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Vol. 43 No. IV
Serving the
CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Community
March 6, 2012
Inside
Departments:
Across the Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Arts Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Trivia Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
In This Issue:
Content Management System
Conversion Update . . . . . . . . . . .2
Our Strategic Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Dental Hygiene Students
Take Part in Day of Service . . . . .3
Ringfield Awarded
Fisher Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . .3
MBA Students Travel
To Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
International Student Spotlight . . . .5
Fitness Challenge Results . . . . . . .9
Homecoming Photos . . . . . . . . . . .13
Career Expo Photos . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Clayton State BSIT, USG WebBSIT
Ranked Nationally by GetEducated.com
Clayton State University’s online
Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology (BSIT) has been ranked as
one of the top 20 “best buys” in the coun-
try by the education web site
GetEducated.com, a consumer group that
rates, ranks and verifies the cost and cred-
ibility of online colleges and online uni-
versities.
GetEducated.com also ranked the
University System of Georgia’s (USG)
WebBSIT program 16th in the nation, out
of 88 online degree programs. Clayton
State is a member institution in the USG
WebBSIT consortium.
The GetEducated.com rankings are for
the best IT bachelor degrees based on
affordability.
According
to
the
GetEducated.com
website
(http://www.geteducated.com/online-col-
lege-rat ings-and-rankings/best-buy-
lists/online-it-bachelor-degree-best-
affordable-online-degrees):
“These online bachelor degree affordabil-
ity rankings were calculated by compar-
ing tuition and distance learning fees at 43
regionally accredited universities in the
U.S that offer 88 online degrees in the
major areas of IT, computers, computer
science, computer programming, comput-
er information systems, web develop-
ment, technology management and allied
IT career fields. This is a ranking of the
least expensive online bachelors. Colleges
do not pay to be included in these online
college affordability rankings.”
Clayton State College of Information and
Mathematical Sciences (CIMS) faculty
members Larry Booth and Sandra Jones
are regular instructors in the WebBSIT
program,
and
Booth
is
the
coordinator/advisor for ClaytonState's
students. Dr. Byron Jeff, chair of the
CIMS Department of Information
Technology is a member of the WebBSIT
Operating Board and CIMS Dean Dr. Lila
F. Roberts serves on the Governing Board
for WebBSIT.
Clayton State University BSIT program is
taught through the College of Information
and Mathematical Sciences. Known for
its quality, affordability, and commitment
to student service, the program was start-
ed to meet the needs of busy professionals
who saw the benefits of continuing their
education, but knew it would be tough to
juggle careers and family responsibilities
with a standard class schedule.
To learn more about the Georgia
WebBSIT program at Clayton State
University, please visit http://cims.clay-
ton.edu/default.asp.
Yaacoub, Allen Elected
Homecoming King and Queen
It’s a first for Clayton State University,
and an honor that typifies Clayton State’s
growing international footprint, as well as
the high profile of the University’s inter-
national students.
In the student body elections announced
at Saturday night’s Homecoming basket-
ball doubleheader, two outstanding indi-
viduals were named king and queen.
Senior mathematics major Tony Yaacoub,
a native of Beirut, Lebanon, and a mem-
ber of the Clayton State Honors Program,
was
crowned
the
University’s
Homecoming King, Clayton State’s first
international “king.” Joining Yaacoub as
Homecoming Queen was another member
of the Honors Program, Krystal Allen,
who comes from a more nearby location,
College Park, Ga.
Krystal Allen, Queen and Tony Yaacoub, King
Homecoming, cont’d., p. 13