North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 620)
On this edition of North Fulton Business Radio, Mary Gowan, Dean of the Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia, joined host John Ray this thriving educational institution. Dean Gowan discussed ways the Cottrell College of Business contributes to regional workforce development, the new Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation on the Dahlonega campus, recent student wins in national competitions, the College’s course offerings in logistics, supply chain management, and fintech, the growth of the Cumming campus, the increase in demand for certificates, and much more.
North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
The Mike Cottrell College of Business serves business and technology students across all five UNG campuses and currently enrolls more than 20% of the entire UNG student body. The college prepares students to lead in the workplace and strengthen their communities through academic excellence, experiential learning, innovative teaching, as well as, entrepreneurial and ethical leadership development. Students learn the skills and expectations necessary to become strong and effective leaders in their future careers. In addition, the Mike Cottrell College of Business is a valued partner in regional economic development.
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Mary Gowan is dean of the Mike Cottrell College of Business and professor of management at the University of North Georgia. She previously served as business dean at James Madison University and at Elon University, and as Associate Dean at George Washington University.
Her Ph.D. is in business administration from the University of Georgia and her extensive teaching, research, and consulting experience focuses on human resource management and organizational behavior, and includes international teaching and research.
Mary is currently on the boards of the Southern Business Association of Administrators, Beta Gamma Sigma, and the North Georgia Community Foundation. Previously, she served as a board member of the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation, the Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management, the Southern Management Association, and a number of other nonprofit organizations.
Mary has also served on a number of journal editorial boards and published research focused on career transitions and related HR topics and has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and numerous other HR-related journals.
- What are some of the ways UNG’s Mike Cottrell College of Business contributes to regional workforce development?
- How is your new Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation helping the college better prepare students for their careers?
- How have your logistics and supply chain management courses gained even further value in the current world of consistent supply chain issues?
- How is UNG preparing students for careers in the emerging fintech and cybersecurity fields?
- Can you talk about the importance of your MBA now being offered online so you can reach working professionals who want to further their education?
- What bachelor’s degrees will you be offering on the Cumming Campus and online within the next two years?
- What can you tell me about UNG’s partnership with the NSA to offer undergraduate and graduate certificates in compliance and ethics?
- Can you talk about the role your TRUIST Center for Ethical Leadership and the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation play in educating your students and serving the community?
North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.
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