Celebrating a transformative gift from the Godfrey family, ILA alumni head to the playoffs in Atlanta, and an MBA takes about a bite out of ABC’s SharkTank. |
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The Terry College of Business named its Department of Economics in honor of alumnus and benefactor John Munro Godfrey, Sr. The naming recognizes a transformational gift from Godfrey and his wife, Flavel, to endow the Department of Economics.
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From making soap in her kitchen to pitching on ABC’s Shark Tank, MBA student Kristen Dunning’s dream of creating a handcrafted gentle soap has turned into a booming business. |
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Making it to the playoffs is great, but for two Terry College alumnae working for the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta United, a career in sports is more about building community than winning games. |
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Jayan Patel’s love for Georgia football began long before he set foot on campus. Now a student equipment manager, the Terry finance major turned his passion for the Bulldogs into sideline support every Saturday. |
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Terry College matched its best ranking in 2023’s U.S. News and World Reports undergraduate rankings. The college is ranked the 11th best public program for business, with five academic majors ranked among the top 20. |
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Student entrepreneurs from 14 SEC schools will head to Athens on Oct. 23 as UGA hosts the 2023 SEC Student Pitch Competition. The contest highlights entrepreneurial talent coming out of SEC schools. |
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Terry students toured the birthplace of accounting and learned about the history of bookkeeping and the impact of new environmental reporting standards in the European Union. |
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Working parents researcher Laura Little, the Chick-fil-A Distinguished Professor for Leadership Advancement, unpacks how the newly enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act protects working moms. |
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Donna Hyland, CEO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, found her calling after joining the business office of a nonprofit children’s hospital in the 1990s.[Photo Gallery]
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The Georgia Full-Time MBA program is ranked No. 27 overall and No. 8 among U.S. public universities in the latest ranking by Bloomberg Businessweek. |
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Christopher Cornwell, the Simon S. Selig Jr. Chair for Economic Growth, will direct the newly created Center for Business Analytics and Insights, aimed at leading the development of analytics techniques and knowledge at Terry. |
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Shay Lawson, Atlanta entertainment and intellectual property attorney and Recording Academy board member, talked to Music Business students about the future of the music industry and why record deals aren’t the trophy they once were. |
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Gerald Kane, the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Chair of Business Administration, told Information Week that using artificial intelligence to write marketing content or automate sales forecasts is appealing, but companies must have policies in place to mitigate the risks that come with this new technology. “What happens when a chatbot misbehaves or hands out the wrong information? What happens if it talks or acts in a biased or discriminatory way? Business leaders need to think about these things before introducing AI.” The article addresses several risks posed to businesses by generative AI and provides tactics to mitigate those risks.
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Over the last two years, residents outside of Savannah have seen a “tidal wave” of new warehouse development to serve the expanding Port of Savannah. While not always welcome by neighbors, the warehouse construction follows years of infrastructure investment aimed at expanding the port’s capacity. “We’re riding a wave, and I think it’s a wave that will go on for a very long time — this is an enduring trend,” Jeff Humphreys, director of UGA’s Selig Center for Economic Growth, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We got an outside share of that growth and it stuck, even though the pandemic has passed, demand has continued to increase.”
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