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Campus Review
May 7, 2013
“These are the brushes and colors with
which you will paint the mural of your life.”
As has been the case for several years,
Clayton State held two ceremonies on
May 4. Approximately 250 graduates
from the College of Business, College of
Health, and College of Information and
Mathematical Sciences heard Deal’s
remarks at the 9 a.m. ceremony. The noon
ceremony, with Atlanta City Councilman
Kwanza Hall as the commencement
speaker, was for approximately 265 grad-
uates of the College of Arts & Sciences.
Using an analogy that everyone present
could relate to, Hall noted that what has
been considered common knowledge is
now less common.
“The way the world is now, the road less-
travelled is not the exception, but the
rule,” he said. “We have a GPS in our
cars, but not in our lives. You have to
develop your own GPS.
“You have to have a GPS for your soul.
You have to develop your own GPS along
the road of life.”
Saturday’s ceremonies were also high-
lighted by the awarding of a posthumous
degree (see related story on p. 16). The
family of the late Scharlie-Marteace
Lockhart, one of the University’s best-
known alumni and student workers, was
present at the noon ceremony to receive
his posthumous Masters of Arts in Liberal
Studies (MALS) from Clayton State
President Dr. Thomas J. Hynes.
Commencement, cont’d. from p. 1
Clayton State University’s Spring 2013 Commencement Ceremonies