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Mike Cottrell College of Business
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    About the Mike Cottrell College of Business

    Lead. Empower. Create Value.

    The Mike Cottrell College of Business serves business and technology students across all five UNG campuses and currently enrolls more than 20% of the entire UNG student body. The college prepares students to lead in the workplace and strengthen their communities through academic excellence, experiential learning, innovative teaching, as well as, entrepreneurial and ethical leadership development. Students learn the skills and expectations necessary to become strong and effective leaders in their future careers. In addition, the Mike Cottrell College of Business is a valued partner in regional economic development.

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    • Mission & Vision

      Mission

      The Mike Cottrell College of Business leads in the exploration, creation, and dissemination of knowledge. We empower students to become innovative and ethical business and technology professionals. We create value for individuals, organizations and communities. 

      Vision

      To be a recognized leader in creating value for our students and communities through business and technology education and innovation. 

    • Values

      Excellence

      Promoting standards of performance and accountability that exceed expectations 

      Student-focus

      Facilitating success and educational goal attainment for all students and fostering a welcoming environment that values and reflects diversity and inclusion 

      Integrity

      Cultivating in ourselves and in others the willingness and steadfastness to act honestly and ethically 

      Engagement

      Promoting active involvement, intellectual inquiry and creativity, collaboration, and community partnership 

      Service

      Giving of oneself to enhance the life and richness of the university and all of its members, as well as the larger community 

    • Themes

      Theme 1

      Excel as a knowledge and innovation hub for business and technology.

      Theme 2

      Advance a culture among faculty, staff, and students that is ethical and inclusive. 

      Theme 3

      Serve as a force for impactful, positive economic, environmental, and social change. 

      Theme 4

      Secure and utilize resources and infrastructure strategically.

    • About Mike Cottrell

      Mike Cottrell is a Dahlonega resident and leading entrepreneur in the north Georgia region. Cottrell designed truck transports for his father’s company, Cottrell, Inc., before purchasing the company in 1987.

      In less than a decade, Cottrell bought out his major competitor and in 1999, he initiated international sales. By 2006, Cottrell, Inc. was manufacturing more car haulers than all other major international manufacturers combined. Cottrell, Inc., with approximately 500 employees, is the number one manufacturer and marketer of over-the-road car haulers in the world.

      In 2006, Mike Cottrell made a substantial gift to name the school of business at the University of North Georgia. In making the gift, he envisioned the school would one day become a college of business and one of the best in Georgia. The school did become a college and is now the Mike Cottrell College of Business (MCCB). As the quality of the programs have grown, so has the enrollment with over 4,500 students enrolled in business and computer science programs in the fall of 2020.

      This gift provides student scholarships, student funding for external opportunities such as international study tours and internships, and faculty funding for research and professional activities.

      The gift also established the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (formerly Center for the Future of North Georgia), which focuses on regional economic development activities, entrepreneurial opportunities, student opportunities to interact with business executives, and internships. This organization collaborates with regional economic development agencies to serve existing and prospective industries throughout north Georgia.

      Recently, Mike and Lynn Cottrell made another significant gift to UNG to provide a new home on the Dahlonega campus for the Mike Cottrell College of Business. The Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation will serve as the hub for the college, and offer a state-of-the-art place for the centers and programs housed in the college to continue to grow their reputations. This facility will be equal to the best facilities for business programs in the country and will doubtless assist in continuing to attract top students interested in studying business and computer science to UNG.

      “University of North Georgia graduates are able to compete in regional and global communities to obtain high-level employment and become the business leaders of the future,” Cottrell said. “Whether pursuing an undergraduate degree or participating in the MBA program, students learn in an atmosphere of personalized attention and relevant training for today’s global society.”

      Cottrell is a trustee emeritus of the university’s Foundation and served as co-chairman of Living Our Values: The Campaign for North Georgia. He is former vice-chair of the Advisory Council for the University’s Mike Cottrell College of Business and has received numerous honors for his philanthropy, including an honorary doctorate.

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