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Campus Review
October 8, 2014
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provide many more research opportunities
for Clayton State students, “a critical need
for students in science. Their dreams are
one day closer to being made real.”
In his remarks, Hynes thanked the Board
of Regents of the University System of
Georgia, the General Assembly, and
Governor Nathan Deal, “all of whom cre-
ated the conditions by which this day is
possible.
“Tomorrow is getting closer and we antic-
ipate extraordinary benefits form this
building in the near future.”
Additional labs and classroom space for
the natural sciences have been a critical
need for Clayton State since the
University has expanded from 4675 stu-
dents in 2001 to more than 7200 students
currently. Indeed, given the science
course and lab requirements in the core
curriculum, the lack of a dedicated sci-
ence building has limited the University’s
enrollment, in effect limiting the number
of students who can make their dreams
real at Clayton State. The expected com-
pletion date for the building is June 2015
with classes to be held starting with the
fall 2015 semester.
In addition to meeting the needs of the
University, the new science building will
help the University meet critical needs in
several fields in Atlanta’s Southern
Crescent; notably in nursing, healthcare
managers for Southern Crescent medical
facilities, science educators, and entrepre-
neurs in the STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics) disciplines,
enabling more students to graduate with
STEM skills. This enhanced workforce
will mean a boost to the economy of the
counties immediate to Morrow, which
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