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Campus Review
June 3, 2013
pleting their Senior Capstone Projects in
mathematics. They are collaborating with
Marcus Bartlett, a senior math and chem-
istry double major, under the direction of
Krop. Parrish, who is a senior completing
her Senior Capstone Project in mathemat-
ics as well, is working jointly with the
Clayton State Mathematics Department’s
Dr. Christian Barrientos and Krop. Patel, a
December 2012 graduate of Clayton
State, is working with Raridan and Krop.
"These opportunities are helping me to
prepare to give my final senior presenta-
tion," says President.
Nguyen adds, "I like doing research and it
is enjoyable to see the research of other
students. Because this conference is local,
it is easy to have access to new ideas, to
see what is currently being done in the
field and to see how much is still
unknown."
"The experience that I had today at the HJ
Walton Symposium was wonderful," says
Hua. "The integrity of the presenters,
kindness of the residents, and beauty of
the area definitely enhanced every second
of it."
"The HJ Walton Symposium is very edu-
cational and inspiring, providing an
opportunity to learn new ideas and meth-
ods of proofs," adds Okoro. "I had a great
experience!"
"Attending and presenting at conferences
has a profound impact on student interest
in mathematics and in research in general,
which promotes their overall educational
experience and encourages them to con-
sider further study in graduate school,"
says Raridan. “Active engagement in
mathematics research provides Clayton
State students with an opportunity to see
what they can truly achieve.”
The students attending the University of
Tennessee conference were Kenny Gillis
(Riverdale), President, Nguyen, Ngo,
Drew Schmidt (McDonough), Hua,
Christian Larsen (Covington) and Okoro.
There were nine student presentations at
the conference from Clayton State
University, the University of Tennessee,
the University of Alabama in Huntsville,
Kennesaw State University, Morehead
State University, Anderson University,
and Spring Hill College.
Ngo, Nguyen and President once again
gave their special 30-minute joint presen-
tation on their research with Krop in the
field of Ramsey Theory, entitled, “Small
pattern Gallai Ramsey numbers.”
Larsen gave a 15 minute presentation on his
statistical research with the Clayton State
Mathematics Departments’Dr. Keith Driscoll,
entitled, “Inverse prediction intervals”.
When asked about their experience, the
students gave extremely positive reports,
expressing that the conference experience
was valuable.
The students’ travel was funded through
CIMS. The students, Raridan and Krop
would like to thank Dr. Anthony Giovannitti,
Mathematics Department chair, and Dr. Lila
Roberts, dean of CIMS, for providing the nec-
essary support for travel to conferences.
Clayton State’s Non-Traditional Chelsea Fearce
by Samantha Watson, University Relations
Chelesa Fearce is not the traditional “non-
traditional” student. And while her two-year
dual enrollment at Clayton State University
and Charles Drew High School is inspiring,
Fearce’s story doesn’t stop there.
Despite being homeless with her family of
five for most of her high school career,
she graduated May 23, 2013 from Drew
as the valedictorian of her senior class.
Fearce explains that she has learned a lot
from Clayton State that she hopes to carry
on into her next two years of school.
“Clayton State has taught me the impor-
tance of studying instead of cramming.
The school offers intellectually stimulat-
ing classes with capable teachers who
expect the best from me. I have learned
that I have to earn my grade and to always
pay attention in class,” comments Fearce.
The rising college junior is a part of the
National Honor Society at Clayton State, but
she regretfully expresses that she wasn’t able
to participate in any extra curricular activities
because of her circumstances.
“I did what I had to do,” she says Fearce.
However, Fearce did more than many oth-
ers could have in her situation… achiev-
ing a 4.466 GPA and a SAT score of 1900.
She was rightfully a star student at
Charles Drew.
Fearce believes that you have to do what
you have to in the present so that you can
have the future that you want. She is
thankful for her strong support system
from her assistant principal, Sandra
Nicholson, who encouraged her to dual
enroll, and for her parents who, “have
been instrumental in my success and who
are very proud of me. They always push
me to work hard and to never give up,
even if the situation at hand seems to be
too much for me to handle.”
Spending time at Clayton State has given
Fearce the head start that she needs. She
explains that she enjoyed the university’s
academically-challenging environment
and the beauty of the campus. She also
appreciated the effective marketing of
information about activities, grades, and
other campus events, as well as the use of
technology to register for classes, which
she believes is very convenient for stu-
dents.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here
and I would like to thank the university
for showing me the ups and downs to col-
lege life. I feel better prepared in moving
forward with my education,” professes
Fearce.
Fearce will be continuing her college
career at Spelman College in the fall as a
college junior. She plans on entering med-
ical school after achieving her undergrad
degree.
Mathematics, cont’d. from p. 2