BUSINESS MATTERS NO. 1 IN NATION
Jones College continues to rack up national rankings! Just in the last year, the college and several individual programs were recognized among the best in the U.S., including a No.1 ranking for the Risk Management and Insurance program. MTSU’s insurance degree was ranked best in the nation among industry professionals, according to a survey by the global ratings agency A.M. Best. An article in Best’s Review outlined how the program transitioned from a concentration to a full major four years ago when MTSU Professor Dave Wood came to the University as the new Martin Chair of Insurance.
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THE BEST MARKETING SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. TO HIRE FROM IN 2020 (2020)
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MOST AFFORDABLE ONLINE MASTER’S DEGREES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (2020)
BEST’S REVIEW’S SURVEY OF INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (2020)
BEST 15 MASTER’S IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS (2021)
BEST MASTER’S PROGRAMS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (2021)
#25 Best Online Master’s in FINANCE Program (2020)
#42 Best Value Program in ACCOUNTING (2020)
SMALL BUSINESS HELP In response to the economic impact of the coronavirus, professional counselors from Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) offices throughout the state helped small business owners access programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program. MTSU partners with the TSBDC main office, located in Murfreesboro. The TSBDC network also assisted businesses in attaining economic injury loans and Small Business Administration loan relief implemented as part of the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “Those are the people who are profoundly impacted,” said Patrick Geho, TSBDC state executive director and a Management professor in MTSU’s Jones College of Business.
BEST IN BUSINESS MTSU alumni were honored at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce’s Business at its Best ceremony in 2020. Lee Moss of Franklin Synergy Bank, a longtime Jones College supporter, was named Business Legend of the Year. Deb Thompson of State Farm, a member of the Jones College Dean’s Advisory Council, was selected as Business Person of the Year. State Sen. Shane Reeves, another MTSU alumnus, was given the Leadership Rutherford Pinnacle Award.
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