Wright School of Business to host alumni gathering at basketball game

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, February 5, 2020

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Dalton State College's Wright School of Business will host its second annual alumni basketball game. Here an alumnus poses with DSC mascot Rage before last year's game. 

The Wright School of Business will once again open its doors to former students and faculty for the second annual alumni basketball game gathering.

The game will be Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. at the Dalton Convention Center. The No. 6 ranked Dalton State College Roadrunners (21-1) will take on Martin Methodist College. Complimentary reserved seating is available to the first 50 alumni of the school who RSVP at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AlumniBasketballSpring2020. Additional reserved seats are available for family members and guests of alumni for $6 apiece.

Dalton State’s Wright School of Business is celebrating more than 20 years of offering bachelor’s degrees, and invites all who attended classes to attend. The alumni game serves not only as a chance to reminisce and cheer on a winning team but also as a networking event, helping former and current students connect for internships, job opportunities or mentorships. Many past graduates are now business leaders looking for reliable employees and this event encourages them to hire current students, said Marilyn Helms, dean of the school.

“Past students can serve as role models, mentors and sponsors for our current students,” she said.

The first bachelor’s degrees offered at Dalton State were launched through the Division of Business Administration in 1999. This has since evolved into the Wright School of Business, which is Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredited, a designation earned by less than 5% of business schools worldwide.

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“The game is a great time for fun and fellowship, but also an opportunity to educate the alumni about our new services and opportunities,” Helms said. “This is a great way for alumni to learn about the recent expansion of the WSOB into Gignilliat Memorial Hall and ways they can be involved on campus.”

Today the school offers six bachelor of business administration degrees that include accounting, finance and applied economics, logistics and supply chain management, management, management information systems and marketing.

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