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Just one year into her marketing studies in the Turner College, Hannah Brooks completed a social media marketing internship with Blue Ridge Apothecary. This feat was likely unsurprising to her friends and family as she worked throughout both her high school and college years as a barista at Starbucks, and she went on to graduate  from the Turner College in 2018 with a BBA in marketing, during which time she was a member of the CSU chapters of the American Marketing Association  and the National Society of Leadership and Success. After graduating from CSU, Brooks worked as a Marketing Design Assistant for Crisp Video Group. While there she earned eight LinkedIn certifications and was a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. This experience led Hannah to Force Marketing, where she worked for more than two years as Marketing Manager.       The professional experience gained in these previous positions propelled Hannah to the position of Senior Cust...

The final Rite of Passage Lectures for fall semester 2023 are scheduled for tomorrow in the Schwob Library Forum on CSU's main campus. The Rite of Passage event recognizes CSU faculty who have been promoted to the rank of full professor. Among the three lectures scheduled for tomorrow are lectures by Tesa Leonce-Regalado , professor of economics and associate dean of the Turner College, and Rania Hodhod , professor of computer science in the TSYS School. Joining Leonce-Regalado and Hodhod on stage will be Yuichiro Komatsu, a professor of art in the College of the Arts.  A light lunch served at 12:00pm, and the actual presentations start at 12:30pm.  Turner Business joins all of their colleagues in congratulating these faculty on this professional milestone.

The November 2023 issue of GeorgiaTrend magazine includes an interesting piece by Jeffrey Humphreys, the Director of The Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. Like other work by Humphreys that we cover here at Turner Business , this piece concerns economic development news for the greater Columbus area. According to this report, " Columbus [is] poised to outperform the state and the nation in 2024 [as e]arlier this year, Pratt & Whitney announced the expansion of its operations in Columbus, which will create about 400 jobs[, while] . . . AFB International['s] . . . new pet food manufacturing facility, [which will add] about 100 jobs over [the next] five years, . . . is slated to begin operations in 2024." In addition to this news, Humphreys notes that our region also has other advantages that will deliver economic growth, including Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Columbus State University and Mercer University’...

The Turner College's BizPitch 2023 is just around the corner, scheduled for November 9th at 5:00 pm in the Columbus Convention & Trade Center. As reported in a previous blog,  the Turner College is teaming with StartUP Columbus to present this year's competition. StartUP Columbus focuses on cultivating a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem to support entrepreneurs and successful startups.  StartUP Columbus supports entrepreneurs through mentorship programs and increased accessibility to human, financial, and professional resources. In 2022, CSU alumna Rashmi Jain Hudson, who earned a BBA in marketing and an MBA, both from the Turner College, won over the judges and the crowd with Alltimate Luggage, her versatile 3-1 travel set featuring a garment bag that wraps around a generous duffle for a single carry-on bag. In claiming the top spot, Hudson collected the grand prize of $15,000. Stay connected to Turner Business  for details about this year's winners.

TSYS School professor of computer science Rania Hodhod has been nominated by the Turner College's Awards & Scholarships Committee for the 2024 CSU Teaching Innovation Award.  This award recognizes and rewards the efforts of faculty members who develop and practice innovative methodologies in pedagogy. This award showcases the creative innovations of the faculty members that facilitate enhanced learning. Hodhod's approach to teaching exemplifies the traits sought in potential winners of this award. For example, she currently employs an AI-powered auto-tracking webcam in the classroom in order to enhance the learning experiences of her online students. The camera allows Hodhod to move around the classroom while tracking her audio and zooming in and out at appropriate times, thus providing a more immersive learning experience. Next, since 2016 Hodhod has organized three study abroad trips to Japan that have promoted cultural exchange between Turner College computer science st...

Lead Solution Engineer at Salesforce Tableau, Candra McRae, recently spoke to students in the Turner College MBA program's information systems class, which is being taught this semester by professor of management information systems,  Jennifer Pitts . As Pitts  explained,  "Candra gave an excellent presentation on Data Storytelling and shared her career journey and professional advice with the class. Many thanks to Candra for inspiring our students and sharing her knowledge and time." Salesforce Tableau is a software development firm that specializes in  business intelligence, data visualization, data analysis, and dashboards.  Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company's tagline reads -- "Tableau helps people see and understand data."      Prior to joining Salesforce Tableau, McRae was Founder and Principal Consultant for Lumodis.  Prior to that she was a Tableau Evangelist at Aflac, the Executive Director of Analy...

During his first month (August of 2017) on the faculty at CSU, Turner College associate professor of finance Joshua Brooks earned both basic Quality Matters (QM) and QM Peer Reviewer certifications. Since then, Brooks has collaborated with various divisions within CSU to acquire U.S. Department of Education funding for the creation of a financial literacy program to support underprepared students in terms of retention, progression and graduation. Through this program, Brooks has developed research-based financial literacy teaching and learning modules that help students gain a foundational understanding of budgeting. In addition, Brooks has developed an online course, PERS 1506, that focuses students on personal finance topics. This course was developed in collaboration with the First-Year Experience program at CSU. These are but a few of the examples of Brooks' desire to offer high-quality online educational experiences for CSU students that earned him the Turner College's no...