The inaugural Terry College Young Alumni Summit — tailored for recent graduates — featured networking opportunities, engaging discussions, and exciting ways to stay involved with the Terry College.
The Terry College Master of Business and Technology is ranked No. 7 among public business schools in the U.S. News & World Report survey of online specialized master’s programs in business.
The American Marketing Association has selected Sundar Bharadwaj, who serves as the Coca-Cola Company Chair of Marketing, for its newest class of AMA Fellows. He’s the first Terry College faculty member to receive the honor.
Senior U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones (BBA ’78, JD ’87) received one of UGA’s highest honors — the UGA’s President’s Medal — at the university’s Founder’s Day celebration.
Terry College MBA and MSBA students helped develop a career assessment to grow Georgia’s creative workforce. Their work will help middle and high schoolers decide whether a career in the creative economy is for them.
Garrett Williams (BBA ’22), an economics and finance graduate, became the sixth University of Georgia student with Terry College ties to be awarded a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship.
New research by Hani Safadi, associate professor of management information systems, has shown bots increase social media users’ activity but stifle peer-to-peer interaction.
With support and help from UGA Foundation emeritus trusteeRichard W. Courts IV (BBA ’95), the university has launched the Dyslexia Endorsement and Certificate Program in the Mary Frances Early College of Education.
IN THE NEWS
“I view this as a good-news forecast for the state of Georgia,” Terry College Dean Ben Ayers told The Augusta Chronicle and crowds across the state during the Terry College of Business 2025 Economic Outlook tour. “We are predicting a slowdown, but not much, and we’re expecting a growth rate that will continue to be above our long-term trend rate in the state of Georgia.” In addition to Augusta, Ayers spoke to audiences in Albany, Columbus, Savannah, and Macon, part of the college’s 42nd annual Economic Outlook series.
Early in January, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report detailing how insurance is becoming more difficult to find and afford for American homeowners. Risk management professor Marc Ragin, who studies how shifting weather patterns have stressed insurance markets, told Sinclair Broadcasting that his first-of-its-kind study shows a wide range of property owners under stress. “I think it helps regulators understand where those pinch points are and where those struggles are.”
