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January 31, 2014
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sible to group such messages. A hashtag is
simply a way for people to search for
tweets that have a common topic and to
begin a conversation.
The conversation for Clayton State’s
Homecoming 2014 will start with a 5K
Fun Run, hosted by AmeriCorps, on
Sunday, Feb. 9. Sign-in begins at 7:30
a.m., and the fun run at 9 a.m.
Registration will take place in parking lot
K (beside the SAC/tennis courts). The
race will begin and end right at parking lot
K as well. Monday, Feb. 10 will see
Campus Life’s Laker Market, themed for
Homecoming, “Evolution.” (As in the
evolution of Clayton State over the
years…) Evolution will also feature vari-
ous performances in the (SAC) from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Feb.
11, it’s the annual Student Choice Awards,
hosted by Student Media, starting at 6
p.m., also in the SAC. Wednesday, Feb.
12 will feature a basketball doubleheader
against Georgia College, with games at
5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. On Thursday,
Feb. 13, the faculty and staff get to take on
the students in a basketball game in the
SAC, refereed by our own Tom Giffin and
hosted by Recreation and Wellness.
Immediately after the game, the Student
Government Association’s dessert social,
“Sweets for my Sweet,” will be held in the
SAC. Friday, Feb. 14 will see the Campus
Events Council hosting a variety of
Valentines-related activities under the
heading “Lovers and Friends” in the SAC
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., followed by float
building (for the Homecoming Parade)
which will go on all night if needed in the
SAC.
All this will be followed the big day,
Saturday, Feb. 15. As was the case in
2013, Homecoming will again feature the
Homecoming Parade on Jonesboro Road.
In partnership with the City of Morrow,
the parade will start in front of Morrow
City Hall at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15,
and proceed north on Jonesboro Road to
the entrance to the Clayton State campus,
Clayton State Boulevard, before turning
onto campus. The Homecoming Festival,
with food, Chick-fil-A, games, contests,
music, a DJ, Loch, and fun for the whole
family, will follow the parade and will be
held this year at Laker Hall. The Festival
will run until 1 p.m., in time for everyone
to walk over to the Athletics Center for
the basketball doubleheader against
Montevallo... where there will be free
Homecoming t-shirts available for the
first 100 fans, plus other give-aways dur-
ing the afternoon. The women’s game
starts at 1:30 p.m. and the men’s game
roughly at 3:30 p.m.
Be sure to join Clayton State for a week of
fun activities, heart-pounding sports
action, and unbridled enthusiasm for all
things Clayton State. If you’re on campus
regularly, you’ll love the many opportuni-
ties to make memories that you’ll revisit
year after year when Homecoming rolls
around.
Clayton State International Students
Add $2.7 Million in Economic Impact
by Samantha Watson
Clayton State University adds a sizable
contribution to a recently released report
by NAFSA (National Association of
Foreign Student Advisors), the associa-
tion of international educators, on annual
economic impact. for the 2012-2013 year.
The study, conducted by NAFSA, which
is organized by region, state, congression-
al district and campus, provides data on
how much money foreign students and
their dependents spend in our economy.
Clayton State University enrolled almost
twice as many international and foreign
students in the 2012-2013 academic year
than the previous year, with a total of 111
enrolled foreign students.
With this increase in enrollment, comes
an increase in economic contribution. A
54.29 percent increase to be exact. Total
contributions from international and for-
eign students enrolled in Clayton State
added up to $2,754,900 in 2012-2013.
The economic boost for the United States
as a whole rounded to about $3 billion
more than the 2011-2012 academic year.
Georgia itself added to this boost with an
enrollment of 16,661 foreign students in
2012-2013, an increase of almost 500 stu-
dents from 2011-2012.
The net economic contributions of these
students in Georgia for 2012-2013 adds
up to $501,000,000, which is a
$38,044,000 increase from 2011-2012.
Economic contributions consist of tuition,
fees, goods and services, housing, food,
and personal spending.
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