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Clayton State Hosts Scholars from
28 Countries for Economics Conference
The Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), the International Association for Research in Economics & Psychology (IAREP), and the International Confederation for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics and Economic Psy- chology (ICABEEP) held their international interdisciplinary conference at Clayton State University from July 25 to July 29, 2013.
The conference is the largest gathering of scholars with interest in economic psy- chology and behavioral economics, and individuals from 28 countries from Ghana to New Zealand were in attendance.
Teacher Education Unit Re-Accredited by NCATE,
Adds Master of Education Degree
The Unit Accreditation Board (UAB) of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has re-accredited the Clayton State Teacher Education unit for the next six years, affirming the unit’s mandate to make dreams real for both Clayton State students and those students they will be teaching in the future.
At its April meeting in St. Louis, NCATE decided to continue the accreditation of Teacher Education at Clayton State at the initial teacher preparation level. This re- accreditation decision indicates that the unit and its programs meet rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community.
“Special congratulations are in order because the UAB cited no areas for improve- ment relative to any of the standards,” wrote NCATE President James G. Cibulka in a letter to Clayton State President Dr. Thomas Hynes.
The Clayton State University Department of Teacher Education is also excited to be offering a new Master of Education with a major in teacher leadership. This degree offers teachers of all disciplines and grade levels the opportunity to develop leadership skills that they can take back to their classrooms, schools, and communities.
Clayton State Alumni Association
Holds Officer Installation Ceremony
The Clayton State Alumni Association held its Officer Installation Ceremony on Thursday, Apr. 25, in Spivey Hall, marking the first time the Alumni Association con- ducted a separate standalone event to honor outgoing officers and recognize the in- coming ones.
Foremost among the incoming officers is an individual for whom the honor is far from being a “first time.” New President Lanelle LaRue of Lake City, Ga., has twice previously served as president of the Clayton State Alumni Association, and is also one of the charter members of the Clayton State Alumni Association, dating back to 1991.
Joining LaRue as officers will be Vice President Larry Jordan, Treasurer Jenny L. Rice and Secretary Marvin H. Bailey, Jr. All three are new to serving as Alumni Association officers.
Clayton State Professor, Student Meet at Chengdu Panda Base
It’s a long way from Morrow, Ga., but Clay- ton State University Associate Professor of Education Dr. Mary Hollowell and Clayton State sophomore Maggie Shiffert had a Clay- ton State reunion in July at the Chengdu Panda Base in the People’s Republic of China’s Sichuan Province.
Hollowell had just concluded five months of teaching in China on a Fulbright Teaching Scholarship. Shiffert was taking part in a National Security Language Initia- tive for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship to study Chinese language and culture in Chengdu for the summer of 2013.
Hollowell, who earned the University’s first Fulbright Teaching Scholarship, taught American Educational Policy and American Children's Literature in English to Chinese college students at Shaanxi Normal Univer- sity (SNNU) in Xi’an from February 2013 through July 2013. Having concluded her Fulbright, Hollowell, husband Scott Hollow- ell, and daughters Kate and Sophie Mei joined a Chinese Heritage Tour sponsored by Chinese Children Adoption International (CCAI) of Englewood, Colo., the agency the Hollowells used when they adopted Sophie Mei in 2004.
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