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AlumniProfile JERALD BUTLER
Out of the box thinking, imaginative, groundbreaking, and original; these are the characteristics of someone who is creative. And when you combine creativity and innovation - this not only can foster individual success, but also help that individual become a meaningful contributor to an organization or company. Clayton State University has helped foster and nurture creativity among its students through over 50 student organizations and annual programming opportuni- ties. The students that join these groups ultimately fuse academia into their post-grad lives and they go on to become enriched alumni, transitioning their creative processes into the workforce.
Jerald Butler, a 2014 Clayton State graduate and proud Laker shares, “My creativity has taken me pretty far career-wi- se. It started off with graphic design, and eventually, blossomed into video production. The further I delved into the
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