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Campus Update
Clayton State sets enrollment record
Clayton State University’s enrollment for the spring 2011 semester reached an all-time high for the University’s 41-year history.
According to Interim Associate Vice President for Enroll- ment Management Dr. Mark Daddona, as of Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, Clayton State’s enrollment stood at 6,785, a 1.5 per- cent increase over the spring 2010 enrollment of 6,687 (the previous single semester record), and the highest enrollment ever at Clayton State. Enrollment for the fall 2010 semester was 6,603.
Nearly 500 receive diplomas in Clayton State spring Commencement ceremonies
Clayton State – Fayette moves to new location off Peachtree Parkway
Clayton State’s Fayette County instructional site, Clayton State – Fayette, moved to a new location in Peachtree City during the week of Aug. 8.
The new address for
Clayton State – Fayette is,
Suite 100, 100 World Dr.,
Peachtree City, Ga., 30269.
This facility is located three miles north of the current site on Commerce Drive. The new facility has more parking and the opportunity for expansion in the future. Additional benefits of the move include, easy access on to Peachtree Parkway and a location less than 12 miles to all Fayette County high schools.
Clayton State – Fayette will continue to offer degree com- pletion programs, dual enrollment, psychology and business degrees for part-time students, and the MBA.
Kordecki receives Georgia Society of CPAs 2010 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award
The Outstanding Accounting Educator Award of the Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) is a prestigious annual award which recognizes individuals who have exhibited lead- ership in professional and civic organizations as well as writ- ing, speaking and curriculum development and research. For the calendar year 2010, the winner was Dr. Gregory S. Ko- rdecki, associate professor and coordinator of accounting, business law and taxation for the School of Business at Clay- ton State University.
The award was presented to Kordecki on behalf of the 3,000-member GSCPA by fellow Clayton State Associate Professor of Accounting Dr. Maria L. Bullen on Friday, Feb. 4, at the Georgia Association of Accounting Educators Annual Meeting Banquet in Dahlonega.
Clayton State - Fayette
Nearly 500 current stu- dents and one very special member of the Clayton State University Foundation took part in the Saturday, May 7 Commencement ceremonies in the Athletics and Fitness Center at Clayton State Uni- versity.
Spring graduates
A total of 487 individuals
received their graduate and undergraduate diplomas in front of two full houses at the 9.a.m. and noon ceremonies. How- ever, the highlight of the day was when the lone remaining founding (from 1974) member of the Clayton State University Foundation’s Board of Trustees, James M. Wood Jr., was presented with a Doctor of Humane Letters by Clayton State President Dr. Thomas J. “Tim” Hynes, in recognition of his long career in public service and journalism.
Ron Shipman, Georgia Power Company vice president, environmental affairs, and Ann Cramer, director for IBM Cor- porate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs for the Americas, were the commencement speakers; Shipman speaking at the 9 a.m. ceremony to 248 graduates from the College of Health, the College of Information and Mathematical Sciences, and the School of Business and Cramer speaking to 239 gradu- ates of the College of Arts & Sciences at the noon ceremony.
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