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Hall Named Director of Honors Program
Dr. Kevin Demmitt, associate vice president of Extended Programs at Clayton State, announced that Associate Professor of Philosophy Dr. Alexander Hall has been named the fourth director of Clayton State’s Honors Program.
Hall succeeds Professor of History Dr. Adam Tate. Now-retired Professor of History Dr. Eugene Hatfield was the founder of the Honors Program in 1995. He was followed as director by Demmitt, who was followed by Tate as director.
The director of the Clayton State Honors Program oversees the management and development of the Program. Responsibilities include recruiting qualified students, working with departments to develop and schedule Honors courses, managing the budget for scholarships and operating expenses, and working closely with the Honors Student
Association.
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Giffin Named Director of Development
Following an extensive national search and the recommendation of the Director of Development Search Committee, Thomas W. Giffin has been named director of development in the Division of External Relations at Clayton State University by Vice President of External Relations Kate Troelstra. Giffin, who replaced Reda Rowell, started his new position on Monday, Apr. 1.
Giffin comes to Clayton State with 15 years of experience in de- velopment, a majority of which is in the higher education field. Most recently the chief development officer for the Western Carolinas re-
gion of the American Red Cross, Giffin has previously worked in development at Clemson University, Virginia Tech, Coker College, UNC-Pembroke and Potomac State College. At both Virginia Tech and Clemson he was responsible for growing the pipeline of donors in a specific area; the state of Florida for Clemson, and the Graduate School and the University Honors Program at Virginia Tech.
Lake Appointed First Permanent Coordinator of Veterans Resource Center
Tina Lake was appointed the first permanent Coordinator of Clayton State’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) in January, a move that Dr. Angelyn Hayes, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, charac- terizes as, “another significant milestone for the University.”
As VRC coordinator, Lake is primarily tasked with communi- cating and collaborating with the University community to promote and implement military and veteran student retention and success efforts and to advocate for military/veteran student population. She will also be leading initiatives to identify specific needs of military and veteran students including additional support service needs, and to col- laborate with and advise the University’s Student Veterans Association (SVA). In conjunction with SVA, Lake will also be organizing, marketing and implementing targeted programs and
events for active-duty military and veterans.
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President Hynes on Clayton State’s Regional Impact – Economic Effects Gratifying, Value to Quality of Life Also Significant
With the release of the annual study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth of the University System of Georgia’s economic impact, Clayton State Uni- versity was once again shown to be a major player in the life of the Southern Crescent. However, as Clayton State President Dr. Thomas Hynes points out, Clayton State’s regional impact goes beyond numbers, to the overall quality of life in the region.
The current study shows that Clay- ton State’s economic impact on the Southern Crescent for FY12 was $256 million and 2,377 jobs. Over the past five years, according to the Selig stud- ies, Clayton State’s economic impact has increased 39 percent, from $184 million. Within the same time frame, the number of jobs the University was responsible for increased 37 percent, from 1737 jobs. Hynes says the results are gratifying, and part of the big pic- ture of Clayton State’s role in the com- munity.
“Clayton State’s direct economic effects on the region we serve are grat- ifying,” says Hynes. “But the data serve only as a hint of other impacts for our community — the data show report payments to artists in Spivey Hall, but not the value of bringing exceptional art to our community. It records the salaries of Clayton State AmeriCorps students serving in Clayton County Public schools, but not the long term effects on students in Clayton County Schools who benefit from their tutoring.”
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