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are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy,
wisdom, charity. - William Menninger
Clayton
State University - Fayette
About Clayton State - Fayette
Clayton State University opened its Clayton
State – Fayette instructional site at 1200 Commerce Dr., in
Peachtree City on Nov. 1, 2007. The facility’s dedication and
ribbon-cutting took place on Dec. 4, 2007 and the University
began offering classes on site in January, 2008.
The current enrollment in undergraduate courses
is approximately 200 students. In addition, 15 students have
enrolled in the University’s Fayette MBA program. There are
also currently 34 students enrolled in the Delta ICAAP Degree
Completion Program with an emphasis on Airline Management.
The Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia has currently approved to following degrees
for Clayton State -- Fayette: B.S. Psychology; B.A.S.
Administrative Management; R.N. to B.S.N.; B.S. in Integrative
Studies; MBA. Degree programs that may be offered in the
future pending approval by the Board of Regents include; a
B.S. or certificate in Paralegal Studies; the Master of
Science in Nursing; and the Master of Health Administration.
Most courses are taught in the evening, but
the University will be expanding courses offered during the
day. There are currently three classrooms in operation, with a
fourth classroom under construction. Many courses are offered
online and representatives from the University’s Admissions
Office, as well as course advisement officials, are already
on-site.
Clayton State Assistant Vice President of
Academic Outreach Dr. Kevin Demmitt, the director of Clayton
State – Fayette, anticipates having an enrollment of more than
250 students for the fall semester than begins in August 2008.
Continuing Education courses will also be offered beginning
this summer.
A unit of the University System of Georgia,
Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive
metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown
Atlanta.
8/7/08 (GA Education) Clayton State University has named Betty Momayezi as
its new director for the Office of Recruitment and Admissions. Momayezi most
recently held the position of associate vice president of Student Affairs at
Texas A&M...
More
7/31/08 (GA Education) Clayton State University alumni and friends, mark your
calendars, it’s time for a trip to the ballpark. The Clayton State Alumni
Association will sponsor Clayton State Night at the Atlanta Braves’ Turner...
More
7/31/08 (5:12 p.m.) With the opening of Laker Hall as the first on-campus
student housing at Clayton State University, and “move in” dates for the new
residence starting on Thursday, Aug. 14 and extending through Sunday...
More
7/26/08 (3:22 p.m.) If you saw a cap-and-gown-decorated golf
cart in the recent Peachtree City Fourth of July Parade, you might not have
needed the orange signs... More
7/16/08 (Georgia Education) Dr. Wendy A.
Burns-Ardolino has been appointed the second director of
Clayton State University’s first graduate program, the
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS). Burns-Ardolino
took over direction of the MALS on July 1, 2008 from Dr.
Thomas Barnett...
More
6/5/08 (GA Education) Beginning on June 4, the Housing staff of Clayton State
University started conducting daily tours on the University’s new student...
More
6/3/08 (GA Education)
Here’s a riddle, one with hopefully a happy ending.
Which will come first… $5 a gallon gas, or the opening of
Clayton State University’s new student housing?
Actually, there’s no guarantee that the price of gas will
stop at the $5 mark. However, Clayton State’s first
on-campus student housing is scheduled to open in August,
with the building’s dedication set for Tuesday, Aug. 12 and
the first students moving in on Thursday, Aug. 14...
More
5/4/08 (Blogpost)On Apr. 23, Clayton State University’s Michelle Craig, a student loan
coordinator, was presented an award from the National Committee for
Employer...
More
4/22/08 (Blogpost) The Spivey Hall Children’s Choir announces the
release of its third CD, I’ll Be Seeing You, now available
through Spivey Hall at Clayton...
More
6/5/08 (Hooked on History) Dr. Jared
Taglialatela, a research associate at the Yerkes National
Primate Research Center and new assistant professor of...
More
Customer Service
Initiatives Ready to Roll Out, Aug. 1
Clayton State’s Customer Service Team is preparing to
roll out two new customer service initiatives for the University, one
involving providing information (Ask Me!) and the other looking for
customer feedback (Tell Us!).
The “Ask Me!” program is a partnership between the
Customer Service Team, the Department of Campus Life and the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority that will help welcome newcomers to the University in the
week before the start of fall semester classes. Featuring welcome tents
and student volunteers wearing bright orange T-shirts, “Ask Me!” will
start three to four days prior to the start of classes on Monday, Aug.
18.
In addition to the welcome tents, other orange-clad
student volunteers will act as weekday “floaters” around campus, answering
questions and generally helping point people in the right direction(s).
Depending on the number of student volunteers – many of whom will come
from the Honors Program – the bright orange floaters will start floating
on Wednesday, Aug. 13 or Thursday, Aug. 14.
A couple of weeks before the “Ask Me!” program starts
giving out information, the Customer Service Team is set for the Aug. 1
rollout of a program that will ask for information – a standardized
customer service feedback form. “Tell Us!” customer service feedback forms
will be available in 10 to 12 boxes around campus.
This program is a new tool to measure to how
successful Customer Service is at Clayton State, and is in keeping with
the governor’s customer service initiative, which mandates a measurement
function in customer service plans.
The Clayton State University School of Graduate
Studies will be holding its next monthly informational Open House on
Tuesday, Aug. 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in room 201 of the
University’s Harry S. Downs Center.
The Open House will give prospective graduate
students a chance to learn more about the Master of Arts in Liberal
Studies, Master of Business Administration, Master of Health
Administration, and Master of Science in Nursing. The Clayton State School
of Graduate Studies regularly holds open houses on the second Tuesday
evening of each month.
State’s welcoming its first class of residential students, Clayton State
University Premiere, will take place Aug. 14 to Aug. 17 with the opening
of Laker Hall with several activities and events planned.
“This will be an historic time at the
University with the opening of the first-ever on campus housing,” says Dr.
Brian Haynes, vice president for Student Affairs. “We are encouraging
students, faculty and staff to participate in the many activities
associated with this occasion.”
“Operation Move-in” will begin in the
morning of Thursday, Aug. 14with students moving into their
rooms. Several additional activities and events are being planned and will
be released shortly for the four-day span by the Premiere Committee and
the Office of Residence Life.
As a way to welcome Clayton State University’s new
and returning students to campus, the Department of Campus Life is
scheduling Welcome Week 2008 for August 18 thru August 22.
The theme for this year’s Welcome Week is E3:Explore.
Experience. Excel. The
mission of Welcome Week is to provide events, programs and information for
students that will enhance their chances of excelling in and outside of
the classroom. The week will feature several events and programs that will
make new and returning students’ college transition and experience
memorable and productive.
Third Annual New
Student Convocation & Reception, Aug. 26
The Third Annual New Student Convocation will be held
on Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. This ceremony will
inspire, motivate and officially welcome new students to Clayton State
University. Per faculty feedback regarding last year’s program, we will
return to academic regalia for this year’s event. Please allow eight-10
weeks for turnaround time if you plan to order or rent regalia. Please
contact the University Bookstore or Linda Campbell at LindaCampbell@Clayton.edu
for additional ordering information.
The program will provide an opportunity for students
to connect with their faculty, staff and classmates. Faculty support at
last year’s event was phenomenal. Approximately 140 faculty and staff and
240 students were in attendance for the program. Your continued support
and assistance is greatly needed and appreciated.
Please look for additional information regarding this
event in the near future. If you have additional questions, please contact
Celena Milner at (678) 466-5443 or via e-mail at CelenaMilner@clayton.edu.
NARA Records Administration Conference,
Sept. 9
The Southeast Region of the National Archives and
Records Administration Director of Records Management is developing a
regional version of NARA's national Records Administration Conference (RACO),
which is held annually in Washington, DC.
The Southeast region event will take place at The Fox
Theatre in Atlanta on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, and will consist of a
keynote address by the Archivist's (of the United States) lawyer on
challenges associated with the management of ephemeral electronic records,
plus several sessions relating to disaster preparedness and response,
collaborative records management tools such as Web 2.0, records management
training, and implementation of Records Management Applications.
A buffet lunch and docent-conducted tours will round
out the event. All interested faculty and students within Atlanta's
academic community are invited. More information will be forthcoming in
Campus Review and Laker Lines.
Daniel Pyle to
Open 2008/2009 Spivey Hall Season, Sept. 13
Dr. Daniel Pyle, adjunct instructor of Music
Appreciation and Harpsichord for the Department of Music, and music
director/organist for The Church of Our Savior in Atlanta, will open the
2008/2009 Spivey Hall season on Saturday, Sept. 13, with an organ recital
presented by the Department of Music
The free concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will
feature music of Northern Germany and Scandinavia by Baroque master
Dieterich Buxtehude and Commotio by 20th-century Danish composer Carl
Nielsen.
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton
State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university
located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
