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CampusUpdate
Clayton State Makes 440 Dreams Real
Some 440 dreams were made real at Clayton State University on Saturday, Dec. 8. The University’s annual fall commencement ceremony saw 440 individuals awarded their undergraduate or master’s degrees as part of two ceremonies in what Clayton State President Dr. Thomas J. Hynes described as, “a very important day for
our graduates and their families. This was a really exceptional event.”
Speaking to the graduates from the colleges of Business, Health, and Information and Mathematical Sciences at the 9 a.m. ceremony was Dr. Willie Cochran, Jr., senior
vice president, Medical Affairs/CMO at Southern Regional Medical Center.
The keynote speaker at the noon ceremony for the graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences was Roosevelt Giles, founder of IMS/EndPoint Consulting Group, and vice chairman of the Board of Atlanta Life Financial Group, Herndon Capital Man-
agement.
New Traditions. Made Real.
Clayton State Needs Your Help with Alma Mater
Clayton State University wants to hear from you! We are currently in the process of creating a new alma mater that will represent the heart of Clayton State, reminding us all of the special place it holds in our lives.
What are the words and phrases that remind you of Clayton State University? Please share them with us at the alma mater website: www.clayton.edu\almamater. Let your voice be heard!
The Loch Shop Launches New Custom
Fan Shop: www.claytonstategear.com
Todd Smith, manager of the University’s Loch Shop, has announced the launch of www.claytonstategear.com, the official online store for Clayton State Athletics devoted exclusively to selling Laker athletic gear. The new site should have between 300 to 500 products available online, and will continue to add new products throughout the year.
Clayton State Strikes Gold Twice at the Chancellor’s Customer Service Awards
Clayton State struck gold twice at the 2012 University System of Georgia’s (USG) Chan- cellor’s Customer Service Awards, held at Clayton State’s Student Activities Center.
Pat Barton, Clayton State director of fi- nancial aid, won the gold medal award for Out- standing Customer Service Leadership Award. Clayton State’s IT help desk, The HUB, won the gold medal award for Front Desk Support Excellence.
Although all 35 institutions in the Univer- sity System submit nominations for the yearly Chancellor’s Customer Service Award pro- gram, only nine were represented among the finalists, and only one other USG institution had two gold medal winners among the six award categories, meaning Clayton State won a third of the gold medals for 2012.
Pat Barton
The HUB
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