College of Business

By Margaret SchellLike thousands of students across the country, Luke Powell attended freshman orientation this summer with his parents. But Luke isn’t the only person in his family about to start college: Luke’s dad, Britton Powell, also starts classes this fall at Georgia College & State University.Both Luke and Britton will be first-year students in the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology. Luke is a traditional freshman, majoring in finance to earn his Bachelor of...

By Kylie RoweA group of passionate young entrepreneurs arrived on the Georgia College & State University campus earlier this month to learn how to start their own businesses. Six central Georgia high school students pitched their "big ideas" at the end of a weeklong business boot camp sponsored by the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at GCSU.The Rural Youth in Business program introduced students to the basics of starting a business. “They had classes on what a business plan...

By Amanda Respess and Mike CavaliereArtificial intelligence is changing the way the world does business, and Georgia College & State University is responding in kind — by launching labs, creating new graduation requirements, bringing in expert speakers and rethinking its approach to business technology.Thinking HolisticallyGCSU began engaging in earnest with artificial intelligence, investigating ways to harness its immense power for good, with last year’s launch of the AI Lab on campus...

By Nancy FinneyAs soon as spring semester ended, ten business Bobcats from the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology packed their bags and toured the state of Georgia. Selected through a rigorous application and interview process, these students represented nearly all majors within the college.Led by Dr. Mohammad Jizi, associate professor of accounting, and Ms. Nancy Finney, business outreach coordinator, the students embarked on a whirlwind tour seated in a 15-passenger...