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Campus Review
August 28, 2012
help solve community problems through
collective action.
On its part, NASPA will assist Clayton
State in creating its collaborative strate-
gies by sharing information gleaned from
NASPA’s involvement in CLDE, as well
as assisting in finding assessment tools
and models to determine student gains in
civic learning and democratic engage-
ment.
“We encourage campuses to leverage the
excitement around the forthcoming presi-
dential election to directly engage stu-
dents in dialogues about political-themed
issues. As part of the CLDE network,
NASPA has committed to supporting
development of student led conversations
on civic engagement, the political
process, and citizenship,” says NASPA
President Kevin Kruger in an email to
Haynes.
In point of fact, Clayton State has already
planned an initiative along these lines, the
upcoming annual Constitution Week cele-
bration, from Sept. 17 to Sept. 20.
Kruger also notes that experience from
others reinforces the need for Student
Affairs to collaborate with faculty and
other units, who are also committed to
engaging students in their own learning
and commitment to democratic engage-
ment. Haynes already has plans along
these lines, in collaboration with the
Office of Academic Affairs and the
Clayton State Campus Coordinator of the
American Democracy Project, Dr. Joseph
Corrado.
will accept applications on Monday, Sept.
17, 2012. Turn your complete and correct-
ly filled out graduation application along
with your $35 application fee as soon as
possible. Please don’t wait until the last
minute!
Teacher Education
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Dr. David Messer, and wife (and some-
times Clayton State adjunct) Carol
McCullough were recently featured in the
New Voices section of the ASCDExpress
- The Association of Supervision and
Curriculum Development. ASCDExpress
published an article about and promoting
the Civic Awareness and Engagement
audit that Messer and McCullough devel-
oped a few years ago.
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The Clayton State University Department
of Teacher Education will be holding a
special screening of the movie, “The
Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For
Superman” on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from
5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the auditorium at
Clayton State – East. The screening, the
first installment in the Department’s
Education Film Series, is free and open to
the public. After the screening, Matt Jones
of EmpowerED Georgia will facilitate a
discussion about the general nature of
charter schools, HR 1162 and the
Proposed Charter Amendment and char-
ters as a larger push for privatization of
public education. The Grassroots
Education Movement has created this new
documentary, written and directed by
New York City public school teachers and
parents, in response to Davis
Guggenheim’s
controversial
film,
“Waiting for Superman.”
The Loch Shop
Any student, faculty or staff person who
wears their “I Got Mine” t-shirt in the
Loch Shop throughout the fall semester
will get a 10 percent discount on all of
their purchases that day, excluding
Textbooks and Technology items. All you
need to do to receive the 10 percent off is
have your shirt on when you come in The
Loch Shop to make your purchase.
University System
The 318,000 students enrolled in the
University System of Georgia’s 35 col-
leges and universities
have a new colleague
in Dr. Joyce A. Jones,
who has been named
as the University
System’s vice chancel-
lor for Student Affairs,
beginning Aug. 15,
2012. The head of
Student Affairs has the
primary responsibility
for general oversight
of a wide range of student services pro-
vided throughout the USG. The Office
provides direct support for five major
areas of student administration:
Enrollment Services; Student Services;
Student Life; Student Information; and
Special Projects.
Across the Campus...
Annual Alumni
Dinner at Turner
Field’s 755 Club,
September 22
The Clayton State Alumni Association
will look to hit a grand slam once again
at its 20th Annual Alumni Dinner.
Next fall, the Alumni Association will
hold its annual event at the 755 Club
located at Turner Field. The Annual
Dinner will be held on Saturday, Sept.
22. All Clayton State alumni,
faculty/staff, students and friends of the
University are invited to the event.
“We are so excited about having the
opportunity to have our dinner at the 755
Club this year” says Alumni Association
President Ben Hopkins. “We’ve had our
annual event at some wonderful venues
all over Atlanta and this will be another
special night for alumni and friends.”
The dinner portion of the event will
begin at 7 p.m., preceded by a reception;
starting at 6:15 p.m. Attendees will also
have the opportunity to take a special
tour of Turner Field, which includes a
behind-the-scenes look in the Atlanta
Braves clubhouse.
In conjunction with the dinner, the
Alumni Association will also recognize
its 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award
winners and hold a benefit auction.
For more information, call (678) 466-
4470.
Jones
Civic Learning, cont’d. from p. 1