College of Business

Join Dr. Tanya Goette, interim dean of the College of Business & Technology and the Dean's Student Advisory Board for a break from classes. We'll have donuts and fruit and Dr. Goette's wonderful golden retriever, Max, with us. Stop by, grab a snack and learn how you can be involved with clubs and organizations in the CoBT! We'll be hanging out in Atkinson 202 from 12 until 2 p.m. on Oct. 9. See you there!

We invite our colleagues, students and friends to read our monthly newsletter, From the Desk of the Dean. Our September edition highlights the Department of Accounting & Business Law, the elevator pitch, a new Double Bobcats degree program in logistics and supply chain management and exciting updates from our faculty.

The College of Business & Technology had an incredible year of accomplishments, accolades and transformative learning experiences that advanced our strategic plan. We are excited to invite you to read our 2023-2024 Annual Report. We thank our faculty, staff and students for representing the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology with such prestige throughout the year. Go Bobcats!

The University System of Georgia selected Chair of Information Systems and Computer Science Dr. Jeannie Pridmore to participate in their yearlong Executive Leadership Institute.The professional development program enhances scholar leadership skills and prepares participants for administrative roles through group learning, mentorship and more.“It is an honor for a department chair from the Bunting College of Business & Technology to have been selected to participate in this year’s Executive...

Finance professor, Brent Evans, will host a financial guidance session this Friday at 12 p.m. in Atkinson 108. The session will last about an hour. The session will serve as a crash course on investing and the use of tax shelters that are available to faculty (both specific to Georgia College & State University employees and also shelters that anyone can use) such as the 403(b), 457(b), HSA and Roth IRA accounts. While investing is the primary focus, Brent will spend a bit of time...

Dr. Scott Buchanan, professor of Political Science, was the featured speaker last week at the Coastal Georgia Historical Society's annual Chautauqua Lecture Series. The series features scholars and authors from around the nation, and this year's series focuses upon pivotal elections in U.S. political history. Dr. Buchanan's talk was titled "Georgia’s Gubernatorial Election of 1946: The Triumph of Rural Georgia." A link to the talk may be found here:  https://vimeo.com/event/1195663. 

Dr. Micheal Stratton, dean of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology, is among the 38-member cohort selected by The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) for this year’s Becoming a Provost Academy (BAPA).The yearlong leadership development program – offered in partnership with the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) – takes place from July 2024 to July 2025. The program kicked off at the AASCU 2024 Summer Meeting for Academic and...

The final project for a free certificate course blending business and solar physics at Georgia College & State University will provide $20,000 worth of solar panels to Baldwin County’s Water Treatment Facility. Ten residents who took classes last spring were selected to install 38 solar panels on an EcoFoot2+ Saturday, July 27, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Lamar F. Hamm Water Treatment Plant at 510 East Montgomery Street in Milledgeville. The project is the completion of a new grant...