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December 12, 2013
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course and lab requirements in the core
curriculum, the lack of a dedicated sci-
ence building has limited the University’s
enrollment, in effect limiting the number
of students who can make their dreams
real at Clayton State.
Davis, a Clayton State senior business
major from Brunswick, Ga., understands
as well as anyone that significance.
“Your efforts will allow many more stu-
dents to have their dreams made real,” he
told the governor, chancellor and the leg-
islative delegation in his groundbreaking
remarks regarding the growth of the uni-
versity.
As dean of the College of Arts &
Sciences, Momayezi has both a personal
interest, and an understanding of the
importance and history behind the new
building.
“I remember when I first came to Clayton
State in 2008, there already had been talk
for several years about the need for a new
science building,” he said in his ground-
breaking remarks. “Labs represented a
major bottleneck to growth for the
University. While enrollments in science-
related disciplines have steadily
increased, our facilities have not kept
pace. Yet, when this building is complet-
ed, it will serve more than 700 students in
our science courses each semester, as well
as students in our nursing and dental
hygiene programs. Every concrete slab
that will be prepared, every beam that will
be erected, every wall and surface that
will be painted, and every piece of highly-
advanced scientific equipment that will be
installed, will all contribute to the creation
of a special environment in which scien-
tific learning and discovery will take
place.
“Having a new, modern state-of-the-art
facility will help to instill excitement in
those who want to pursue an undergradu-
ate degree in the sciences, and then take
them into graduate and professional
degrees as well. Graduates with science-
related degrees are vital to our state’s abil-
ity to thrive and compete in the 21st
Century and beyond.”
“The new science building will certainly
provide us the opportunity to expand
enrollment of the entire university, since
all programs require at least one semester
of laboratory science courses,” adds
Furlong. “Additionally, the new research
laboratories will enhance our ability to
mentor innovative undergraduate research
projects and will allow us to offer gradu-
ate programs in the sciences. Engaging
students in research at the graduate and
undergraduate level is essential to their
future success as scientists.”
The new building will also include two,
64 seat classrooms; three, 36 seat class-
rooms; and 26 faculty offices, including
offices for the department heads of biolo-
gy and chemistry/physics. Additional
spaces will include five small prep rooms;
three for biology, and two for chemistry;
and two conference rooms.
Science Building, cont’d. from p. 15
The Clayton State University Science Building Groundbreaking Ceremony