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Campus Review
February 26, 2013
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Academic Affairs
Clayton State University’s Fifth Annual
Academic Research Conference will be
held on Friday, Mar. 15, from noon to 4
p.m. “It’s `Research. Made Real.’” says
Academic
Research
Conference
Committee Chair Dr. Sarah Stein, assis-
tant professor of Criminal Justice. “Here’s
your chance to learn about research from
all academic departments on campus as
presented by the University’s exceptional
students.” Poster presentations will be
made from noon to 2 p.m., in the James
M. Baker University Center. Oral presen-
tations will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., in
the Clayton State Lecture Hall. All
Clayton State students have been invited
to apply to take part in the Conference,
which is free and open to the public.
Athletics
The Clayton State women’s track and
field team competed Saturday in the JDL
Fast Track Championship Tune-up and
brought home two first place event finish-
es and had a new team record perform-
ance from the meet held in Winston-
Salem, N.C. Freshman Jessica Matthews
had the team’s top performance, winning
the triple jump and equaling her team
record and NCAA Division II provisional
mark for the national meet with a jump of
39-feet 9-3/4 inches. Matthews also
placed third in the long jump at 16-8.
Junior Breann Goodman set a new school
record in the weight throw with a toss of
43 3-1/4 inches, placing third in the event.
Clayton State’s distance medley relay
team of sophomore Racquel Valadez, jun-
ior Jozlyn Varnedoe, junior Gisele Javois
and senior Paige Galvin won with a time
of 12:50.11, running the team’s second
best relay time of the season.
Chemistry
The Clayton State University Chemistry
Club visited the Clayton County Water
Authority on Friday, Feb. 22. “We wanted
to organize the trip to give students some
ideas of how it is to be a working chemist;
what are their roles and duties,” says
Chemistry Club President Gloria Le. “We
also want to help students learn about
environmental sciences and help students
learn how water is treated.”
Natural Sciences
Clayton State University partnered with
YELL! (Youth Engaged in Learning and
Leading) Academy to provide elementary,
middle, and high school scholars with the
opportunity to make their dreams real, and
to explore fun, hands-on Science and
math labs on Saturday, Feb. 23. From 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Clayton State
Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Building, students rotated through a series
of lab activities designed for specific age
groups. Clayton State faculty participat-
ing in the event included Department of
Natural Sciences Department chair Dr.
Michelle Furlong, assistant dean of
Undergraduate Advisement in the College
of Informational and Mathematical
Sciences Jarrett Terry, and Natural
Sciences faculty Dr. Jacqueline Jordan
(the program’s organizer), Dr. Renee
McFarlane, Dr. Jere Boudell, Dr. Fran
Norflus, Dr. Paul Melvin, Dr. Boey Tan,
and Clayton State alumnus Julie Morgan.
Procurement Services
This
fall
the
Department
of
Administrative Services (DOAS) revised
the Georgia Procurement Manual to
implement a change in state law that
allowed State Purchasing Division to
increase the competitive bid threshold
from $5,000 to $25,000. This change will
enhance our opportunity to do business
with local small business owners, as well
as continue to receive the quality service
and the best competitive pricing available.
Clayton State’s Procurement Services has
created new guidelines that explain the
change and outline the new purchasing
limits. We hope this information will help
curtail the risk associated with the
increase and provide guidelines to make
the purchasing experience less complex
and more efficient. Please contact Marcia
Jones
via
email,
marciajones@clayton.edu, or at ext.4280,
for information.
Psychology
Dr. Celeste Walley-Jean of the Clayton
State Psychology Department is conduct-
ing a research study on conflict in rela-
tionships. She is making a call for volun-
teers for young (ages 18 to 25) African-
American couples. In you are interested in
taking part, please leave a message for the
Psychology Research Lab at (678) 466-
4889. Participants will be entered in a raf-
fle for a $25 gift card.
Recreation & Wellness
Are you looking for a team-building-type
opportunity for your employees or organ-
ization? Do you find that you are in need
of greater communication, trust, and
cooperation within the group dynamic? If
so, Clayton State University’s Department
of Recreation & Wellness has an opportu-
nity for you. The Department of
Recreation & Wellness is pleased to
announce the launch of a Low Element
Challenge Course on the Clayton State
campus. This outdoor facility will avail
itself to the campus community as well as
outside groups and corporations. Trust,
communication, teambuilding and leader-
ship are just a few of the skills that will be
challenged and developed at the Low
Element Course. For further information
about scheduling and pricing, please con-
tact Kilburg at (678) 466-4972 or email
N i c h o l a s K i l b u r g@c l a y t o n . e d u .
Information can also be found at
http://www.clayton.edu/recwell/out-
dooradventure/challengecourse.
Across the Campus...
Individuals interested in learning more
about the Minor in Corporate
Communication and the student agency
should contact the Department of Visual
and Performing Arts for more information,
or visit http://www.clayton.edu/vpa.
New Courses, cont’d. from p. 1