Airport to and from Atlanta on Fridays and Saturdays will be replaced by a bigger jet, the Boeing 717. The larger commercial aircraft packs 110 seats and offers increased legroom and overhead bin storage  while the CRJ-900 model offers only 76 seats.  Airport director Amber Clark told Shapiro and the Ledger-Enquirer a larger flight two days per week may not seem “super significant,” but this trial period could have large implications on the future of air travel in the region. As Shapiro explains, about 40,000 people per month in the Columbus area travel by air, although only about 5,500 of those travelers go through the Columbus Airport. During the Boeing 717 trial period, the airport expects to see 3,500 additional annual enplanements, which is the number of passengers boarding outbound flights...

The 2025 Scopus CiteScores from Elsevier have been released and Turner Business will be reporting on some of the implications of the new information on the impact of academic journals. This post begins by reporting that two journals housed in the Turner College, Compensation and Benefits Review and the Journal of Financial Economic Policy , have each risen in terms of impact. The former of these, edited by Turner College management professor Phil Bryant and published by SAGE, reports a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 2.2, up from its 2024 score of 1.7. Bryant's journal recently entered the Australian Business Deans Council ratings for the first time, coming in as a C-rated journal. The journal now boasts an SJR score of 0.399 from Scimago, placing it on the fence between a C- and B-rated journal by that organization. The latter of these journals, edited by Turner College economics professor Frank Mixon and published by Wiley, reports a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 4.1, up from its 2024 s...

As reported by Jim Milliot for Publisher's Weekly , in a major deal in the academic journals sector, Wiley has acquired U.K.-based Emerald Publishing from Cambridge Information Group for £337 million ($452 million at current exchange rates), expanding Wiley’s journal portfolio to approximately 2,500 titles and increasing its position in the social sciences — particularly economics, business, and finance. As Milliot explains,  in announcing the purchase Wiley observed that in addition to expanding its journal offerings, the acquisition better positions Wiley in the AI and data analytics space at a moment when demand for trusted peer-reviewed research content is accelerating rapidly as companies scale up AI models and applications. To date, Wiley has signed AI licensing agreements worth more than $100 million. According to Milliot, by the end of this year Wiley expects Emerald to generate more than $85 million of revenue with mid-single-digit revenue growth, 92% recurring subscr...

Columbus State University has named 1,080 undergraduate students to its Spring 2026 President’s List and Dean’s Lists. This represents 19.8% of all undergraduate students enrolled in the spring. The Dean’s Lists represent an elite group of undergraduate students who excelled in the classroom by earning a minimum 3.60 semester GPA in at least 12 semester credit hours during the fall. They include 396 students—more than 7% of the university’s fall undergraduate enrollment: 79 from the College of the Arts, 88 from the Turner College of Business & Technology, 80 from the College of Education & Health Professions, 139 from the College of Letters & Sciences, and 10 dual-enrolled high school students, undeclared students or those from the University College. In addition, four students on the list are also enrolled in the Honors College.

Columbus State University has named 1,080 undergraduate students to its Spring 2026 President’s List & Dean’s Lists. This represents 19.8% of all undergraduate students enrolled in the spring.  The President’s List represents the pinnacle of academic achievement and recognizes undergraduate students who achieved a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 semester credit hours during the fall. It includes 684 students—more than 12.5% of its fall undergraduate enrollment: 145 from the College of the Arts, 155 from the Turner College of Business & Technology, 146 from the College of Education & Health Professions, 216 from the College of Letters & Sciences, and 22 dual-enrolled high school students, undeclared students or those from the University College. In addition, 18 students on the list are also enrolled in the Honors College.

Most countries experience some degree of economic and political uncertainty. Whether these uncertainties originate from domestic or international sources, they significantly impact economic performance. For example, an increase in uncertainty leads to a “wait-and-see” response from private firms, whose investment decisions are important to the overall macroeconomy. Similarly, households tend to confront uncertainty by reducing consumption and increasing savings to maintain some degree of economic security. In addition to economic and political uncertainty (or government uncertainty), economic growth is also influenced by the degree of economic freedom in a country. Economic freedom encompasses key institutional factors such as property rights, the rule of law, trade openness, regulatory efficiency, and limited government intervention, to name a few. Greater economic freedom promotes economic growth by encouraging business sector investment and fostering competition in markets.  How...

Back in early September of 2025 Turner Business reported on a study by the Turner College's Jasmine Bordere and Frank Mixon , along with Syracuse University's Shane Sanders, investigating the link between overall athletic success at the institution level and various indicators of the quality of institutions’ incoming freshmen. More specifically, the study explores the association between institutions’ Learfield Cup performances, which capture success across all of an institution's sports programs, and the SAT scores, ACT scores and high school GPAs of their incoming freshman classes. Econometric results presented in this study suggest that marginal improvements in an institution’s overall athletic performance across all men’s and women’s sports are associated with freshmen SAT and ACT scores that are, on average, upwards of 21 and 0.53 points higher, respectively, as well as with a high school grade point average across the incoming freshman class that is about 0.1 point...

The CSU Office of Academic Success Coaching had an incredible time hosting the very first orientation of summer 2026. Turner College affiliated c oaches Shaneka Thrash and Elizabeth Chess were able to connect, share insights, and jumpstart this academic journey with everyone. " It was absolutely wonderful to finally put faces with names. We had some truly great conversations, shared plenty of laughs, and of course had a lot of fun along the way," Chess explained. " To all of our incoming students: We are so incredibly excited for your journey ahead and are here to support you every step of the way. Let’s make it a fantastic semester."

Entering its 11th year of celebrating the athletic and academic success of its female student-athletes, the CSU Department of Athletics recently announced its Girls in the Game Class of 2026.  The program recognizes a female student-athlete from each of CSU's eight NCAA Division II women's sports teams. All honorees receive a one-year academic scholarship and a specially designed Girls in the Game medallion. This year's class includes Layla Albright  (pictured above, fourth from left),  a sophomore cross country athlete from Columbus majoring in cybersecurity. "We are incredibly impressed by the dedication and resilience shown by the student-athletes chosen to represent our teams this year," said Director of Athletics Justin Hay. "These young women exemplify the core values and leadership qualities of the Girls in the Game program and Columbus State University. They demonstrate excellence not only in competition on the field and court, but also in their acade...