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August 1, 2013
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Academic Affairs
The Office of Academic Affairs’ student
assistant, Brandon Jenkins, a Political
Science major, was a juror on the July 1
episode of HLN After Dark, which dis-
cussed the George Zimmerman trail.
Athletics
The Peach Belt Conference has
announced that a record-breaking 1,384
student-athletes have been named to the
Presidential Honor Roll and from that list
included 39 Clayton State athletes from
the 2012-13 season. The Presidential
Honor Roll recognizes all student-athletes
at the 14 PBC member institutions who
had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the aca-
demic year. Of the sports at Clayton State,
women’s track and field had the top repre-
sentation with 14 recipients, followed by
women’s soccer with 10 and women’s
cross country with nine.
Biology
Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Jere
Boudell returned to MIT on July 16 to
give a presentation on the Eco Hackathon
at the MIT App Inventor Summit.
Career Services
The Clayton State University Office of
Career Services will present its Student
Part-Time Job Fair for Clayton State stu-
dents and alumni on Tuesday, Aug. 13,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Main Street, the
second floor of the James M. Baker
University Center.
Clayton State Foundation
John E. Parkerson, Jr., a long-time mem-
ber of the Board of Trustees of the
Clayton State University Foundation and
a former director of international pro-
grams and faculty member for the
University, has been appointed honorary
foreign economic counselor by the gov-
ernment of Hungary. The honorary consul
of Hungary for the southeast United
States, Parkerson was appointed honorary
foreign economic counselor by Minister
of State for Economic Strategy Zoltán
Cséfalvay during a recent visit to
Washington, D.C. Parkerson was present-
ed the honor at a special breakfast pro-
gram hosted by Ambassador György
Szapáry at the Embassy of Hungary.
Breakfast guests included Washington
representatives of six U.S. companies
already doing business in Hungary; as well as
Katalin Csorba (pictured, along with
Parkerson), first counselor - head of Hungarian
economic representatives in the U.S.
Continuing Education
The Clayton State University Center for
Continuing Education will hold an Open
House at the Clayton State -- Fayette
instructional site, 100 World Dr., Ste. 100,
Peachtree City, Ga., from 6:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 1. The
Clayton State – Fayette Open House will
feature Information Sessions on Special
Events and Program Planning, the
Security
Management
Certificate
Program and the upcoming trip to South
Pacific Wonders, as well as information
on the other continuing education pro-
grams that will be offered at Clayton State
– Fayette this fall.
Music
The Southern Crescent Symphony
Orchestra (SCSO) is currently seeking
musicians for all string positions.
Auditions for the orchestra's 2013-2014
season will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13,
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., in the Clayton
State University Music Building. The
audition will include a solo of the individ-
ual’s choice, sight reading and an inter-
view concerning the candidate’s playing
background. To schedule an audition
please email the conductor, Clayton State
University Assistant Professor of Music
Dr. Richard Bell, at conductor@scsym-
phony.net.
Recruitment and Admissions
Remember those clever “Dreams Made
Real” pillowcases that Recruitment &
Admissions is giving to all admitted
freshmen 10 days after they’ve been
admitted to Clayton State? The company
that produced the pillowcase, BookWear,
is so impressed that it is featuring the
Dreams Made Real pillowcases in their
own promotional material, along with a
quote from the Harvard Business Review,
“Marketers should think about how to
cram surprising brand stories into the
smallest space possible.
Student Affairs
Dr. Elaine Manglitz has agreed to serve as
Clayton State’s interim vice president for
Student Affairs. She began that service on
July 11, 2013. Sometime later in the sum-
mer, there will be a discussion on the next
steps in identifying strategies for selecting
a permanent appointment to Vice
President.
University Relations
University Relations Social Media
Specialist Ciji Fox had the opportunity on
July 17 to speak with Dr. Steve Spence's
social media class. “We did the interview
via WebEx, which was very appropriate,”
she says. “I also mentioned that any stu-
dent who might be open to learning more
about social media could come `shadow’
me if they wanted to and see what my
work day consists of.”
Across the Campus...
The panel of judges for the SEBA final
presentations included: Jennifer Hargett,
president, Accelerated Development
LLC; Thomas Schroeder, senior attorney,
Georgia Lottery Corporation; Roy Miller,
Miller Property Investments, LLC and
Monroe Property Investments LLC; and
Dr. Gary May, Clayton State professor of
Management.
John Parkerson and
Katalin Csorba
SEBA, cont’d. from p. 2