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Campus Review
January 28, 2013
Campus Life Preparing for Alternative Spring Break
Study Abroad Sign Ups: Deadline is Feb. 1
care about the students, but, more impor-
tantly, I want them to care about others
and themselves.”
Deis currently lives in Newnan, Ga., with
his wife, Sandra, and her mother, Estelle,
who is 106.
Deis encourages all individuals interested
in the College of Business and its pro-
grams to get in touch. Such individuals
are welcome to send him an e-mail at
MichaelDeis@clayton.edu.
status as a Veteran Friendly Campus,”
Hayes adds. “Ms. Lake brings a strong
background in serving active military and
veterans along with a positive attitude
about providing services and enhancing
the VCR.”
Lake holds a Bachelor of Science in
Communications Studies from the
University of Maryland, and a Masters in
Human Relations from the University of
Oklahoma. Immediately prior to coming
to Clayton State, she served as communi-
cation specialist for the Dorchester School
District Two in Summerville, S.C. Prior
to that, she served in operations for
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in
Tacoma, Wash., RAF Mildenhall in the
United Kingdom, and Lajes Field on
Portugal’s Azores Islands. She also served
as an Office Automation Assistant for the
65th Civil Engineer Squadron at Lajes
Field.
With the spring semester now underway,
Clayton State University’s Department of
Campus Life is preparing for the
Alternative Spring Break, which will run
during the week of Mar. 2.
Alternative Spring Break is an opportuni-
ty for Clayton State students to engage in
community-based service projects during
the University’s designated Spring Break.
The program was developed to an under-
standing and appreciation of the issues
people of various communities encounter
daily. Students return from the experience
with a deeper understanding of volun-
teerism, community service and activism
to help create change. This year, students
have the opportunity to choose between
two service sites focusing on two different
social issues.
Memphis, Tennessee – Service Focus:
Water Protection and Conservation
Volunteers will traverse the Mississippi
River both on foot and in boats while
working with the Living Lands & Waters
crew and other alternative break college
students to remove debris (tires, appli-
ances, barrels, etc.) that is polluting our
rivers and impairing the habitat of indige-
nous fish, birds, and wildlife. To learn
more about Living Lands and Waters visit
http://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/.
Biloxi, Mississippi – Service Focus:
Early Childhood Education
Volunteers will be working with Head
Start and Early Head Start centers in the
Biloxi area providing direct service to
pre-school children and support for the
overall program. For additional informa-
tion about Community Collaborations
International visit www.communitycol-
laboration.org.
Time is running out for students to sign up
for 2013 Maymester and summer semes-
ter study abroad programs. The deadline
for sign-ups is Feb. 1.
Director of International Programs John
Parkerson and Assistant Director Cele
Blair are available to visit classes, upon
request, in order to provide a short, 10
minute information sessions about avail-
able programs. Parkerson and Blair can
provide general overviews of all programs,
or they can tailor the presentation to attract
students from particular disciplines (e.g.,
speak to Biology students about the
Tropical Ecology course in Costa Rica).
Students should consider the applicable
deadlines in making their decisions: most
important, many students may need to
sign up for the programs and make
deposits while they still have available
financial aid.
Clayton State this year is offering a broad
array of Clayton State Faculty-led study
abroad programs for 2013, including the
following:
Costa Rica – “Tropical Ecology”
France – “Teacher Ed. – Language,
Religion, and Immigration: Comparative
Multiculturalism”
Haiti – “Nursing/Service Learning Study
Abroad”
Italy – “Honors – Social Sciences”
(spring break – enrollment is filled)
Jamaica – “Social Sciences and Caribbean
Literature”
Mexico – Guadalajara – “Healthcare
Spanish”
Panama – “International Business /
Global Management”
Turkey – “International Business / Global
Management”
Through Clayton State’s participation in
USG consortia (European and Asia
Councils), there are also summer semester
programs to Scotland (Maymester);
London; Waterford, Ireland; Madrid; St.
Petersburg, Russia; Berlin; Paris; China
and Korea.
For additional information, please consult
the Office of International Programs web-
site http://www.clayton.edu/international-
programs/home , or contact Parkerson or
Blair.
Lake, cont’d. from p. 3
Deis, cont’d. from p. 2