As technology changes, so does business education—and Georgia College’s J. Whitney Bunting College of Business is changing with it. The school is becoming the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology. The new name acknowledges the rapidly advancing role of technology in the business environment. In the future, nine out of 10 jobs will require digital skills, according to the World Economic Forum. “I am excited to announce the renaming of our business college,” Georgia...

When you think of business, you may not automatically think of sustainability. But there’s a lot to be learned in supporting locally-owned farmers and learning more about Georgia College’s sustainability efforts.  “The dean and I discussed that agriculture is one of the largest industries in Georgia,” said Kari Brown, business outreach coordinator of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business (COB). “Your local farmers’ markets are small, but growing businesses. We want the Georgia...

Dilanka Seimon’s, ’03, professors at Georgia College showed him the magic that happens when individuals are allowed to think independently. It commands respect. Now, he applies this skill to his profession as vice president of Alternative Energy for Energy Transfer, one of the largest and most diversified energy infrastructure companies in North America.  During Seimon’s Honors class, Dr. Kenneth Saladin, distinguished professor emeritus and evolution theorist, would occasionally debate...