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CampusUpdate
Clayton State Welcomes
Third Group of Presidential Scholars
Clayton State University’s third class of Presidential Scholars began their full-time college careers in Morrow in August.
The Clayton State Presidential Scholars program consists of six, four-year presidential scholarships that continue annually. The Presidential Scholars supplement the University’s long-standing Honors Program.
The six recipients of the 2012 Clayton
Abigail Jenkins, Stockbridge, Ga., an hon- ors graduate of Woodland High School
Malcolm Hirsch, Atlanta, a graduate of Tucker High School, and formerly a dual en- rollment student at Georgia State University
Mariah Hunter, College Park, Ga., a grad- uate of North Clayton Comprehensive High School
State Presidential Scholarships are as follows:
Shante Mowry, Springville, Pa., a gradu- ate of Elk Lake School
Toren Carr, Peachtree City, Ga., a gradu- ate of McIntosh High School
Tracye Lamar, Ellenwood, Ga., a graduate of the Heritage Classical Study Center, and formerly a dual enrollment student at Clay- ton State
Foster
Dr. Victoria Foster
Presents on Capitol Hill
Clayton State University Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Vic- toria Foster was selected as a Nurse Faculty Scholar to make a presentation of her study, “Factors Associated with Risky Sex- ual Behaviors in Older Adults” to the Hartford Policy Leader- ship Institute in Washington, D.C.
The purpose of the Institute, held from Oct. 17, 2012 to Oct. 19, 2012, was to promote development of practical advocacy skills including communicating with policy makers, building
coalitions, and developing a rapport with staff/elected officials.
The mock hearing was held before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor
and Pensions, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, chaired by Vermont Senator Bernard Sanders. The title of the hearing was “Potential Savings with Expanded Preven- tion Services for Older Americans.”
Clayton State Ranks Third Among State Universities in Economic Impact
A report by the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth in the Terry College of Business states that the combined economic impact of the Uni- versity System of Georgia’s (USG) 35 institutions on their host communities reached $13.2 billion in Fiscal Year 2011, which is five percent higher than the $12.6 billion reported for FY 2010.
The FY 2011 study found that Geor- gia’s public university system generated nearly 132,000 jobs, or more than three percent of all the nonfarm jobs that exist in Georgia. The bottom line is that one job out of every 29 in the State of Geor- gia is due to the University System.
The Selig Center’s data showed that Clayton State University’s impact on the Southern Crescent was impressive – a $252,426,600 output impact in current dollars, and 2,311 jobs. The output im- pact is third among the USG’s 13 state universities, trailing only the much larger Kennesaw State and University of West Georgia. The jobs impact is fourth among the state universities, trailing only Kennesaw, West Georgia and Columbus State.
Last year’s (FY10) figures for Clay- ton State showed Clayton State’s output impact in current dollars at $236.2 mil- lion, and employment impact at 2,169 jobs. This represents an increase in out- put impact of 6.9 percent, and an in- crease in jobs of 6.5 percent.
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