Three students from the College of Business and Technology tied for third and won $5,000 in the Anderson School of Management Global Scaling Challenge this weekend. Joseph Dubsky, James McCallum and Grant Jones represented Georgia College & State University in the competition, where they presented a plan for an aerospace company's expansion. Only half of the competing teams made it to finals. "Our team placing this high in the final rankings of the competition highlights how our...
Three students earned prize money to fund their original business ideas in The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s first VC-Squared competition. A part of Research Day, the “Shark Tank-esque” contest challenged students to present their ideas for products or businesses to four expert judges—each deciding whose idea was worth funding. “Our inaugural VC2 was most definitely a success. The students really carried the event with their innovative and inspiring business ideas,”...
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is hosting its inaugural Venture Capital Challenge, VC2, on March 29th from 2-5pm in the Peabody Auditorium. This is a competition where students can present (alone or in a team) a business pitch to a group of judges who will act like venture capital investors. Presenters will have 5 minutes to make their pitch and judges will have up to 5 minutes to ask them about why they should invest in their idea. While we aren’t real investors, we...
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is hosting its inaugural Venture Capital Challenge, VC2, on March 29th from 2-5pm in the Peabody Auditorium. This is a competition where students can present (alone or in a team) a business pitch to a group of judges who will act like venture capital investors. Presenters will have 5 minutes to make their pitch and judges will have up to 5 minutes to ask them about why they should invest in their idea. While we aren’t real investors, we...
Members of the university community are invited to a presentation and open forum with Dr. Charity Bryan, the third finalist for Dean of the College of Health Sciences. The presentation will be held in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room, Russell Library 211, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The finalist will discuss the topic: “The Role of Health Sciences Education in the Context of the Public Liberal Arts”. After you have had the opportunity to meet the...
Members of the university community are invited to a presentation and open forum with Dr. Will Evans, the second finalist for Dean of the College of Health Sciences. The presentation will be held in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room, Russell Library 211, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The finalist will discuss the topic: “The Role of Health Sciences Education in the Context of the Public Liberal Arts”. After you have had the opportunity to meet the finalist,...
In the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s inaugural Bobcat Business Builder Bootcamp (B-Quad for short) Ward Risvold, Lecturer of Business Communications, took 10 aspiring student entrepreneurs and gave them a crash course in how to put together a business plan and a pitch that is good enough to get an investor to read it. From there, Hasitha Mahabaduge, Associate Professor of Physics, took our students on a tour to a campus laboratory to show them how to design and build...
The J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology’s efforts to build a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion have earned national recognition. INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, awarded the CoBT its 2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award. The award recognizes programs and initiatives that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in business schools around the nation. INSIGHT will profile CoBT initiatives like...
Members of the university community are invited to a presentation and open forum with Dr. Mélanie Poudevigne, the first finalist for Dean of the College of Health Sciences. The presentation will be held in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room, Russell Library 211, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2023. The finalist will discuss the topic: “The Role of Health Sciences Education in the Context of the Public Liberal Arts”. After you have had the opportunity to meet...
Got a business idea? Thinking about maybe starting your own company some day? Wanting pointers on how to turn your business dream into reality? The Bobcat Business Builder BootCamp (B-Quad) is for you! This event will be held on March 2nd, 4-7pm in Atkinson 202. RSVP required, call or e-mail Dr Creel at 979-373-8901 or Nicholas.Creel@gcsu.edu to reserve your spot ***Free Chick-fil-A dinner to all who participate, max of 20 students may register***
