Education

If your high school-aged child has an interest in business, there are a few clubs they can join. In today’s 2 Questions with the Dean—Dean Thompson of the Hull College of Business explains how HCOB is working with high schools on a special competition. ABD: Can you define what DECA and FBLA are, and the actual competition that you have? HULL: There are two different chapters, but they tend to have regional and state-level type competitions that fit within the domain of business. So, one of the things that we

Chances are, you’ve heard about “Shark Tank”. Augusta University’s Hull College of Business does something similar. Here are 2 questions for the Dean to explain Hull’s version and how it promotes getting a taste of the real world. ABD: What is the case competition for students? HULL: So, our Case Competition is an event that we hold every year where students pair up and they form teams. And as a team, they get a case that they then work on with a faculty mentor, they write a memo outlining various

The Hull College of Business is at the forefront of helping your high school-aged students transition into both college and adulthood. In today’s 2 Questions for the Dean segment, Dean Thompson explains how students are getting an early start to college and life. ABD: So, how does your dual enrollment program work? HULL: So, Augusta University has a dual enrollment program with the high schools and where the high school student can take college classes, given that they meet certain admissions criteria. It is at no cost to the students.