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October 10, 2013
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From Michael Jackson and “Thriller” to
Sir Paul McCartney to Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola and John Landis
Producer and Recording Engineer
Matt Forger to Lecture at Clayton State
by John Shiffert, University Relations
Comcast Senior VP Addresses
Clayton State Business Students
One of the hallmarks of a Clayton State
University education is experiential learn-
ing -- the opportunity to further one’s edu-
cation, and the learning process, outside
the classroom.
Clayton State’s Student Activities Center
will be just such a site on Thursday, Nov.
7, when the Clayton Media &
Entertainment Association (CMEA) hosts
a special guest lecture by producer and
recording engineer Matt Forger.
While the term “special” tends to be over-
used, Clayton State Assistant Professor of
Music Dr. Shawn Young says that this is
one occasion that fits. After all, it is rare
that students (and that includes high
school students, students from other col-
leges and anyone else who wants to
attend) get a chance to hear from someone
who has worked with… Sir Paul
McCartney, Michael Jackson, Donna
Summer, Patti Austin, Missing Persons,
Michael McDonald, James Ingram,
Siedah Garrett, Quincy Jones, Steven
Spielberg, John Landis, George Lucas,
Francis Ford Coppola, Giorgio Moroder,
Larry John McNally, George Duke,
Patrick O'Hearn, Gilberto Gil, Simon
Lynge, Rod Temperton, Bruce Swedien
and more than a few other giants in the
recording and film
industries.
Forger will be lectur-
ing from 5 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. in the
Ballroom of the
Student
Activities
Center (SAC). As
noted, his presentation
is free and open to the
public. However, the ballroom only seats
about 650, so it might be a good idea to
come early.
Steven Gillenwater, division senior vice
president of Comcast Cable visited the
Clayton State campus Oct. 2 to serve as a
guest lecturer in Dr. Leon Prieto’s
"Management
Principles
and
Organizational
Behavior"
class.
Gillenwater spoke to the students about
the importance of career planning, self-
assessments, personal branding and hav-
ing an elevator speech. The title of his
presentation was "Navigating Your
Career: What's Next?"
"I had the honor of attending the presenta-
tion delivered by Mr. Steven C.
Gillenwater, senior vice president of
Human Resources for Comcast. He dis-
cussed several topics including his back-
ground, keys to success in career advance-
ment, and the importance of attending col-
lege,” says Latasha Oliver, president of
Clayton State’s Society of Human
Resource Management chapter (SHRM)
and a graduate of Dodge County High
School in Eastman, Ga. “I personally
learned that exploring options outside of
my comfort zone, being open to reloca-
tion, performing self-assessments periodi-
cally, and having your own personal board
of directors are all essential elements that
can help me advance in my career.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation
and appreciated all of the valuable infor-
mation he presented."
As senior vice president of Human
Resources at Comcast, Gillenwater is
responsible for all people-related func-
tions including compensation and bene-
fits, diversity, employee relations, labor
relations, employee communications, HR
policy, performance management, talent
acquisition, and talent management. He
has been a part of the Central Division
since August 2005, when he joined as
regional vice president of human
resources for the Mid-South Region.
An HR professional for more than 20
years, Gillenwater joined Comcast in
2000. Prior to that, he was the director of
Matt Forger
Gillenwater standing with Prieto and the SHRM chapter (Latasha Oliver is located in the far right)
Forger, cont’d. p. 11
Gillenwater, cont’d. p. 7