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Copeland, Fitzpatrick, Krop, Mohamed, Nakos and Zeller Named to 2015 University Professorships
Dr. Copeland Dr. Fitzpatrick
Thanks to the generosity of several key donors and the Clayton State University Foundation, the University recently be- stowed the title, “University Professor” for 2015 on six faculty members, mark- ing the second year of Clayton State’s annual University Professorship pro- gram. Clayton State’s 2015 University Professors include: Dr. Susan Copeland, professor of English (the Jack and Sherry Hancock University Professor- ship); Dr. Peter Fitzpatrick, chair of the
Dance Returns to Clayton State
Dr. Krop Dr. Mohamed
Department of Health Care Manage- ment (the Kaiser Permanente University Professorship); Dr Elliott Krop, assis- tant professor of mathematics (the Clay- ton State Foundation University Professorship); Dr. A Rafik Mohamed, chair of the Department of Social Sci- ences (the Clayton State Foundation University Professorship); Dr. George Nakos, professor of marketing (Geor- gia’s Own Credit Union University Pro- fessorship); and Dr. Kurt-Alexander
Dr. Nakos Dr. Zeller
Zeller, director of Opera and Vocal Studies (Clayton State Foundation Uni- versity Professorship). Awarded faculty will carry the title of “University Pro- fessor” for two years allowing up to 12 faculty to have the distinction at any given time. This recognition comes with a $5,000 annual salary supplement. The Clayton State University Foundation as- sisted in creating the monetary supple- ment by creating a matching dollar-for- dollar gifts program.
Bachelor of Arts in Film Production Approved for Fall Semester Rollout
The Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia approved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Production at the BOR’s May 2015 meeting, adding another aspect to work- force development in the State of Georgia’s hottest industry. According to Dr. Susan Tusing, chair of the Department of Visual and Perform- ing Arts (VPA) in the College of Arts & Sci- ences, “We have many students inquiring about film and media production, and the production classes in our Communications and Media Stud- ies program have been enormously popular. We anticipate the B.A. in Film Production to be a significant program in our department and at Clayton State, and to be a major contributor to the future of the film industry in Georgia. We ex- pect the graduates of this program to make an enormous impact on the field in and beyond Georgia.”
The Dance Ensemble’s presentation, “Recrudescence: A Rebirth of Dance” in Spivey Hall in March marked the introduction of the Clayton State University Dance Ensemble to the community, and the reintroduc- tion/rebirth of dance at Clayton State. “Most people don’t know we are now dancing at Clayton State, and we are!” says Katie Marie Kelly, assis- tant professor of musical theatre and dance at Clayton State. “However, what most people truly don't know is that dance was present on the Clay- ton State campus since the University began. So, after 26 years of inactiv- ity, we are dancing again and with a formal dance minor program.”
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