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Campus Update
Clayton State selects its First Presidential Scholars
Clayton State University has named its first round of Pres- idential Scholars.
This new program consists of six, four-year presidential scholarships that continue annually so that in four years Clay- ton State will have 24 honors students on presidential schol- arships. The Presidential Scholars will supplement the existing University Honors Program.
Each applicant submitted an original essay on the sub- ject, “What I Wish to Accomplish with My College Education.” The first six recipients of Clayton State Presidential Scholar- ships are as follows:
Tawan Holmes, Westlake High School, Atlanta
Sotheavy Vann, Riverdale High School, College Park Angelique Green, John S. Davidson Fine Arts School, Augusta Kathleen Barbosa, Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta Kirk Muse, Whitewater High School, Fayetteville
Khalea Crowe, Miller Grove High School, Lithonia
As Presidential Scholars for the 2010-2011 Academic Year (encompassing the fall and spring semesters), each stu- dent will receive: an annual university grant, a housing and meal plan grant and a bookstore award, for a total annual value of approximately $12,000. These scholarship awards are in addition to any HOPE Scholarship funds for which the students would be eligible.
Accounting students provide 20th year Of free tax preparation services
Clayton State’s accounting students provided free volun- teer tax preparation assistance again in 2010 as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). This serv- ice was offered at the Clayton State School of Business on all Saturdays in February, and on Mar. 20 and Mar. 27.
Clayton State is proud to be the only university in the state of Georgia that has successfully participated in the VITA program for 20 years running. On average, the student vol- unteers provide assistance to at least 100 people each year, and they look forward to helping many more.
Clayton State couldn’t wait to Break ground for BHS Annex
On Friday, Mar. 19, Clayton State University officially broke ground for an annex to the University’s Business and Health Sciences (BHS) Building.
Although, as both Clayton State President Dr. Thomas J. “Tim” Hynes, Jr., and Interim Provost Dr. Micheal Crafton pointed out at the ceremony, groundbreakings are typically held before construction starts, work on the BHS Annex had already begun before the ceremonial shovels were lifted. In both a literal and a symbolic sense, Clayton State was mov- ing ahead with the on-going growth of higher education in south metro Atlanta.
Speaking first, Hynes claimed that the University’s fac- ulty, staff and students couldn’t wait to get started with the building... and couldn’t wait for the administration to hold the groundbreaking.
“There has been a need created by students who are eager to learn,” he said, noting that students’ demand for sci- ence courses was the driving force in the construction of the BHS Annex.
At present, Clayton State has just seven labs for its 6,600 students. The BHS Annex is scheduled to be completed in October 2010, move-in is scheduled for November 2010 and use of the annex will begin by the start of spring semester in January 2011. The BHS Annex is being built in front of the existing Arts & Sciences Building and is part of the long- planned (and needed) renovation of the BHS Building.
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