Students explore sustainability abroad, faculty recognized for excellence, and alumni making a difference at Rock City, landmark rock clubs, and beyond

The Terry College of Business recognized five professors with Outstanding Faculty Awards in December for their contributions to the college’s teaching, research and public service missions.

Doug Chapin (BBA ’11, AB ’11) grew up in  Rock City — the north Georgia roadside attraction known for its “See Rock City” marketing. In 2020, he took over the family business and retooled its operation. 

Jordan Anderson (AB ’13) took a chance on the West Coast and now runs booking for the legendary Troubadour, a 65-year-old venue that has hosted some of the notable moments in modern music history.

The 2023 class of Terry Trailblazers will share insights on leadership and service on Feb. 23. Terry Trailblazers are alumni annually recognized for their dedication to developing the next generation of leaders. 

Joe Lawrence, COO of Porsche Cars of North America, told UGA students that the heart of the Porsche brand — fast, fun cars — is intact and thriving as the legacy company expands into electric sports cars and SUVs. 

While Congress called Ticketmaster to task for its handling of Taylor Swift’s ticket sales, it’s not clear whether current calls to break up the ticket retailer will impact the $6 billion live music business. 

For the fourth straight year, the Online Master of Business and Technology degree at the Terry College of Business ranked among the top 5 online specialized master’s programs in business by U.S. News & World Report.

The Terry College of Business extended its global accreditation with AACSB International for another five years. The Terry College holds the distinction of having been continuously accredited since 1926.

Despite national news of tech layoffs and a looming recession, the Atlanta area added 126,400 jobs in 2022. Logistics, hospitality and health care saw some of the biggest jobs gains but even real estate — which has been hit by rising interest rates — saw an increase. “Atlanta has been an economic development success,”UGA Selig Center for Economic Growth director Jeff Humphreys told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It has an educated workforce, it’s an innovation and tech hub and it has higher-than-average population growth. And all those things are related.” While the Selig Center forecasts a financial downturn in 2023, several different Georgia metro areas will be affected differently, and Atlanta is poised to avoid much contraction.

In response to the surge in demand for digital services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, tech companies hired about 10 years worth of new employees in about 18 months. The recent layoff announcements at Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and others are signals they overhired, not that they’re in crisis, Terry College MIS professor Jerry Kane told WABE. “We’re just calibrating expectations about what life is going to look like post-pandemic,” Kane said. “During the pandemic, many people were making bets that we weren’t going to leave our houses again, that we’d never go to the gym again, that we’d never go to the movies again — and that’s not proving to be true.” Companies are likely adjusting their hiring to fit that post-pandemic demand. 

February 2

Executive MBA Virtual Info Session

February 6

Professional MBA Virtual Information Session

February 7

Online MBA Virtual Information Session

Legal Studies Lecture Series: April Carlisle

February 8

Georgia Economic Outlook — Jekyll Island

February 13 

Full-Time MBA Campus Visit Day

Terry Leadership Speaker Series: Marty Flanagan

February 14

Virtual Coffee Chat with Current Full-Time MBA Student

February 16

Terry Third Thursday - Ryan Turner, Partner, Unsukay

UGA Venture Prize Competition

February 20

Nabil Ayers in Conversation with David Barbe

February 21 

Virtual Coffee Chat with Current Full-Time MBA Student

February 23

MS Business Analytics Information Session

Online MBA Virtual Information Session