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Campus Review
October 3, 2012
Successful SBDC GrowSmart™
Series Completed in Peachtree City
Department of Information Technology
Adds Computer Science to its Name
The Clayton State University and The
University of West Georgia Small
Business Development Centers (SBDC)
successfully completed their first
GrowSmart™ series on Sept. 18, at the
Clayton State – Fayette instructional site.
The GrowSmart™ program was broken
down into six sessions for small business
owners/managers: planning for growth;
marketing: research, planning & imple-
mentation; leadership & management;
financial analysis, tools & resources; and
operations. In six weeks, small business
owners learned how to become seasoned
CEOs.
The 15 attendees raved about the
GrowSmart™ experience.
“You guys (SBDC) are doing a great job!
I appreciate all the things you do,” stated
one attendee, Rita Whitlock, owner of
EPM, Inc. of Stockbridge.
This same sentiment was expressed
among all 14 small business owners and
the one representative from the Fayette
County Development Authority who
attended the GrowSmart™ series.
“Keep an eye out for our GrowSmart™
graduates; they are now better equipped to
handle today’s challenging market and
tomorrow’s bright future with help from
the SBDC program,” says Heather
Chaney of the Clayton State Small
Business Development Center.
SBDC Georgia provides one-on-one
counseling and educational programs to
new and existing business owners.
The Department of Information
Technology in the College of
Information
and
Mathematical
Sciences (CIMS) at Clayton State
University has undergone a name
change.
According to CIMS Dean Dr. Lila
Roberts,
the
Department
of
Information Technology is now the
Department of Computer Science and
Information Technology.
“The name better reflects our organi-
zation with programs in both informa-
tion technology, since 1999, and com-
puter science, since 2009,” says Dr.
Byron A. Jeff, chair of the Department
of Computer Science and Information
Technology. “The public generally
lumps all computing disciplines under
computer science, so adding that to the
name improves visibility of both pro-
grams.
“It also reveals both computer science
courses and programs to both internal
and external audiences.”
to hear about the Department of
Interdisciplinary Studies straight from the
director. Simpson recently took a break
from her busy early-semester schedule to
answer a few questions about her depart-
ment.
Q) What is it that ties these various disci-
plines together in one department?
A) All of the programs housed in
Interdisciplinary Studies allow students to
identity and craft their own educational
experiences based on their career goals.
The various concentrations and academic
programs demonstrate that we trust our
students’ ability to construct a viable plan.
Committing ourselves to their success, we
assist them in achieving their goals with
an advisement process that allows stu-
dents to clarify and reevaluate their pro-
Interdisciplinary, cont’d. from p. 2
Interdisciplinary, cont’d., p. 9