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Academic Affairs
Dr. Micheal Crafton, provost and vice
president for Academic Affairs has been
added to the University System of
Georgia’s Distance Education Task Force.
Arts & Sciences
In honor of Black History Month, the
Clayton State University Office of
Interdisciplinary Studies, and the
Departments of Teacher Education,
Humanities, English, Visual and
Performing Arts, and Social Sciences,
presented a talk by author Calvin
Alexander Ramsey, and a concert reading
of his play, “The Green Book” on Feb. 27
as part of the Clayton State Speaker
Education Series. The next installment of
the series is; Preventing Childhood
Bullying: Viewing “The Fat Boy
Chronicles,” which will be held on Mar.
26, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the
Auditorium of the main building of
Clayton State – East, which is located on
Trammell Road in Morrow, just east of
the main Clayton State campus. Like all
of the Education Speaker Series events,
this presentation is free and open to the
public.
Athletics
The Clayton State Laker men’s track and
field team officially concluded the 2012
indoor season last Sunday at the George
Mason Last Chance meet at George
Mason. Both Ayrton Azcue and Charles
Anderson were aiming for NCAA
Division II provisional qualifying times in
the 800-meter run. Yet despite the strong
finishes, but both Laker runners came up
short in achieving that goal. Azcue fin-
ished second overall with a time of
1:55.22, marking his second-fastest time
in the 800-meters this indoor season.
Anderson, meanwhile, placed fifth with a
time of 1:58.26. Clayton State opens the
2012 outdoor season on March 17 at the
Morehouse Relays.
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Playing its first tournament of the 2012
spring season, the Clayton State Laker
men’s golf team finished an impressive
tied for fifth overall in the 13-field team
of the Armstrong Pirate Invitational on
Tuesday. The Lakers struggled to a 309 in
the first round on the 6,897-yard Greg
Norman-designed Savannah Quarters
Country Club course. However, Clayton
State rebounded for a 295 in the second
round to finish tied for fifth with Belmont
Abbey with a 604. The Lakers finished
two strokes ahead of Flagler, nine strokes
ahead of Eckerd and 10 strokes in front of
Coker. Individually for Clayton State,
freshman Will Shenstone finished tied for
10th overall with a 6-over par 148 (74-
74). He was 11 strokes off the pace of
individual medalist Patrick Garrett from
Georgia College. Also, junior Chris
McManus finished tied for 24th with a 9-
over 151 (77-74), while sophomore Tyson
Beaupre finished tied for 30th with a 10-
over 152 (79-73).
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Kayla Mobley came to play on
Wednesday, Feb 22 in getting head coach
Dennis Cox a milestone victory as the
Clayton State Laker women’s basketball
team rolled past visiting Montevallo 78-
44 in Peach Belt Conference action at the
Athletics and Fitness Center. The victory
marked the 500th collegiate coaching vic-
tory for Cox at both the junior college and
four-year levels in 22 seasons. Mobley
was a key factor for the Lakers’ success.
The junior forward scored a career-high
22 points on 10-for-11 shooting from the
field with eight rebounds, including seven
offensive rebounds.
College of Business
The AACSB-accredited College of
Business at Clayton State University is
proud to announce its inaugural Summer
Entrepreneurship and Business Academy
(SEBA) for high school students, a pro-
gram designed to help prepare students
for the future by providing a unique and
exciting hands-on learning opportunity.
The week-long academy, which will be
held from June 10 through June 15, 2012,
will challenge students to think critically
and provides them with a taste of college
life. SEBA will be moderated by Clayton
State professors from the accounting,
finance, management and marketing
fields. Topics will include entrepreneur-
ship, business, ethics, free enterprise,
teamwork,
and
personal
skills.
Participation in this program is limited to
Across the Campus...
20 students. For more information, please
contact the College of Business Office at
(678)
466-4528
or
visit
http://business.clayton.edu/seba.
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The Pan African American Chamber of
Commerce will host “African Business &
Development: Pathways & Partnerships
for the 21st Century” on Thursday, Mar.
15 at 11:30 a.m. at The World Trade
Center Atlanta located at 303 Peachtree
St., NE, #100. Guest speaker Dr.
Alphonso Ogbuehi, dean of the College of
Business at Clayton State University will
present his take the enormous economic
opportunities that have not been fully uti-
lized between Africa and the United
States. Reservations for this event are
required. Ticket prices include lunch and
parking. For PAAC members the price is
$35, and for non-members the price is
$45. For tickets and further information
please visit www.PAAChamber.com or
call (770) 365-8196.
SBDC
Clayton State University’s Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) will be
hosting a “Starting a Business” workshop,
a comprehensive workshop on important
decisions you make prior to opening a
business, at the Clayton State – Fayette
instructional site. “Starting a Business”
will be held on Thursday, Mar. 22, from 5
p.m. to 8 p.m., at Clayton State – Fayette,
100 World Dr., Ste. 100, in Peachtree City.
The cost is $69 per person with 50 percent
off for each additional person. In addition,
Clayton State students and employees
also get 50 percent off. To register, go to
http://www.georgiasbdc.org/subpage.aspx
?
page_name=view_cart&addprod-
uct=111024.
Smith Awards
The Smith Awards Committee of Staff
Council is currently accepting nomina-
tions of eligible employees. To be eligi-
ble, the staff employee must be full-time
benefited and have at least one year of
credible service. The deadline for nomi-
nations is Wednesday, Mar. 7.
Nominations will not be accepted after
this deadline. Please submit your nomina-
tion in fifty words or less and be as specif-
Campus Review
March 6, 2012
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