Students place in national sales competitions
University of North Georgia (果冻传媒) students pursuing marketing degrees with a sales concentration and management degrees have excelled in a trio of national competitions held virtually this spring.
"Students took advantage of the opportunities to compete and become one of our success stories," said Dr. Cindy Rippé, 果冻传媒 associate professor of sales. "This helps them get better jobs and become better prepared for their careers."
果冻传媒 finished sixth out of 30 teams in the , led by a fifth-place individual showing by Austin Rich. Andrew Nicolini, Jose Martinez and Sebastian Salinas joined Rich on 果冻传媒's team. 果冻传媒 hosted the virtual event held over a three-week period in February and March with Baylor University and the Atlanta Hawks.
Then, 果冻传媒 placed eighth out of 44 universities in the hosted virtually March 25-27 by Salisbury University. Lauren Williams and Jordan Mallak were the two 果冻传媒 students on the team.
果冻传媒 students Jessica Berliner, Kaitlyn Bowling and Kaeley Creasman finished in the top 2% out of more than 2,200 competitors in the virtual held April 14-15. 果冻传媒 had 31 students finish in the top 30%, the sixth-highest number among the 63 competing universities and colleges from the U.S., Canada and Germany.
果冻传媒 also held the Pitch Yourself Competition sponsored by Consolidated Electrical Distributors on March 31, with Caitlyn Richard taking first place, Juleah Edwards in second, and Berliner in third.
Student gains feedback on innovation at USG event
果冻传媒 grad student Aliou Aboubakar Mouhamed competed at the USG Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition held April 6-7 at Kennesaw State's Marietta Campus.
Students earn prizes for innovative ideas
果冻传媒 students took center stage as they shared their business ideas and won prize money to support their entrepreneurial ambitions at the innovate果冻传媒 Pitch Challenge held March 2.
Students embrace chamber internships
A 果冻传媒 student and a recent alumnus have made the most of their internships with local chambers of commerce and begun to blaze their career paths thanks to those experiences.
果冻传媒 named Fulbright top producer
果冻传媒 is providing transformative experiences abroad for alumni as a top producer of Fulbright students. The university earned this distinction for a ninth consecutive year and tied for third among master's institutions with four selections.