Mercer Business

Last month, Mercer University graduate Antara Singh was named the School of Business’ 24 International Associate of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Westin Scholar.

Singh, from Hyderabad, India, earned a Bachelor in Commerce from Osmania University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting from Amity University. She worked for Deloitte for several years and earned her CPA certification. In December 2023, she graduated with a Master of Science in Business Analytics.

The award annually recognizes students who are identified as future leaders in the field of privacy and data protection. Singh is the third School of Business student to receive this international award in the past four years.

To read more about Antara Singh’s wonderful achievement, please visit the below ⬇️

School of Business honors Antara Singh with IAPP Westin Scholar Award ATLANTA — Mercer University graduate Antara Singh has been named the School of Business’ 2024 International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Westin Scholar. With the growing need for well…

Happy Friday! We hope all of our students are having an amazing summer. Just one month left until the first day of class. We can bear-ly wait to see our returning students and welcome all first-year students on campus.

Congratulations to Dr. Briana Stenard for being highlighted in the 2024 class of “40 under 40” for the Georgia Institute of Technology!

Dr. Briana Stenard is an associate professor of management and entrepreneurship at Mercer University and the incoming MBA director for the Stetson-Hatcher School of Business. The courses that she teaches at Mercer University are strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Stenard’s research focuses on the impacts of strategic human capital on entrepreneurial careers. Her research has been published in top scholarly journals and was featured in the Harvard Business Review and the London School of Economics Business Review.

We are so proud to have Dr. Stenard as a member of our faculty and celebrate her achievement! 🐻

To read more about Dr. Briana Stenard’s wonderful achievement, please visit the link below:
https://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/19/interior.aspx?sid=1481&gid=21&pgid=19274 .tab=0

Have a few hours to spare?
Make Tonight a Movie Night!
Here’s our list of 16 good films you can watch to relax and learn something at the same time. Get inspired and motivated! How many of these films have you watched?

Business Movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
The Social Network (2010)
Wall Street (1987)
The Big Short (2015)
Joy (2015)
Working Girl (1988)
Freakonomics (2010)

Business TV Shows:
Broken (Netflix’s documentary series)
The Profit
Ballers
Dirty Money
Shark Tank
Girlboss
The Bear (2022)
Succession
🎬

Meet Matthew Smith, BBA Supply Chain Management '26! Matthew is a Summer Operations Management Intern for The Terminal Investment Cooperation(TICO) at the Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Ga.

In this position he manages a fleet of jockey trucks, while revolving through different shifts and positions. These other positions include primitive maintenance, customer service, equipment management, fueling, and administrative duties. Matthew has enjoyed observing how the port is important for economic growth, national security, infrastructure development, and global competitiveness. His favorite part of the position has been learning how to service and operate the TICO jockey trucks.

Matthew received his internship offer from a connection made within his fraternity here at Mercer. Because of this, his advice to students seeking internships in the future would be to "make as many connections as possible while you are at school, and apply to internship positions as soon as they open instead of waiting until later in the year."

Meet Hannah Brassell, BBA Marketing '24!
Hannah will be pursuing a career in digital marketing. The biggest thing Hannah will miss about Mercer is the community, but she is very excited for this next chapter after graduation! Congratulations Hannah! 🧡🐻

Meet Lindy Kanaday, BBA Finance with a Minor in Management '24!
She will soon move to Charlotte, NC to begin work as a Strategy and Management Analyst at Bank of America. Congratulations Lindy! 🧡🐻

Colin Ralph participated in this year's Mercer on Mission trip to Rwanda.
His favorite part of the trip was meeting the children at the school, and partaking in a dance class and fashion show that brought both Americans and Rwandans closer together.
Colin said the most important thing he learned from the Rwandan people was forgiveness. He said "Rwandans are the most forgiving people and despite all the struggles they've been through, they move on together so they can be stronger. That's admirable. In the United States, people can get upset with each other over little things (myself included). Connections are the most important thing people have, so we should all learn from the Rwandans and forgive each other so that we may remain connected."
His advice to anyone interested in a Mercer on Mission trip in the future would be to "fear nothing, try everything. I was really scared about going on my trip but my professors cared for us like we were their own children and planned everything for us. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and the more things you try, the more you embrace yourself in the culture. You find that you have no regrets but you did everything and loved every second of it."

Calling all interns!!
Mercer Business is so proud of all our students interning around the country this summer. We would love to share what you are up to with our community. Be sure to visit the link below to share your great experiences! 🧡🐻

https://merceruniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cvDwTccITmiwV9Q

Meet Ashley Popham, BBA Economics Fall '23! Ashley will be continuing her education this fall at Mercer Law School.
One piece of advice she would give to current and incoming students would be to "get involved and go to as many events as possible. You may end up loving something you never thought you would have, or meet some amazing people along the way!"

Meet Sophie Denisar, BBA Marketing and Management '24!

Sophie is currently the Marketing Coordinator at Stratford Academy in Macon. She believes the most useful class she took at Mercer was Event Management with Professor Krista Massey.

Sophie encourages current students to take advantage of all of the amazing opportunities Mercer offers. One of her favorite Mercer memories is going on the Mercer on Mission trip to Rwanda last summer!

Amareaya Bell had a wonderful time immersing herself in the academic and cultural aspects of Mercer on Mission's trip to South Africa.

Amareaya stated that "going to South Africa was an amazing experience that allowed me to appreciate a new space, culture, and traditions. I loved being able to help Streetscapes by applying my knowledge to their needs. Furthermore, I loved being surrounded by people who looked like me. It made me feel like I was apart of the majority in society and it felt WONDERFUL. The people were amazing and beautiful. The food was delicious, and the scenery felt like a painting 24/7."

Thank you .mayville for sharing several highlights from Mercer's Study Abroad trip to France! On this trip, students had the opportunity to visit many great sites such as the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, Luxembourg, and the Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle!

In April, several members of our faculty attended AACSB’s International Conference and Annual Meeting (ICAM) in Atlanta!

At this event they were able to explore emerging educational methodologies, technological advancements, and inventive approaches in business education in order to develop the next generation of top business leaders.

Meet Dr. Juanita Forrester! Dr. Forrester is an Assistant Professor of Management in the Stetson-Hatcher School of Business.
She earned her BA from Spelman College, her MSc in Culture & Society from the London School of Economics, her MA in Management from Wake Forest University, and her PhD in Managerial Sciences from Georgia State University. She has experience in providing consulting services in the areas of diversity management and expansion strategy for banks and nonprofit organizations.
Dr. Forrester's work has been published in journals such as Journal of Management Studies and European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. In addition to her published work, she regularly presents her research at conferences such as Academy of Management and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
We are so proud to have Dr. Forrester as a member of our Mercer faculty!🧡🐻

Our Mercer on Mission-Rwanda team has been enjoying their last few weeks. We are so proud of the great work they are doing! 🧡

This week our Mercer on Mission-South Africa team spent time visiting the Streetscapes garden and laundromat! These two social businesses contribute to the increase in sustainable services for the homeless population.

Our Mercer on Mission students have enjoyed their first week in Kigali, Rwanda!

The Mercer team is teaching entrepreneurial skills to widows and orphans of the 1994 genocide. Together, the students and Rwandans are developing plans for improving and maintaining their businesses. We are so proud of the great work this team is doing!

Our Mercer on Mission team has been enjoying their first few days in South Africa! They will spend three weeks working with nonprofit organization, Streetscapes, to make its services for the homeless population more sustainable. We are so proud of this great group of students and faculty members!

On Sunday, May 12, Michele Harvey and Shelia Olander became Double Bears! After receiving their undergraduate degrees in 2008, this mother-daughter pair recently returned to Mercer, where they each received a Master of Accountancy degree.

To learn more about their special experience, please visit the article below!
https://den.mercer.edu/mom-and-daughter-will-both-receive-masters-degrees-from-mercer-on-mothers-day/

Yesterday morning we celebrated our newest alumni as they walked across the stage at Five Star Stadium. Congratulations to you all! 🧡🐻

On Sunday we celebrated our Atlanta graduates alongside the College of Education, College of Professional Advancement and School of Theology. Congratulations to the Class of 2024! 🧡🐻

Happy Graduation Day! Please join us in congratulating our students on both the Macon and Atlanta campuses for all of their achievements. We are so proud of each and every one of you!🐻🧡👩‍🎓

We would like to congratulate and recognize these students for earning the following awards. Each award is a reflection of the hard work and commitment displayed throughout the recipients' time at Mercer! 🧡🐻

Georgia Society of CPAs Academic Excellence Award- Robin Lin
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Award-Kadence Murphy
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Award- Tralayah Clinch
PCAOB Scholar- Jose Garcia-Espinosa

Please join us in recognizing the following students for their dedication and service to Mercer University and our community! 🧡🐻

Scott Edgar, Outstanding Community Service and Civic Engagement Award
Lawson Smith, Global Citizen Award
Kernen Frey, Student Leadership Award

Congratulations to all our students who were recognized at the Spring 2024 Convocation for their dedication and success in their respective majors!

⭐️ Outstanding Award in Accounting- Tralayah Clinch
⭐️ Outstanding Award in Management- Satchel Sumner
⭐️ Outstanding Award in Economics- Brianna Hamlin
⭐️ Outstanding Award in Finance- Justin Park
⭐️ Outstanding Award in International Business- Kayla Chambers
⭐️ Outstanding Award in Marketing- Jamie Hlebec
⭐️ Outstanding Award in Risk Management Insurance- Katie Knowles
⭐️ Outstanding Award in Sports Marketing and Analytics- Alexandra Czepukaitis

The Center for Executive Education will offer its Project Management Prep certification program 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. for five days on Mercer’s Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta. Dates for the upcoming five-session Project Management program are June 14, June 28, July 12, July 26 and Aug. 9.

The program, led by Dr. Etienne Musonera, professor of marketing at Mercer, and Cory Jackson, adjunct professor at Mercer, provides the skills needed to more effectively and efficiently develop and implement organizational projects, as well as provide the necessary preparation to pass the Project Management Prep certification. This course is based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge developed by the Project Management Institute.

Visit the center’s website for more information and to register for the course, which costs $2,500 per person. Special pricing is available for Mercer faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

Please register at https://mercer.nbsstore.net/project-management

We want to wish our students good luck on finals this week!🧡🐻

Join is tomorrow for Women Who Lead! This panel discussion will cover how to leverage your network and build your personal brand.

Thursday, 4/25
Zoom- 12:00- 1:00 PM

Join us May 14 for an exciting training class for aspiring food entrepreneurs in the Mercer Innovation Center. Register by scanning the QR code!