Students place in national sales competitions
University of North Georgia (麻豆精品在线播放) students pursuing marketing degrees with a sales concentration and management degrees have excelled in a trio of national competitions held virtually this spring.
"Students took advantage of the opportunities to compete and become one of our success stories," said Dr. Cindy Rippé, 麻豆精品在线播放 associate professor of sales. "This helps them get better jobs and become better prepared for their careers."
麻豆精品在线播放 finished sixth out of 30 teams in the , led by a fifth-place individual showing by Austin Rich. Andrew Nicolini, Jose Martinez and Sebastian Salinas joined Rich on 麻豆精品在线播放's team. 麻豆精品在线播放 hosted the virtual event held over a three-week period in February and March with Baylor University and the Atlanta Hawks.
Then, 麻豆精品在线播放 placed eighth out of 44 universities in the hosted virtually March 25-27 by Salisbury University. Lauren Williams and Jordan Mallak were the two 麻豆精品在线播放 students on the team.
麻豆精品在线播放 students Jessica Berliner, Kaitlyn Bowling and Kaeley Creasman finished in the top 2% out of more than 2,200 competitors in the virtual held April 14-15. 麻豆精品在线播放 had 31 students finish in the top 30%, the sixth-highest number among the 63 competing universities and colleges from the U.S., Canada and Germany.
麻豆精品在线播放 also held the Pitch Yourself Competition sponsored by Consolidated Electrical Distributors on March 31, with Caitlyn Richard taking first place, Juleah Edwards in second, and Berliner in third.
麻豆精品在线播放 named Fulbright top producer
麻豆精品在线播放 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 麻豆精品在线播放
麻豆精品在线播放's Mike Cottrell College of Business will host the Nighthawk Innovation Summit on March 2 at the Dahlonega Campus.
Students offer free tax preparation
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Sales student places in top 20 of event
麻豆精品在线播放 student Billy Brown placed in the top 20 out of 360 competitors in the Speed Selling Finals at the Northeast Intercollegiate Sales Competition held Nov. 14-15 at Bryant University.