After working part-time with Nichols Cauley & Associates during her BBA and MAcc programs, Mary Beth Hall transitioned into a full-time role as a staff accountant in audit and was promoted to senior audit accountant in July 2024. She credits Professor Manrodt’s Accounting Profession class with shaping her career perspective, noting that “communication is a key skill in accounting, and that you don’t just hide away crunching numbers all day.”One of her proudest accomplishments was passing...
Dr. Adel Almasarwah, assistant professor of Accounting and MAcc assessment coordinator, has published his new textbook "Modern Financial Accounting." Since joining the CoBT faculty in 2022, Almasarwah has drawn on international teaching experience across six countries and earned recognition such as the Emerald Literati Award (2020) and the CoBT Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Endeavors Award (2025). His research includes publications with leading academic presses, and he continues...
This month, we featured our Department of Accounting & Business Law, introduced our new interim dean and ten new faculty members, and celebrated faculty and alumni. Read the September newsletter.
✨🐾 The Council of Student Ambassadors is looking for new members this fall! CSA is the face of GCSU—we welcome future Bobcats, run exciting campus events, and help new students feel at home. Beyond leadership, CSA is also a family, with socials like game nights, cultural nights, movie nights, team dinners, and more. It’s an incredible opportunity to gain leadership experience, make professional connections with faculty, staff, and even President Cox, and build lifelong friendships...
Hello Professors,I hope you are doing well! My name is Laci Rawlins, and I serve as chair of the Council of Student Ambassadors. I want to see if you would be willing to allow us to speak to your class for about 15 minutes during the first week of classes. We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to share what we do with your students.If you are unfamiliar with the program, the Student Ambassadors work for Enrollment Management under Joel Robinson. We are not a student-led organization;...
Our College of Business & Technology Bobcats have had an incredible year! But don't take our word for it. Check out the 2024-2025 CoBT Annual Report. We're confident this year's story will inspire you and we can't wait for what's next. Go Bobcats!
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...
Read our June issue of From the Desk of the Dean, where we celebrate an incredible academic year with stories from study abroad programs, the student leadership tour, and commencement. Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
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...
