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Campus Update
Oxford gives his guidelines on entrepreneurship at Clayton State Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series
The initial presentation in the Clayton State University School of Business Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series fea- tured guidelines on and for entrepreneurship from W. Cliff Ox- ford, CEO of Entrepreneur Advisors.
Speaking to an almost full house in Spivey Hall on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 27, Oxford, the founder (in 1995) of STI Knowledge, Inc., and Entrepreneur Advisors (“We’re trying to find the next Google” he said by way of explanation of his current firm, which creates, produces and delivers en- trepreneurial education through monthly symposiums), noted some strategies for entrepreneurial success during his ad- dress, including social media.
Clayton State ranks high in undergraduate minority degrees awarded in the healthcare fields
The June 9, 2011 issue of Diverse: Issues In Higher Ed- ucation includes the publication’s Top 100 Undergraduate Degrees Conferred rankings for the current year.
For several years now, Diverse: Issues In Higher Educa- tion has produced the Top 100 Degree Producers rankings of the institutions that confer the most degrees to minority stu- dents. For 2011, Clayton State University’s programs in the healthcare field ranked in the Top 10 for Georgia in the num- ber of degrees conferred. Under “Health and Medical Admin- istrative Services,” Clayton State ranked third among African Americans and eighth among all minorities. In the “Health Professions and Related Programs” category, Clayton State was eighth in the number of degrees conferred upon African Americans. The source for the rankings is the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education analysis of U.S. Department of Education reports submitted by institutions involved.
Kalani Fraser and the Clayton State Theatre join together with Stately Oaks for "Swamp Gravy"
A Clayton County version of “Swamp Gravy” is coming to Clayton State Univer- sity and Stately Oaks.
The Clayton State Theatre, recent
Clayton State graduate and theatre major
Kalani Fraser, and the Stately Oaks Plan-
tation in Jonesboro are joining together to
produce a theatrical production that will
debut this fall in the Clayton State Theatre.
Fraser, a 2010 graduate of Clayton State,
has been commissioned by Stately Oaks in the person of His- torical Jonesboro’s Barbara Emert to create what Clayton State Theatre Director Phillip DePoy describes as a “Swamp Gravy-style theatrical production” that will serve as the the- atre’s fall 2011 production.
“Around 20 years ago, the town of Colquitt, Ga., commis- sioned a play about local stores, folklore, family histories and the show went very well. It’s now become a kind of cottage industry for that area,” explains DePoy. “Since then, many small towns have decided to create their own projects of this sort.”
Office of Academic Affairs dedicates tree to president Hynes
Following up a promise
made during this past
fall’s inauguration cere-
monies, the Clayton State
University Office of Aca-
demic Affairs planted and
dedicated a tree in honor of
Clayton State President Dr.
Thomas J. “Tim” Hynes, Jr.,
on Monday, Feb. 7, between the Arts & Sciences Building and Clayton Hall. A proxy miniature tree was first presented to the president at the inaugural celebration reception on Sept. 30, 2010.
Fraser in Clayton State Theatre’s production of Caberet
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