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THE LAKER CONNECTION
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Most of the works contained in this issue of The Laker Connection illustrates Clayton State University’s commitments to science and science education. They reflect the belief that such efforts play a vital
role in student, faculty and community learning re-
quirements for the 21st Century.
The Oxford English Dictionary, along with other def- initions, describes science as “The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and nat- ural world through observation and experiment.”
“Science is not a body of facts,” says geophysicist
Marcia McNutt, who once headed the U.S. Geological Survey and is now ed- itor-in-chief of Science.... “Science is a method for deciding whether what we choose to believe has a basis in the laws of nature or not.”
Andrew Colgoni and Carolyn Eyles of McMaster University observed “...higher education needs to produce a new type of scientist — one who un- derstands a broad range of disciplinary approaches, is able to ask creative questions, and is trained to answer those questions with a wide range of tools. This 21st Century scientist must have a skill set that allows him or her to probe and explore problems, to find and critically evaluate information, to work productively as a member of a team, and to effectively communicate re- search findings to others.”
The section describing in some detail our new Lakeview Discovery and Sci- ence Center highlights many of the physical additions to our campus (with great appreciation to the Board of Regents, Governor Deal, and members of the Georgia General Assembly.) This building will dramatically advance the environment in which we are able to advance such learning. But as impor- tant as place is to this future, it is the careful interaction of place with people that will create the greatest opportunities for learning.
As you read material included herein, I believe you will conclude as we have that colleagues here work incredibly well with our students in the develop- ment of those skills—seeking and applying scientific learning, and drawing on the learning and success of other team members to advance that knowl- edge beyond what any single member might accomplish alone. They make dreams real.
Tim Hynes
Vol. 10, No. 2, FALL 2015
PRESIDENT
Dr. Thomas J. Hynes, Jr.
THE LAKER CONNECTION STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF
Lauren Graves, ‘04 Managing Editor
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Siera Blasco ‘17 Erin Fender ‘05 Lauren Graves
Dr. Antoinette Miller John Shiffert
Gantt Thomas ‘15
DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Lauren Graves
ART DIRECTOR/PHOTO EDITOR
Lauren Graves
PHOTO EDITOR
Erin Fender
PHOTOS COURTESY OF
Erin Fender
Kevin Liles ‘11 Submitted Photographs
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