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support of the University and to be ac- tively engaged in continuing a legacy of excellence established through many years of service to Clayton State.
CLAYTON STATE RAISES $30K IN ANNUAL TOWN AND GOWN GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Annual Clayton State Univer- sity Foundation Town and Gown Golf Tournament,heldduringSeptember 2011 at Eagle’s Landing Golf & Coun- try Club in Stockbridge, Ga., raised a total of $30,263.
“As usual, my special thanks go to Reda Rowell, Terri Taylor-Hamrick, Dana Brown, and Tiffany Whidby of the Clayton State University Develop- ment staff, for the long hours they put in to assure success for this event,” says Vice President of External Rela- tions Robert L. Stephens. “Without their unswerving support we could never have pulled this off.
“I would also like to thank the Clay- ton State Honors Program students who volunteered to help at the golf course during the tournament.”
In a mild upset, Dr. Kuo Lee’s Med Cross Imaging team took the tourna- ment team title from defending cham- pion Tim Crawford and the Heritage Cadillac team. Both Med Cross and Heritage shot 19 under par 53, but Med Cross won on a scorecard tiebreaker. Bruce Gant’s State Farm
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team was just one stroke back in third place, with a 54.
ACCLAIMED JUPITER STRING QUARTET RETURNS TO SPIVEY HALL FOR SEASON TWO
Project Jupiter, a multi-year artistic and community-service initiative unit- ing the acclaimed Jupiter String Quar- tet, Clayton State’s Spivey Hall, and three Southern Crescent partner schools, enhances the understanding, appreciation, and awareness of classi- cal music, especially the wealth of great music written for string quartet. In an intense week of outreach perform- ances, the Jupiters, as advocates for their art and ambassadors of Spivey Hall, continue to win friends for string chamber music through their superb playing and friendly , informative en- counters with people of all ages, re- gardless of their musical knowledge.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 31, the Boston-based Jupiters – violinists Nel- son Lee and Meg Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel, and cellist Daniel McDo- nough – resumed their visits to the chamber orchestras of Lovejoy High School in Hampton (Carmen del Valle, orchestra director), Union Grove High School in McDonough (Bill Scruggs, or- chestra director), and Whitewater High School in Fayetteville (Darilyn Ester- line, orchestra director), interacting with approximately 200 students. Be-
yond performances, instruction, and support of the directors’ work with these ensembles, the Jupiters continue to coach the next generation of student string quartets formed under the aus- pices of Project Jupiter, which will dis- play their achievements in a public Master Class in March.
MATH STUDENTS ATTEND REGIONAL CONFERENCE
FiveClaytonStatestudentsrecently attended the Seventh Annual Re- gional Mathematics and Statistics Conference held at The University of North Carolina-Greensboro (UNCG).
Marcus Bartlett, Maria Morales- Beale, Daryl Boatwright, Christine Lengel and Tony Yaacoub were es- corted to the conference by Drs. Elliot Krop and Christopher Raridan of the Clayton State Mathematics Depart- ment. The conference is funded by the National Science Foundation and boasts presentations from students from Clemson, Duke, North Carolina State, UNCG, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Auburn University.
Y aacoub and Bartlett gave 15- minute talks concerning their Senior Capstone Research.
BENEFIT WEEK HELPS CLAYTON STATE BASKETBALL PLAYER
A full week of events were held at Clayton State at the end of November as part of Zac Bradley Benefit Week. Events included a blood drive, a gospel concert and a Clayton State basketball doubleheader. Each event raised awareness for the transfusion needs of critically injured people and raised money for Help Hope Live in honor of Zac Bradley.
Bradley, a native of Riverdale, Ga., and a former prep standout at North
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