UGA students walk past an UGA Archway Partnership sign in downtown Waynesboro.

ILA students lay framework for workforce housing in Waynesboro

Located just south of Augusta and home to Georgia Power’s newly expanded Plant Vogtle, Waynesboro is bustling. There are new businesses on Liberty Street, new jobs to fill and new people moving to town. But like a lot of growing towns in Georgia, one thing Waynesboro needs is houses — lots of them. “We’re growing, […]

Students work around a table at Studio 225, photo shot from above.

Photo Gallery: Truist Immersive Learning Experience

Six teams of Terry College Management Information Systems and FinTech Certificate students spent Oct. 13-14 at UGA’s Studio 225 in an immersive learning experience created and hosted by Truist. Students worked with IT leaders at Truist, IBM, FlowX and Amazon Web Services to help solve technology infrastructure problems. (Photos by Jacob Catibog and Emma Fender)

Students pitch a customer service solution to Truist executives during an immersive learning experience at Studio 225

Terry students work with Truist to mold the future of FinTech

UGA’s Terry College of Business students tackle realistic case studies in their classes every day but recently had the chance to work with IT leaders at Truist, IBM, Amazon Web Services and FlowX.AI to solve real-world challenges facing the banking and financial sectors.

Kelsie Pearson, Moss Davis and Mbeng Juvis pose after pitching at the UGA Idea Acclerator. Davis, in the middle, holds large prize check.

Antigua Threads takes first prize in latest Idea Accelerator

There’s nothing wrong with a white shirt and khakis, but what if you could turn it up a little?  That’s the argument behind Antigua Threads, a handmade belt and bag company co-founded by a University of Georgia public relations student.  “What if the dullest part of your outfit could become the most unique, vibrant and […]

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Photo Gallery: Terry College Professional Women’s Conference

The 2023 Terry College of Business Professional Women’s Conference, held Nov. 10, 2023 at Coca-Cola Headquarters in Atlanta, offered advice and wisdom from top women in business and the chance to network with women in other industries.

GA Bob Pinckney, director of the UGA Entrepreneurship Program, presents a $10,000 prize check to Hailey Garfinkel (BSFCS '21, MSW '23) and UGA communications student Tyler Lewis after awarding Hailey's Healthy Hangout first prize the UGA Entrepreneurship Program's inaugural Health and Wellness Pitch Competition.

Health and wellness takes center stage

The growth of Hailey’s Healthy Hangout and Garfinkel’s dedication to her mission helped win over judges at the University of Georgia Entrepreneurship Program’s Health and Wellness Pitch Competition on Nov. 8 at Studio 225. Garfinkel and Hailey’s Health Hangout’s executive director Michael Lewis took home the $10,000 grand prize.

BJ and Heather Schaknowski

$1 million gift pledges scholarships for Terry College student veterans

It’s not often when principal foundations one holds dear align to benefit countless others. Heather and BJ Schaknowski share a passion and deep gratitude for the Armed Forces, the University of Georgia, and the business education they received at the Terry College of Business — a combined admiration that has motivated the couple to open pathways for others to experience.

UGA Football Creative student videographer Trent Nesbit poses for a portrait for the Game Changers Campaign in the Football Creative studio.

Game Changer: Trent Nesbit

The Classic City has always been a special place to Trent Nesbit. Sure, it’s where he grew up, but Trent thinks there’s more to it than that.

Man standing in line to be interviewed hoists a giant smiley face mask to appear friendlier

Nice guys finish first?

A recent study by UGA management faculty found men presenting with more warmth were viewed more positively by hiring managers.

The UGA Terry College of Business BLC shot from a drone

Faculty Recognitions, Fall 2023

Faculty at the Terry College of Business earned new accolades and grant funding in second half of 2023.

Illustration of a man being blocked from an internet article featuring gardening content by an internet browsing window featuring ominous eyes and tentacles

Is privacy the price for free internet? Not necessarily. 

Is privacy have to be the price of free internet content? Maybe not, according to a recent study by Terry College marketing researcher Pengyuan Wang and George Washington University marketing researcher Li Jiang.

Scene of an aging small town neighborhood with storefronts

Gentrification by the numbers

Richard Martin, associate professor of real estate at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, has tracked gentrification trends across the U.S. for more than a decade. His book, “Gentrification Trends in the United States” was published this summer.

ILA hosts on Jonathan “JT” Wu as a part of the Diversity and Inclusion Lecture Series in Orkin Hall on Monday, October 16, 2023 in Athens, GA.

Promoting the need to read

J.T. Wu had an idea. Discouraged by childhood illiteracy woes in Georgia’s Gwinnett County — where he grew up — Wu grouped with teachers and friends in 2019 to devise an experiment.

Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt talks with students after speaking as a part of the MBUS Talks Series in Orkin Hall on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 in Athens, GA.

Photo Gallery: Patton Oswalt

Acclaimed actor, writer and comedian Patton Oswalt spoke at the Business Learning Community as part of a Q&A event hosted by the Terry College’s Music Business Program on Oct. 18 in Sanford and Barbara Orkin Hall.

Ladd McConkey on a pile of footballs

Game Changer: Ladd McConkey

For a player who has been so integral to the Georgia Bulldogs’ success in its back-to-back championship run, Ladd McConkey’s original plan did not include the University of Georgia.