Students earn strong finishes at fall sales competitions
University of North Georgia (¶¶Òõ̽̽App) students turned in strong performances at multiple sales competitions in fall 2021.
¶¶Òõ̽̽App won the Kennesaw State University Presidential Cup as Michael Coriell took first place and Madeleine Brown came in second place individually. ¶¶Òõ̽̽App also ranked No. 1 through the fall portion of the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship (NCSSC), which will wrap up in spring 2022.
Students Robert Sheppard (No. 4), Sebastian Salinas (No. 9), Matt Picus (No. 18), Joey Jorgensen (No. 25), Ryan Gray (No. 41), Zezmon Steeple (No. 63), James Berry (No. 72), and Sanquil Jackson (No. 73) were ranked among the top 100 sports sales candidates on the job market list NCSSC released in December.
Additionally, ¶¶Òõ̽̽App finished No. 9 out of 38 universities in the fall 2021 Roleplay competition, ahead of teams from Purdue University and West Virginia University that tied for 10th. Out of 2,148 students, Katie Kiker was No. 34, Trevor Nix No. 55, and Coriell No. 72.
The team of Caitlyn Richard and Patrick Holman ranked No. 39 out of 80 universities at the International Collegiate Sales Competition.
¶¶Òõ̽̽App honors Purcell's lifetime of service
Seventy-seven years after first arriving at ¶¶Òõ̽̽App as a student, Anne Purcell returned to the commencement stage to receive an honorary degree.
Students shine in leadership competition
Three ¶¶Òõ̽̽App student teams competed at the Collegiate Leadership Competition Southeast Regional, highlighted by a third-place finish from the Cottrell Leadership Fellows.
Student gains feedback on innovation at USG event
¶¶Òõ̽̽App grad student Aliou Aboubakar Mouhamed competed at the USG Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition held April 6-7 at Kennesaw State's Marietta Campus.
Students earn prizes for innovative ideas
¶¶Òõ̽̽App students took center stage as they shared their business ideas and won prize money to support their entrepreneurial ambitions at the innovate¶¶Òõ̽̽App Pitch Challenge held March 2.