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Excelling in Excel: A First-Hand Account in Earning Certification
*Note: This blog is a first-person account by Hannah Edwards, a senior marketing student in the Wright School of Business. Microsoft Excel is a great tool for students in marketing not only while in college but also after graduation. Since I am working on a degree in marketing, I wanted to take advantage of the […]
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Social Work Students Gain Real-World Experience Through Service
Kristy Strawbridge spent her fall semester at Dalton State learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Strawbridge, of Chattanooga, is a first-year social work major in a service-learning course. Students in the course have spent the semester volunteering at several local nonprofits, including Habitat for Humanity, City of Refuge and the Dalton Housing Authority. “This class […]
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Shaw Industries CEO Visits Dalton State
Vance Bell, the chief executive officer and chairman of Shaw Industries, visited Dalton State recently. He met with students from Dr. Christian Koch’s finance and investment courses and answered questions they had about Shaw and global industry. Having industry leaders in the classroom is a valuable experience Dalton State strives to give students. Bell also […]
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Accounting Doesn’t Have To Be Intimidating: A Student’s First-Hand Experience With the Accounting Lab
*Note: This is a first-hand account by Drew Barbaree, a management major in the Wright School of Business, about his experience with the accounting lab. Taking an accounting class can seem intimidating, at least at first. But Dalton State college has resources to help. The Accounting Lab is a wonderful and tremendously helpful tool available to […]
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Iconex CFO Speaks to Dalton State Financing Class
This semester, Iconex’s chief financial officer Ira Genser spoke to Dr. Christian Koch’s Principles of Finance class. Iconex is a world-leading provider of paper receipts. Genser related classwork to the business world in his presentation. Here is what some of the students had to say about the experience: Jacob Anderson, management major “Dalton State College’s Wright […]
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A Stroll with a Goal
Students and community members once again gathered on the Burran Bell Tower Quad wearing high heels for the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event to bring awareness to domestic violence in our community. This was the seventh consecutive year Dalton State’s criminal justice student organization, Lamda Alpha Epsilon, hosted the Walk a Mile in Her […]
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Roadrunner Photo Roundup: Fresh Check Day Edition
Dalton State hosted our first Fresh Check Day last week. The event was to help raise awareness of mental health and provide resources for students to relieve stress. Here are some highlights from Fresh Check Day: 1. Car Smash We brought back the car smash tradition from our early days as Dalton Junior College. Students […]
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ThrowKindnessDSC: Spreading Positive Messages Across Campus
Research tells us that kindness and gratitude can increase happiness, reduce stress and give us a more positive outlook on our own circumstances. Students in Dr. Kim Hays’ perspectives course focused on mental health and wellbeing put this research into practice throughout campus this week in a campaign they tagged #ThrowKindnessDSC. Students spent time in […]
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Roadrunner Photo Roundup: Back to School Edition
Dalton State is grateful to be fully open and back together again for the first time since March 2020. Fall semester kicked off last week with students back in classes and participating in Week of Welcome events. 1. Back to Class Dalton State welcomed Roadrunners back to campus for fully in-person classes for the first […]
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New Beginnings: Advice for Living on Campus
Moving away from home and living on campus is a new and exciting adventure for most students, but it comes with a lot of unknowns. Residents of Mashburn Hall will be moving in on Sunday, Aug. 8 beginning at 10 a.m. Some experienced residents of Mashburn share their advice for your first move-in day and […]
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