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TLT OAKS BOOTCAMP Fall 2023 Training Sessions

Please fill out THIS FORM to let us know what sessions you are interested in attending As always, please reach out to your Instructional Technologist if you want to schedule a 1 on 1 session for more specific training and additional help. Below are the Instructional Technologists and their schools: School of Business & School…

Biz-eWerk Podcast: M&A with David Moore (S3, EP65)

When you think home office, you may not think about a boat, but for David Moore, MBA, that’s the perfect spot to manage a business. Check out the latest episode of Biz-eWerk for a conversation with David Moore, president of David Moore & Partners, about M&A, building a business, and planning business meetings on the water….

Fall 2023 – SSRP Request

*** from Kelley Cours Anderson, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor of Marketing *** I hope everyone has been able to get some well-deserved rest this summer! While some of you are planning for Fall classes, I wanted to remind you of our SSRP (School of Business Student Research Pool) program. We had a tremendous pilot of our SSRP…

Honors Program in Business Annual Report 2022-23

Read more about the excellent achievements of the past academic year for the Honors Program in Business. Honors Program in Business Annual Report 2022-2023

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All College of Charleston faculty, staff, and students can now access Financial Times & Wall Street Journal thanks to the support of the School of Business. Use your CofC email to start an account on FT.com and it will prompt you to use Single Sign-On (SSO). Here are links faculty may find useful on FT….

Business Students, Alumna featured in Summer 2023 Issue of CofC Magazine

The Summer 2023 issue of College of Charleston Magazine is just arriving throughout campus, in homes across the country and around the globe. Check out a few stories that feature School of Business students. Student Is Busy As a Bee A profile on William Helfgott (Honors FINC/SPAN/E-LLC/SB Student Ambassador/Market Process Scholar) and his honey business CofC…

Beta Alpha Psi Receives Distinguished Status for 2022-2023

College of Charleston’s Mu Beta Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) has received distinguished status for its 2022-2023 academic year achievements. Beta Alpha Psi is the international honor society for high achieving accounting, finance and information systems students. The Mu Beta Chapter is led by advisor Karrie Saboe, instructor of accounting. Student leadership was spearheaded by…

New faculty research in the International Journal of Hospitality Management

Professors Steve Litvin and Daniel Guttentag have published a new paper in the International Journal of Hospitality Management, an ABDC A* journal. To Airbnb or not to Airbnb: Does Airbnb feel safer than hotels during a pandemic? The paper investigates the comparative levels of concern that Americans felt towards staying in Airbnbs and hotels during…

All Eyes on Tourism for Charleston Metro Chamber Event

Last week, Charleston Young Professionals (an arm of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce) hosted “Tourism in Our Town” at the Charleston Visitors Center. The event focused on the impacts of travel and tourism on the region. Here’s the full recap. We had a stellar panel: Tia Clark (Owner, Casual Crabbing with Tia) Daniel Guttentag…

Apply Today: Fall 2023 OE Readiness Course

** from Victor Ruiz, Instructional Technologist, Teaching & Learning Team** TLT is now accepting applications for the (seven-week) Fall 2023 Online Education (OE) Readiness Course (September 27 – November 28, 2023). "Faculty planning to teach online beginning Fall 2022 and in all future semesters must complete, or have already completed, the seven-week OE Readiness course"…

Young Hoon “Hunter” Kim joins the School of Business as HTMT Chair

Young Hoon “Hunter” Kim, Ph.D., has been named the College of Charleston’s new department chair and professor of hospitality and tourism management. He joins the college officially on July 1. Kim has more than 10 years of industry and 20 years of higher education experience in tourism, hotel administration and hospitality management. Over the past…

Office of Tourism Analysis 2022-23 Annual Report

The Office of Tourism Analysis operates as a unit of the College of Charleston’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management and is counseled and advised by industry and community leaders charged with proposing the office’s research priorities. The Office collaborates mainly with the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to implement a series of competitiveness research and…

New Publication on #SocialMediaWellness

** by Kelley Cours Anderson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing ** I am excited to share a recent article that my co-authors and I published in the Journal of Consumer Behaviour, entitled “#SocialMediaWellness: Exploring a research agenda and conceptualization for healthy social media consumption.” My co-authors and I are passionate about understanding how consumers find…

Josette Pelzer Appointed Faculty Fellow by Academic Affairs

Effective June 1, 2023, Josette Pelzer, assistant professor of accounting for the Department of Accounting and Business Law, will serve as a faculty fellow in the Office of the Provost. During her one-year renewable appointment, she will lead and collaborate on various projects that fall under Academic Affairs. Pelzer was selected alongside Kate Owens, associate…

Center for Public Choice and Market Process 22-23 Annual Report

It’s annual report season! First up is the Center for Public Choice and Market Process. The Center is pleased to share the achievements of this academic year in its 2022-2023 Annual Report. Enjoy the highlights of this memorable and rewarding year through the pages of CPM’s 2022-2023 Annual Report.

Welcoming New Staff: Cathy Ficzner

The School of Business welcomes Cathy Ficzner as the new MBA Operations Manager. Cathy will perform logistical coordination, admissions, and marketing duties related to the MBA program. In addition, she will work with the Executive Director of Continuing & Professional Education to coordinate continuing education operations. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management…

Request for Fulbright and Sponsored Programs Information

** from Rene Dentiste Mueller, PhD ** The GBRC would like to add a webpage that highlights recipients or sponsors of the Fulbright and other Sponsored Programs. I don’t think we have a comprehensive list of participants. I know that we have had several faculty members participate in the Fulbright program as either a participant…

Welcoming New Staff: Drew Newton

The School of Business welcomes Drew Newton to the Student Success Center as the Associate Director of Academic Advising Services. Drew has led 4 institution-wide new initiatives that enhanced academic advising, improved advising technologies, expanded access, and reaffirmed the importance of diversity and inclusion. He has served as a K-12 teacher, a UNIV 101 first-year…

Office of Tourism Analysis releases annual estimated economic impact of tourism report

** by Melinda Patience, Research Coordinator, Office of Tourism Analysis ** On Friday, May 19, Daniel Guttentag presented the Office of Tourism Analysis’ (OTA) annual estimated economic impact of tourism report to Explore Charleston and many local media outlets. This report details the estimated visitor volume and economic impact along with hotel performance, attraction attendance,…

Ashton Anzueto awarded 2023 Innovators Fellowship

Ashton Anzueto, who has just graduated from CofC with a major in Hospitality and Tourism Management, was recently awarded the 2023 Innovators Fellowship. This fellowship will provide Ashton with financial support and mentorship as she seeks to launch a new business this summer. Her business will involve helping to connect event planners with vendors (florists,…