Students earn strong finishes at fall sales competitions
University of North Georgia (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) students turned in strong performances at multiple sales competitions in fall 2021.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ won the Kennesaw State University Presidential Cup as Michael Coriell took first place and Madeleine Brown came in second place individually. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ also ranked No. 1 through the fall portion of the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship (NCSSC), which will wrap up in spring 2022.
Students Robert Sheppard (No. 4), Sebastian Salinas (No. 9), Matt Picus (No. 18), Joey Jorgensen (No. 25), Ryan Gray (No. 41), Zezmon Steeple (No. 63), James Berry (No. 72), and Sanquil Jackson (No. 73) were ranked among the top 100 sports sales candidates on the job market list NCSSC released in December.
Additionally, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ finished No. 9 out of 38 universities in the fall 2021 Roleplay competition, ahead of teams from Purdue University and West Virginia University that tied for 10th. Out of 2,148 students, Katie Kiker was No. 34, Trevor Nix No. 55, and Coriell No. 72.
The team of Caitlyn Richard and Patrick Holman ranked No. 39 out of 80 universities at the International Collegiate Sales Competition.
Students earn prizes for innovative ideas
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students took center stage as they shared their business ideas and won prize money to support their entrepreneurial ambitions at the innovateÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Pitch Challenge held March 2.
Students embrace chamber internships
A ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 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.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ named Fulbright top producer
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 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.
Innovation Summit set for March 2 at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s Mike Cottrell College of Business will host the Nighthawk Innovation Summit on March 2 at the Dahlonega Campus.