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campus update
HOPKINS NAMED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
The Clayton State
University Alumni
Association Board of
Directors has an-
nounced its new slate
of officers for 2011-
2013. For the upcom-
ing term, the new officers will be: Ben Hopkins, president; Lanelle LaRue, vice-president; Sandra Hill, secretary; and Dina Swearngin, treasurer.
Hopkins is currently employed at Clayton State and serves as the opera- tions coordinator for the Student Ac- tivities Center (SAC). He supervises the day-to-day operations of the SAC, supervising the game room, custodial, and student building manager opera- tions, as well as acting as the liaison to the University’s Office of Facilities Management and to external contrac- tors.
Hopkins graduated in 2006 with a B.A. degree in Communication and Media Studies and is pursuing a M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration at Georgia Southern University.
HAROLD NAMED DEAN OF SCHOOL OF
GRADUATE STUDIES
Dr. Gwendolyn Harold, Clayton State University pro-
fessor of English, was
recently named dean
says. “I have had the privilege to de- velop and teach undergraduate women’s studies courses as well as undergraduate and graduate Ameri- can literature courses, including sev- eral courses in the Masters in Liberal Studies, our first graduate program.
“This is an exciting time to be at Clayton State University , especially in the School of Graduate Studies, where we have the opportunity to make many positive changes for our stu- dents and our community. We have eight graduate programs and plan to create more in the future.”
JAMES STILL
LIKES CLAYTON STATE
In its July 2010 Second Annual Best Colleges & Universities in Georgia issue, James magazine stated that Clayton State is “proof that ethnic diversity and scholastic achievement can make for a happy marriage in the modern South.”
The 2011 version of Best Colleges & Universities in Georgia is out, and James still likes Clayton State, calling the University a “treasure of a Georgia university” and giving Clayton State a “Cum Laude” rating and noting that Clayton State is underrated because, “The school may now be best known for its ethnic diversity. One day it’ll be known for its comprehensive aca- demic opportunities and its rural set- ting in the heart of metro Atlanta.”
Clayton State’s unique combination of a scenic campus located within minutes of downtown Atlanta also oc- casioned comment from James, which proclaims Clayton State a model urban university.
WOMEN’S FORUM ESTABLISHES
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
The Clayton State Women’s Forum reached a milestone of establishing an
Endowed Women’s Forum Scholar- ship which requires a minimum $25,000. The primary goal for the Women’s Forum organization is to build and sustain a Scholarship Fund in support of assisting students with general and emergency resources to continue and complete their academic studies.
“I am so proud of our group for raising the money to endow the schol- arship,” Lou Brackett, Women’s Forum president, says of the organiza- tion’s accomplishment. “Over the years, Women’s Forum has been known for advocacy, mentoring, and inspirational speakers who provided leadership role models.”
CLAYTON STATE SETS ENROLLMENT RECORD
Following the final fee payment purge for the fall 2011 semester, Clay- ton State University Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management & Academic Success Dr. Mark F. Dad- dona announced that the University has set a new enrollment record of 6,863. Clayton State’s previous single semester enrollment high was 6,785, for the spring 2011 semester.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS RENAMED COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Clayton State’s AACSB-accredited School of Business has been renamed the College of Business.
Following a July 2011 action by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the School of Busi- ness became the College of Business, effective in January 2012.
In preparation for becoming the College of Business, Dean Dr. Alphonso Ogbuehi recently appointed three professors as department chairs. Associate Professor of Accounting
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THE LAKER CONNECTION
of the University’s School of Graduate Studies. This will be her eighth year at Clayton State.
Harold
“I came to Clayton State University to develop a new English program and to serve as the first chair of the Language & Literature Department; now the English Department,” Harold
Hopkins