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Obama appoints Robinson alum to AbilityOne Commission

President Obama appointed Robinson graduate Anil Lewis as a member of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, which operates as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. More »

Hospitality students to intern at London Olympic Games

Twenty students from the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality have been selected to intern with The Coca-Cola Company at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, beginning July 27. More »

First annual “Pitch Party” announced top two winners

Winners were announced Saturday for the first annual 'Pitch Party,' held by the Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robinson College of Business. More »

From the fall 2011 issue of State of Business

Beyond the Outfield Wall Marketing products and services through sports teams or individuals is a huge industry with very modest beginnings. Derek Schiller, executive vice president for marketing and sales with the Atlanta Braves, tells Gary McKillips how it started and how companies now regularly use fans' emotional connection to sports to promote their products and services. Read the article »

Robinson Basics

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 70,000 alumni. With programs on five continents and students from 150 countries, the college is world-class and worldwide. Its part-time MBA is ranked among the best by Bloomberg Businessweek and U.S. News & World Report. Its Executive MBA is on the Financial Times list of the world's best EMBA 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 nation.