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Deis
Deis Serves as Interim Dean of
The College of Business
Dr. Michael H. Deis, long-time faculty member in the College of Business at Clayton State University, became interim dean of the College of Business on Jan. 1, 2013.
Although Deis will now be serving in an administrative role, he feels that he will always be a teacher. Deis has taught at the middle school, high school, and college levels (16 years as a faculty member at Clayton State) and in 2006 was chosen from the regional and state universities’ faculty to receive the University System of Georgia’s
2005/06 Excellence in Teaching Award. He also received the College of Business’ Professor of the Year Awards for 2002, 2005, and 2010, and the University’s 2003 Alice Smith Award for Faculty. He was also the first director of the College of Business’ highly successful MBA program.
Deis, holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Management from the University of Cincinnati, an M.B.A. from the University of Dayton, and an Ed.D. from Nova Southeastern University. He is a professor of management and will continue to teach some classes, primarily strategic man- agement and performance/quality management.
Dadpay
Dadpay Appointed MBA Director
Dr. Ali Dadpay, an assistant professor of economics and finance, was appointed director of the University’s MBA program. He suc- ceeds Dr. Judith Ogden, who will return to her regular faculty duties in accounting and business law.
According to former Dean Alphonso Ogbuehi, Dadpay will be responsible for the leadership, strategic planning, management and growth of the MBA program, and his energy and vision will be an asset for the program.
Garnes Appointed
Director of Annual Fund
Clayton State University Vice President of External Relations Kate Troelstra has announced the appointment of Myisha Garnes as the University’s first director of the Annual Fund.
Garnes comes to Clayton State from the Georgia State Univer- sity Foundation Office of Annual Programs, where she was assistant director, Annual Programs.
“We are excited to have Myisha join our team,” says Troelstra. “She brings a wealth of experience in annual giving, a passion for
Garnes
the profession, and a commitment to higher education.”
“I am very excited about being a part of the Clayton State family and equally inspired by
this rewarding opportunity at an institution uniquely positioned as a leader in higher learning,” says Garnes.
Enrollment Tops 7,000
For the First Time
For the first time since opening its doors as Clayton Junior College on Sept. 29, 1969, Clayton State Univer- sity’s enrollment has surpassed the 7,000 mark.
According to figures released by Associate Vice President for Enroll- ment Management & Academic Suc- cess Dr. Mark Daddona, Clayton State’s enrollment for the fall 2012 semester was 7,145, an increase of 4.1 percent from the fall 2011 semester’s total of 6,864.
“We are very excited about our in- crease in enrollment which is two per- cent higher than our original goal for this fall,” he says. “This growth reflects months of planning and interventions at many levels of the institution in an at- tempt to increase enrollment of new and current students.”
Clayton State experienced an in- crease in freshmen, transfer, dual en- rollment, graduate, and current students. Daddona states that possible reasons include:
Identifying more strategic fresh- men recruitment locations and ap- proaches to recruiting freshmen. Developing more intentional strategies to increase the number of accepted students who enrolled (yield rate) including a new com- munication flow of print materials, emails, and phone calls.
A new freshman orientation model. Improvements in evaluating trans- fer credits sooner.
Improving dual enrollment market- ing and developed closer relation- ships with high schools.
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