Robinson Media Center

2011 News

December 2011

GSU receives $1.3 million from The Coca-Cola Foundation to support first-generation scholars and study abroad

The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded $1.3 million to Robinson to recruit, retain and graduate students who are first in their families to attend college. More »

Robinson undergraduate advisors now meet over Skype

Robinson College’s Office of Undergraduate Academic Assistance and Student Services is the first at GSU to advise students via Skype. More »

Students Win Big in National Case Challenge Competition

GSU-CIBER celebrates the four undergraduate students, Jeremy Dollar, Ashley Knight, Ashley Shepard and Jonny Silberman, who competed in the 2011 CIBER Case Challenge at the University of Connecticut. More »

Robinson advances 10 spots in QS Global 200 rankings

The J. Mack Robinson College of Business has jumped 10 spots in the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Global 200 Business Schools Report ranking of North American business schools. More »

Mathiassen receives honorary doctorate from University of Copenhagen

Lars Mathiassen, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, co-founder of CEPRIN and professor of computer information systems, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen. More »

November 2011

Strong demand for grads with master’s in mathematical risk management

Ninety-four percent of students who graduated from the Master of Science in Mathematical Risk Management program between 2009 and August 2011 had a job prior to or within three months of graduation. More »

Undergrads among first to tour new international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson

Students in Düden Yegenoglu's Globalization and Business Practices class donned hardhats and safety vests to tour the new international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. More »

Outlook "muddled" due to domestic uncertainty and global headwinds

U.S. and global growth prospects for 2012 are 'muddled' due to a plethora of challenges, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business. More »

World Affairs Council of Atlanta & National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Host the Fifth Annual China Town Hall

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta and the National Committee on United States-China Relations will host a webcast and briefing on November 16. More »

World Affairs Council of Atlanta Receives $200,000 from Lettie Pate Evans Foundation

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta has received a $200,000 grant from the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation to support strategic initiatives, including building the membership base. More »

Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Robinson part-time MBA No. 1 in Georgia

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business finished first among all local business schools in the biennial part-time MBA rankings announced today by Bloomberg Businessweek. More »

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta Hosts Luncheon Featuring Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host a luncheon presentation by Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, on Friday, November 11. More »

Neville Isdell to discuss his memoir, Inside Coca-Cola, at World Affairs Council event

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host E. Neville Isdell, former chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, for a discussion of his memoir Inside Coca-Cola on November 21 at the Carter Center. More »

October 2011

Six to be honored at 9th Annual Robinson College Alumni Awards

Six people, with backgrounds ranging from banking and estate planning to running Cinnabon and software design, will receive alumni awards this year at the 2011 Alumni Awards Ceremony. More »

Seminar on new, resourceful ways to use health IT

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business brought three distinguished experts to speak at a symposium recently regarding innovative ways to utilize health information technology. More »

Robinson EMBA Jumps 14 Places in Financial Times World Rankings

The Executive MBA (EMBA) at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business ranked 24th among U.S.-based programs and 64th worldwide according to rankings released today by Financial Times. More »

AUBER Honors Robinson's Economic Forecasting Center

A publication produced by Robinson's Economic Forecasting Center was given an Award of Excellence in Publications by the Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER). More »

Ports Authority Chief addresses Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management RoundTable

The Port of Savannah is No. 4 in the nation and has 44 percent of the nation’s population in its footprint, according to Curtis J. Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority. More »

Former Comptroller General to discuss American economic crisis at Oct. 20 luncheon

David M. Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General and former head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), will discuss the state of the U.S. economy at a WACATL luncheon on October 20. More »

Breslin Named Executive-in-Residence at School of Hospitality

The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business has announced the appointment of Paul Breslin as executive-in-residence. More »

September 2011

Ambassador Andrew Young to be honored with Ethics Advocate Award

Ambassador Andrew Young, founding principal and co-chairman of GoodWorks International and former Mayor of Atlanta, will receive the 2011 Ethics Advocate Award from the Ethics Center. More »

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta Receives $50,000 from the UPS Foundation

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta received a $50,000 grant from the UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will be used to support the operations of the council. More »

Robinson MBA Up 11 Spots in Aspen Institute’s ‘Beyond Grey Pinstripes’ Ranking

The Aspen Institute has again named the MBA offered by the J. Mack Robinson College of Business as among the world’s 100 top programs for preparing students to meet the business challenges of tomorrow. More »

Managerial Sciences’ Maurer receives $1.3 million Army grant to study leadership development; Barr named interim department chair

Todd Maurer, professor of managerial sciences and director of the Beebe Institute, has received a 4-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Institute to study leadership development tools. More »

Hidden Healthcare Costs Hit Low-Income Families Hardest, Study Says

With newly released numbers indicating a higher poverty rate and lower median household incomes in the country, healthcare costs also continue to hit families’ pockets hard. More »

Peachtree Road Race Qualifier to Fund Scholarship Endowment for Kenyan Women

Georgia State University’s Beta Mu chapter of Beta Alpha Psi will host a 5k/10k 'Pass the Torch' Peachtree Road Race qualifier on Saturday, November 5, 2011, to fund scholarships for Kenyan women. More »

Robinson Programs among Nation's Best in U.S. News 2012 Undergraduate Rankings

The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is ranked among the top schools in multiple categories in the 2012 edition of 'America's Best Colleges' published annually by U.S. News and World Report. More »

Young Leaders Group to host briefing on Japan after the tsunami

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta's Young Leaders will host a discussion on September 15 about the 2011 tsunami, including how the immediate crisis was handled and the continuing global impact. More »

August 2011

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta Hosts Luncheon on "The Swiss Connection: America's Bridge to Iran"

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Atlanta and CIBER will host a discussion on September 27 regarding 'The Swiss Connection: America’s Bridge to Iran.' More »

Madeleine Albright to discuss “Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box” at Carter Presidential Library

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will present Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, in conversation about her new book. More »

USLAT receives innovation award; tapped to work with Inter-American Development Bank

The Latin American Strategy Society has recognized Robinson's U.S.- Latin America Trade Program (USLAT) with its 2011 award for excellence and innovation in executive education. More »

Dateline: Istanbul

With notebooks and flip cameras in hand, professor Tamer Cavusgil’s Maymester class stepped out of their hotel and into Taksim Square, wondering where their 10 days in Istanbul would take them. More »

Thinking Past Double Dip Worries: U.S. Growth Gauge Running on Empty

Recent stock market volatility, political dysfunction, European debt jitters and slowing growth in emerging markets will cause decelerating GDP growth to stall in the next year, says Rajeev Dhawan. More »

Four join RMI Foundation Board of Trustees

Four prominent Atlanta executives have been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Educational Foundation, Inc. - the fundraising arm of Robinson's Department of Risk Management and Insurance. More »

Quarterly Economic Forecasting Conference to be held on August 24

Conference Theme - 'Remain Seated: We're Experiencing Turbulence' More »

Robinson Faculty Among Leaders in World Research Rankings

An analysis conducted by the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) once again places the Robinson College among the world’s top business schools for research productivity. More »

Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business Announces 2011 Bergeron Scholarship Recipients

The Robinson College of Business has announced the recipients of the 2011 Bergeron Women in Technology Leadership Scholarship. More »

July 2011

World Affairs Council Young Leaders Group to host briefing on state, federal immigration law

The Young Leaders of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta will present a panel discussion on state and federal immigration laws on Wednesday evening, August 3 at the Atlanta International School. More »

Forum established to study economic capital modeling

The world’s leading risk and actuarial research departments have come together under Willis Group Holdings to support the development and use of economic capital models required under Solvency II. More »

Boykin, McDaniel, Matthesen and Mooney named to Board of Advisors

Four Southeastern business leaders have been named to the Board of Advisors of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. More »

June 2011

Robinson helps launch council for executive doctorate programs

Robinson has been instrumental in the development of an international organization for schools with practitioner-focused doctorate programs - the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Council. More »

Student organization sends nine young Kenyan women to college

When Allison Jacobs went to Kenya on a mission trip in 2010 she did not realize how much that short time would shape her future. More »

"Pandemics and Peace" presentation and book signing at Carter Presidential Library

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta and Jimmy Carter Presidential Library will host William J. Long, the newly appointed dean of GSU's College of Arts and Sciences, to discuss and sign his new book. More »

USAID grant expands partnership with Cairo University

After four years of partnership with Cairo University in the development of an American style BBA program, Robinson has received an additional $300,000 to expand the program to a full four-year capacity. More »

Middle East experts to discuss causes, consequences of ‘Arab Spring’ at Young Leaders event

The Young Leaders of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host a briefing about the causes and consequences of the ‘Arab Spring’ on Thursday, June 23 at the Atlanta International School. More »

Commerce Department Official Speaks to Maymester Class

An average day was made extraordinary for David Bruce’s BUSA 3000 course when Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion for the U.S. Department of Commerce, stepped into the classroom. More »

May 2011

Marketing class provides hands-on experience

As spring semester drew to a close, many seniors scrambled to prepare for life after textbooks and find a job in a shaky economy. MK 4900 students were well-prepared to tackle the challenge. More »

Elevated Oil Price the Biggest Challenge to Recovery...Among Others

The elevated price of oil is the biggest challenge facing the nation’s economic recovery, said Rajeev Dhawan in his quarterly Forecast of the Nation. More »

National security experts to discuss defense spending priorities at evening briefing

Former defense department official Lawrence J. Korb will be among the panelists discussing American defense spending priorities at a briefing on Wednesday evening, May 25 at GSU's Buckhead Center. More »

NATO Secretary General addresses World Affairs Council of Atlanta

Bin Laden’s death dealt a serious blow to violent extremism but international terrorism still poses a threat to global stability and security, according to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. More »

Accomplishing the Mission

When the revolution began in Egypt, no one knew what impact it would have on their lives and, as far as Robinson goes, what effect it would have on our programs at Cairo and Alexandria Universities. More »

Compelling Story Lines Highlight Robinson Hall of Fame Ceremony

The story lines were perhaps the most compelling ever - a Jewish man becomes mayor of a major city in the Deep South, and a Cuban refugee earns his place as one of Atlanta’s most respected CEOs. More »

Quarterly Economic Forecasting Conference to be held on May 25

Conference Theme - 'Lock, Stock and a Smoking Oil Barrel' More »

NATO Secretary General to address World Affairs Council of Atlanta on May 9

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), will make a presentation focusing on NATO’s current strategy and mission at a Monday, May 9 luncheon. More »

April 2011

Summers, Isdell, Gayle discuss "connected capitalism"

Three titans representing business, government, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) discussed 'connected capitalism' at a breakfast hosted today by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. More »

"Connected capitalism" is topic of upcoming Executive Breakfast Forum

The three speakers will discuss how government can interact with business and civil society in making the collaboration called for in connected capitalism work. More »

Leadership lessons from the U.S. Marine Corps is subject of April 28 breakfast

What does the U.S. Marine Corps have in common with corporate America? A lot, it turns out, including a pressing need to prepare men and women at all levels to respond morally in tough situations. More »

Presidents of Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas, Atlanta to discuss impact of globalization on monetary policy-making at April 18 event on GSU campus

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host a conversation between the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. More »

Russell Center, Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization to hold symposium for students considering careers in creative arts and entertainment management

Robinson's Herman J. Russell Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship and the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization will hold the Atlanta Creative Arts Symposium on Saturday, April 16. More »