M. Douglas Ivester at the dedication of the M. Douglas and V. Kay Ivester Institute for Business Analytics and Insights.

Ivester Institute to connect data dots well into the future

Terry College came together on Nov. 22 to celebrate the dedication of the M. Douglas and V. Kay Ivester Institute for Business Analytics and Insights (IIBAI) — an ambitious new program seeking to expand analytics throughout business education.

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What’s the big deal about big data?

With the Ivester Institute for Business Analytics and Insights, Terry expands its focus on a crucial component of modern business.

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A lasting impact

It was a gray November 2023 afternoon, chilly and damp. But inside the Business Learning Community, the mood was festive and bright. A crowd gathered inside Amos Hall’s Casey Commons to celebrate a milestone for the Terry College of Business: the University of Georgia’s Department of Economics had a new name.

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The future of work means thriving through change

With the rapid pace of technological change, the most significant thing an academic program can give its students is the ability to evolve, said Gerald Kane, who was named head of the Terry College of Business Department of Management Information Systems on Jan. 1. 

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Photo Gallery: Truist Immersive Learning Experience

Six teams of Terry College Management Information Systems and FinTech Certificate students spent Oct. 13-14 at UGA’s Studio 225 in an immersive learning experience created and hosted by Truist. Students worked with IT leaders at Truist, IBM, FlowX and Amazon Web Services to help solve technology infrastructure problems. (Photos by Jacob Catibog and Emma Fender)

Students pitch a customer service solution to Truist executives during an immersive learning experience at Studio 225

Terry students work with Truist to mold the future of FinTech

UGA’s Terry College of Business students tackle realistic case studies in their classes every day but recently had the chance to work with IT leaders at Truist, IBM, Amazon Web Services and FlowX.AI to solve real-world challenges facing the banking and financial sectors.