Undergrads among first to tour new international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson
November 22, 2011
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Jenifer Shockley, 404-413-7078
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
ATLANTA - Students in Düden Yegenoglu’s Globalization and Business Practices class (BUSA 3000) recently donned hardhats and safety vests to tour the new international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Slated to open in spring 2012, the 1.2 million-square-foot facility will be have its own entrance, thus creating a new front door to the airport for international travelers.
Upon arrival at the airport the group was welcomed by Shelley Lamar, planning manager, and received a briefing by the assistant general manager of planning and development, Jim Drinkard.
Lamar, who is a Robinson College alumna with a background in consulting, said that she uses the knowledge gained from her studies in her work as planning manager. She discussed career opportunities at Hartsfield-Jackson, which has 58,000 jobs on site. “There’s never a dull moment,” she said, adding that, “no day is a duplicate day.”
Drinkard said that the new terminal will be a “great gateway for international visitors” and that the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified building is being built in anticipation of increased demand at the world’s busiest airport.
Commenting on the tour, student Laura Benson said, “Having learned about Atlanta's strategic position in market globalization, it was fascinating to learn how the city is meeting the needs of international business travelers. I am assured that Atlanta's position as a leader in the international market will be fortified by having such an impressive entrance to the city.”
Benson’s classmate Amit Jagidar said, “This was the first application of international business that I have seen with my own eyes, and it opened them to a whole new world of possibilities.” He added that the trip to the terminal “reminded me of the possibilities that I have in my future and my education.”
The students’ visit to Hartsfield-Jackson was sponsored by
Robinson’s Institute of International Business.
The largest business school in the South and part of a major research institution, Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business has 200 faculty, 8,000 students and 75,000 alumni. With programs on five continents and students from 88 countries, the college is world-class and worldwide. Its part-time MBA is ranked among the best by the Aspen Institute,
Bloomberg Businessweek and
U.S. News & World Report, and its Executive MBA is on the
Financial Times list of the world's premier programs. Located in Atlanta, the Robinson College and Georgia State have produced more of Georgia's top executives with graduate degrees than any other school in the Southeast.
