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October 8, 2014
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Clayton State is
Tobacco-Free as of October 1
Georgia’s First Student Chapter of the Year:
Clayton State SHRM Chapter Makes History
The following is the Sept. 18 statement
from Clayton State University President
Dr. Thomas Hynes in conjunction with
Clayton State becoming a tobacco-free
campus on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014.
“We are pleased to announce that Clayton
State University is joining forces with
other University System of Georgia
(USG) institutions and business leaders
throughout the state by becoming a tobac-
co-free campus on Oct. 1, 2014.
“As always, our primary concern when
adopting new policy is the health and
safety of our students, faculty, and staff.
However, we feel this move also answers
Clayton State’s desire - and responsibility
- to be a catalyst for positive change in the
region. Ultimately, our goal is a healthier
setting for everyone who experiences our
exceptional learning environment. This
opportunity creates the most advanta-
geous paradigm for students and educa-
tors to excel in a smoke-free, supportive
community.
“The new policy includes all areas of the
Clayton State University campus includ-
ing the indoor and outdoor areas, parking
On Aug. 25, 2014, the Clayton State
University chapter of the Society for
Human Resource Management (SHRM)
won the Best in Georgia Award (the
Student Chapter of the Year) from the
Society
for
Human
Resource
Management Georgia State Council.
Winners of the Student Chapter of the
Year Award are selected based on a pro-
posal submitted by the chapters that
demonstrates excellence in the execution
of a project related to one of SHRM’s core
areas. The Clayton State SHRM chapter
submitted a proposal which outlined their
successful, “Dress for Success Fashion
Show & Industry Panel,” which was held
in April 2014.
“This is the first time they have given a
student chapter of the year award.
Previously, only professional chapters
have been awarded this honor,” says
Clayton State SHRM Chapter Faculty
Advisor Dr. Margaret Thompson. “The
Council was so impressed with our pro-
posal that they created a new category for
student chapters. Going forward, they will
add this new category to their roster of
awards -- all because Clayton State
inspired them to do so!
“My fellow faculty advisor, Dr. Leon
Prieto and I are so proud of Clayton State
University Student SHRM Chapter
President Xavier Smith and his team for
this award! Great work!”
Prieto notes that Clayton State SHRM’s
submitted proposal highlighted the impact
of the Dress for Success event and how it
did a good job engaging the students in a
fun yet educational format, in which guest
panelists from CNN, Kaiser Permanente,
and other prominent Atlanta businesses,
gave candid and refreshing insight on
what goes on in the minds of interviewers
when job candidates make poor first
impressions based on their attire.
“In order to demonstrate the do’s and
don’ts, various models ripped the runway
in appropriate and inappropriate cloth-
ing,” he explains. “The panelists then
went through each outfit to specifically
critique what would be considered a do
and what would be considered a don’t.”
Student Chapter President Xavier Smith
(Conley, Ga.), chapter member Gail-Ann
Mills (Jamaica), and faculty advisors
Prieto and Thompson were present to col-
lect the award at the Crown Plaza Atlanta
Perimeter at Ravinia.
Left to right; Dr. Leon Prieto, Gail-Ann Mills, Xavier Smith, SHRM Georgia State Council Director Greg
Short, Dr. Margaret Thompson.
James
Ranks
Clayton State
“Best Value” in
Higher Education
In Georgia
In its July 2010 Second Annual Best
Colleges & Universities in Georgia issue,
James magazine stated that Clayton State
University is “proof that ethnic diversity
and scholastic achievement can make for
a happy marriage in the modern South.”
In the 2011 version of Best Colleges &
Universities in Georgia, James called
Clayton State a “treasure of a Georgia uni-
Tobacco, cont’d, p. 6
James, cont’d, p. 10