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Campus Review
January 23, 2012
College-To-Career Fair
| Tuesday, April 10
Cobb Galleria Centre | 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The College-To-Career Fair is a statewide job fair for students and graduates from schools that are members of the Georgia Association of Colleges and Employers
(GACE). Employers who might not visit each of the campuses will gather for this opportunity to network with hundreds of students from across the state. Students and
graduates can learn about opportunities, network with employers, and make the personal contact that might lead to an interview or employment.
Federal Government Job Workshop
| Thursday, April 19
University Center 272 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The good news is that the Federal Government is hiring. The bad news is that finding and applying for those open positions can be a challenge. This workshop clarifies
some of the ways to locate the open positions and remove some of the confusion about the recent changes to the application process. Students must RSVP through Laker
CareerZone to attend this session.
Employer Information Sessions
ALL SESSIONS IN ROOM - UNIVERSITY CENTER 272 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
January 31| February 14 | March 27 | April 3| April 17
This series of sessions provides students with opportunities to learn about career and internship opportunities with a variety of organizations. Students must
RSVP through Laker CareerZone to attend these sessions.
Peggy Gardner Remembered
As “a Professional Legend”
Clayton State Director Emerita of
Placement
and
Cooperative
Education Peggy Gardner, called “a
professional legend” by one of her
former colleagues, passed away on
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.
The University’s first Director of
Career Services (although the office
had a different name at that time),
Ms. Gardner received Emerita status
after her retirement, a most unusual
distinction for a staff member.
(Quickly, only Rob Taylor and Jerry
Atkins share that distinction.)
Encomiums for her work at Clayton
State have come from a number of
sources.
“Quite simply, Peggy saved me at a
time in my life when I was drown-
ing,” says a former student.
“The community and Career
Services' profession have lost a great
person with the death of Peggy
Gardner. She touched numerous lives
conducted her business,” adds Bill
Gregory.
“The word ‘mentor’ comes up regu-
larly in conversations about Peggy,”
notes Dr. Angelyn Hayes, Clayton
State director of Career Services.
“She mentored career services pro-
fessionals across the state as well as
many people here on campus. To
those of us who worked with her day
in and day out, Peggy Gardner was a
positive and enthusiastic educator,
mentor, and innovator. Peggy loved
working with students. If she had had
too many days of meetings and admin-
istrative tasks, she would position her-
self in the main office area in order to
encounter and assist students.”
As one person other said, “she put
Clayton State on the map in
Georgia.”
Peggy Gardner’s funeral was held on
Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 at the
McCommons Funeral Home in
Greensboro, Ga.
in a positive and caring manner. While
there are no jobless persons for Peggy to
assist where she now goes, there will be
many for whom she has already provided
assistance,” says John Hannabach, former
director of Career Services at Georgia Tech.
“We have lost a friend, mentor, and a pro-
fessional legend!” adds Wanda McGukin,
director of Career Services at the
University of West Georgia.
One of the more notable career-oriented
projects at Clayton State during Ms.
Gardner’s tenure was the Delta Air Lines
Call Center which was located on the sec-
ond floor of the Student Center in the late
90s. Two of the individuals affiliated with
the Call Center remembered her well.
“She was a terrific colleague and friend
during our wonderful project,” says Dana
Dalton.
“She was a good Delta supporter, but
more importantly, really supported the
students I appreciated her straightfor-
wardness and the grace with which she
Life’s Transitions...
Workshops, cont’d. from p. 10