Students place in national sales competitions
University of North Georgia (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) 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, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ associate professor of sales. "This helps them get better jobs and become better prepared for their careers."
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 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 ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s team. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ hosted the virtual event held over a three-week period in February and March with Baylor University and the Atlanta Hawks.
Then, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ placed eighth out of 44 universities in the hosted virtually March 25-27 by Salisbury University. Lauren Williams and Jordan Mallak were the two ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students on the team.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 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. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 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.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 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.
Students offer free tax preparation
Students pursuing bachelor's and master's accounting degrees at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ are providing free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program sponsored by the IRS.
Sales student places in top 20 of event
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ student Billy Brown placed in the top 20 out of 360 competitors in the Speed Selling Finals at the Northeast Intercollegiate Sales Competition held Nov. 14-15 at Bryant University.
Course offers hands-on marketing experience
Students in a digital marketing class in the fall at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ created social media plans for a small business and a nonprofit organization.
Investment club wins portfolio competition
Four ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students teamed up to earn first place in the Portfolio Building Competition at the Student Managed Investment Fund Consortium Conference in the fall.