Turner Business

The Turner College is  celebrating a fantastic milestone this month: Turner College intern, Lizzy Grant , is graduating with a BBA in Marketing. Her devotion, hard work, and persistence have paid off, and we could not be happier with her accomplishment. We appreciate Lizzy's hard work and dedication to the Turner College and its cybersecurity Nexus program. Throughout her academic career, Lizzy has handled homework, tests, and work duties with grace and determination. Her dedication to your schooling and work is very admirable. Turner College faculty and staff, along with Turner Business , can't wait to see what wonderful things Lizzy will accomplish in the future.

In her role as Senior Marketing Specialist at Centricity Research, Turner College alum  Kayra Velez , collaborates closely with senior leaders and executives to comprehend business needs and brand implications,  directs strategic efforts for brand-focused digital marketing campaigns to strengthen brand identity and presence, and  develops branding materials using diverse tactics that effectively articulate key brand messages to target audiences. Her ability to perform these tasks successfully has been developed over the course of her professional career, which began during her senior year in the Turner College when she completed an internship in marketing and planning with the River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC). That experience propelled Kayra into the position of Marketing Manager for at RVRC, which she held for more than two years. Kayra transition from RVRC into the post of Associate Director of Alumni Engagement at CSU, wherein she  co-led the...

TSYS School of Computer Science Chair Rania Hodhod recently shared some big news with Turner Business resulting from a recent visit to the Synovus Center made by Curtis O'Neal, the founder of Cybernetics Global. During his visit, O'Neal selected 12 TSYS School students to work as interns this summer at Cybernetics Global. Those students (with major) are James Allen Cox (cybersecurity) Sidhu Yasa (gaming), Sri Venigalla (software engineering), Kayla Smith (cybersecurity), Rahul Raj (software engineering), Kondwani Mphande (MSP-network system administration), Trenton Jones (cybersecurity/PMO), Shashank Kammanahalli (MSP/software engineering), Himanshu Bohra (software and MSP), Trinity Thomas (PMO/MSP), McAndrew   Okwei (cybersecurity) and Nathaniel Thomson (gaming).      O'Neal holds a bachelor's degree in information technology from Columbia Southern University and has an extensive background in wireless networking and systems engineering. He is a c...

Turner College faculty were visited yesterday by Shuaijun Zhang, a doctoral candidate in management at the University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). He spent a portion of the visit presenting results from his recent research on organizational citizenship behavior, mentorship, and workplace friendship. Zhang earned a B.S. in international business and an M.S. in entrepreneurship, both from Oklahoma State University. He is set to earn a PhD in management in May. Zhang's prior research has been published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management , The TQM Journal , and the Journal of Innovation and Knowledge . In terms of teaching, Zhang has served as instructor of record for undergraduate courses in principles of management, foundations of entrepreneurship, and strategic management, all at UTRGV.   

TSYS School professor of computer science Lydia Ray is set to represent the Turner College in the Rapid Fire Research Race Encore set for April 24th from 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm in the Schwob Memorial Library on CSU's main campus. The event will feature five speakers, each of whom has four minutes and up to five slides to present details of a current research project. Joining Ray are Lisa Oberlander of the College of Arts, David Kieran of the College of Letters and Sciences, Molly Claassen of the College of Arts, and Tugce Gul of the College of Education and Health Professions. Ray participated in the inaugural rapid fire event held during fall semester of 2023. "This is one of the best and most interesting events I have attended. [I] hope to see you there," stated Margie Yates, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, in describing the upcoming event. Lunch will be provided for participants and attendees.

The TSYS School of Computer Science will be holding a mock interview event on Tuesday, April 16, from 11:00 am until 1:20 pm in the Synovus Center on CSU's main campus. Juniors, seniors and graduate students majoring in computer science are invited to network with professionals from Aflac, Global Payments, Omega Fi, Cybernetics Global and other companies. Don't miss your chance to connect with top employers and practice applying interview skills.

Last week's Korea-U.S. economic relations event , hosted by the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development, was a big success. Attendees included Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson, representatives from U.S. Senator John Ossoff's office, U.S. Representative Drew Ferguson, and officials from Kia Georgia, the Chamber of Commerce, the Development Authority and the Chips coalition. According to Turner College Dean Deb Kidder , " Gisung [ Moon , chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance,] did an excellent job as moderator. I also want to commend [Turner College marketing professor] Sungwoo [ Jung ] for going above and beyond getting the word out to the Korean community through posters, newspaper articles and word of mouth. [Lastly,]  I'd like to thank our staff for all their hard work, as well as our Turner College Student Ambassadors." For those unable to attend, a video of the event will soon be made available.