Page 24 - Laker Connection Fall 2011

Campus Update
Clayton Station apartment complex acquired by Clayton State University
On June 29, 2011, the CSU Foundation Real Estate II LLC closed on the purchase of the Clayton Station Apartment com- plex, located on North Lake Street in Morrow and Lake City. The acquisition adds 854 beds to Clayton State’s student hous- ing and almost 17 acres to the existing 175-acre campus.
Clayton Station officially opened in August 2011, housing upper class students, while Laker Hall will continue to serve as the University’s freshman residence. This acquisition brings the University’s total student
housing to 1305 beds.
CSU Foundation Real
Estate II LLC, chaired by
Randy Hayes, purchased
Clayton Station, which first
opened in August 1999 as
Clayton Place, for $20.5 mil-
lion from Education Realty
Trust of Memphis. The financing for the purchase will come through tax exempt bonds in a public/private venture with the Development Authority of Clayton County. The acquisition of 854 beds at a cost of $20.5 million equates to $24,000 per bed, or about one-half the cost of new construction.
The apartments will be operated as student housing through a lease agreement with Clayton State University.
Students, computer science professor awarded $17,000 grant by CRA-W
Mary Hudachek-Buswell, a computer
science and mathematics professor in the
College of Information and Mathematical
Sciences, and two undergraduate rising
juniors, Esmeralda Duenas and Christina
Gardner, have been awarded a $17,000
Collaborative Research Experience for
Undergraduates grant by the Committee
on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W). The grant includes academic year and summer stipends for both students, conference travel expenses, and additional funds for the students to attend the fall 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.
Hynes signs preliminary agreement of understanding with Gediz University of Izmir, Turkey
Clayton State University President Dr. Thomas J. “Tim” Hynes has signed a preliminary agreement of understanding with the vice chancellor of
Gediz University in Izmir,
Turkey.
Clayton Station
“Gediz is a new univer-
sity... and has a new and en-
gaging faculty with a growing
program in the social sci-
ences, in addition to science
and technology,” he blogs.
“Vice Chancellor Akdis and I
signed a preliminary agree-
ment of understanding that will allow us to explore later op- portunities for exchanges of Clayton State and Gediz faculty and students alike, as well as an interest in exploring the pos- sibility for selected shared online opportunities.”
Clayton State provost returns from tour of European universities
Clayton State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Micheal Crafton recently returned from a tour of universities in England, Italy and France.
Hynes signs agreement with Gediz University
Hudachek-Buswell
Starting in London in the first week of June, Crafton vis- ited the University of London,
the University of Caen, and
travelled throughout Italy in
conjunction with Clayton
State’s study abroad pro-
gram to that nation. All three
nations have long been a part
of Clayton State’s successful
student study abroad pro-
grams and, in fact, Crafton’s
tour could be characterized
as a chance for Clayton State’s chief academic officer to visit in-person locations where the University has established suc- cessful study abroad programs.
A photo from Crafton’s trip, St Paul's Cathedral in London
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