A startup idea called Meld, an internship platform connecting college students with small businesses seeking workers, won the $2,500 top prize at the University of Georgia’s 2021 Community Design Sprint virtual pitch competition.
From leading orientation during a pandemic to interning at Google, senior Kevin Nwogu has made the most of his time at UGA. A servant leader, he created his own scholarship for high school students from his Stone Mountain high school.
The Terry College of Business students know the famous name. In the 1960s, John W. “Jack” Rooker (BBA ’60) entered working life with his father — Terry alum William A. Rooker Sr. (BSC ’33) — at Southern Bonded Warehouse, a third-party logistics company that stored and shipped inventory for businesses in fast-growing Atlanta. In a few years, Jack evolved the family interests, launching an industrial real estate development company.
Clarke Central High School student Kayleigh Sims wants to be a veterinarian and open her own practice. A University of Georgia program is helping her learn the leadership, entrepreneurship and problem-solving skills she will need to be a success.
John Hulland, who holds the Emily H. and Charles M. Tanner Jr. Chair in Sales Management at the Terry College of Business, was appointed to head the Department of Marketing.
In the nine months since Valeria Brenner won the UGA Entrepreneurship Program’s Idea Accelerator pitch contest, she’s been busy.
Every groundbreaking startup begins with a really good idea, but what if that good idea can’t get off the ground.
It is a sunny day, and on the sidewalk outside of his beloved smoothie joint in Dunwoody, Tropical Smoothie Café CEO Charles Watson leans back in his chair and brings his right leg up to rest on his left knee and … what’s that? Glue.
Class Notes for Terry College of Business alumni for Spring/Summer 2021
Passings for Terry College of Business for Spring/Summer 2021
Fueled by pandemic lockdowns and a consumer preference for more virtual interactions with businesses, companies are making the choice: Go digital or get left behind.
Hotfoot Plumbing, built on a border town in the Arizona desert, was the center of gravity for the Gonzales family.
Just because international travel was curtailed during the pandemic doesn’t mean international business ground to a halt — and neither did international business education.
When it comes to worker well-being, private equity firms aren’t usually seen as allies. But it turns out workers are often safer after their companies have been bought out.
Employees can experience longing for jobs they left or career paths they didn’t pursue. The lingering feelings can lead to distraction and poor job performance.
Funerals cost $7,200 on average, but little is known about what motivates the spending decisions associated with funerals.
For the third year in a row, a Ph.D. student from the Terry College’s Department of Marketing has won the William O. Bearden Doctoral Student Research Award as part of the Southeast Marketing Symposium.
As an assistant professor of management information systems, Carolina Alves de Lima Salge studies social networks, chatbots and computer algorithms in her research. Wrangling big data sets is the name of the game in her world.
Faculty accolades for Terry College of Business in Spring/Summer 2021.
University of Georgia senior Arden Farr, an Honors student from Memphis, Tennessee, has been selected for the fourth cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, a global graduate-level program at Stanford University.
For years, Terry College of Business professor Tina Carpenter has led her forensic accounting students through a cleverly designed whodunit to help teach forensic accounting.
When students can put their newly acquired knowledge into practice, everyone wins.
Superheroes blend into the world. It’s how they get the job done when trouble arises. Only a select few know about their true identity and full worth — if everyone knew who they were, they wouldn’t get a moment’s rest. They are there when we need them, and oftentimes stop problems before they start.
Several word suggestions appear when typing “Maria Taylor” into a web browser, but three that don’t are “certified public accountant.” It’s not for a lack of trying on her part.