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your university’s Campus Review Vol. 37 No.IIIServing the Clayton State Community February 11, 2005 Clayton State to Begin Health & Fitness Management Program by Lauren Baker, University Relations Interested in a career in health or wellness, the University System of Georgia at the knowledge base, HFM graduates should be corporate fitness, or exercise science? Be- Board’s February meeting. in high demand. ginning fall 2005, Clayton State will intro- duce its latest baccalaureate degree pro- “Clayton State already has a broad variety “HFM graduates will have a strong back- gram, Health & Fitness Management (HFM), of degree offerings in the health care arena, ground in both the science and application part of the University’s Health Care Man- but this is the first offering for those stu- of exercise as a health maintenance and ill- agement department in the School of Health dents interested in the preventative end of ness prevention tool,” explains Poudevigne. Sciences. health care,” says Dr. Melanie Poudevigne, “This foundation will make our graduates assistant professor and program coordina- extremely valuable in both the public and The first program of its kind in Georgia to tor for HFM. private health care arena.” combine the exercise science field with management and healthcare coursework, HFM The HFM program will include courses such And the health care arena will need Clayton will prepare graduates for a variety of entry as: Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Exer- State HFM graduates. According to the U.S. and mid-level management positions within cise Testing and Prescription, Principles of Bureau of Labor Statistics, some 264,000 the broad field of health and fitness. The Fitness, Personal Health, and Health & Fit- health and fitness jobs will be available by curriculum will not only explore the scien- ness Management. These courses will range 2010. Plus, Poudevigne says that nearly tific basis of exercise, but will also address from the study of the human body’s physi- 800,000 people in the Southern Crescent health care issues among pregnant women, ological response to exercise to the devel- are seeking exercise as a form of alternative the elderly, and persons with chronic dis- opment of the communications skills re- medicine – exercise that will not only give eases. quired for a career in the health and fitness them a healthier today, but also a healthier field. In addition to coursework, students tomorrow. With the skills learned in the HFM Clayton State’s proposal for the HFM major will also complete an internship to give them program, graduates will be able to properly was approved by the Board of Regents of hands on experience. With such a broad instruct the community in exercise. HFM cont’d, p. 15 Inside Clayton State Sets Seventh Straight Spring Semester Enrollment Record Departments: Clayton College & State University’s enrollment for the spring 2005 semester is 5,920, a Across the Campus...........................4 new record for a spring term at Clayton State. Arts Page ..........................................6 Development/Alumni ...................... 10 The previous spring mark, set in 2004, was 5,888. In fact, the current total marks the Life’s Transitions ............................ 15 seventh consecutive year that Clayton State has increased its spring enrollment. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! ............................ 16 Trivia Time ...................................... 17 Spring 1998 – 4,196 Sports.............................................. 20 Spring 1999 – 4,404 Spring 2000 – 4,447 In This Issue: Spring 2001 – 4,700 Spring 2002 – 4,748 Spring 2003 – 5,572 Nursing Receives Positive Spring 2004 – 5,888 Site Visit Report .............................2 Spring 2005 – 5,920 Martha Wicker Honored ...................3 Counseling ServicesTakes That represents a growth of 1,724 students over seven years, or a 41 percent increase Stock of Student Concerns............8 since 1998. BCAA Events ....................................9 Several factors play into Clayton State’s student boom, not the least of which is the University’s growing list of baccalaureate programs that better serve the needs of the population of the Southern Crescent, and also provide students with quick entry to… or quick advancement in… the job market. Campus Review Page 2 February 11, 2005 Department of Nursing Receives Positive Site Visit Report by Leigh Duncan, University Relations Clayton College & State Prior to leaving last Friday, University’s School of the visiting team presented Health Science’s Depart- a summary of findings not- ment of Nursing received a ing several key characteris- positive review after a Feb. tics of the program. Signifi- 2-4 accreditation site visit by cant achievements include: CCNE, the Commission on the 97.1 percent pass rate for Collegiate Nursing Educa- first time NCLEX-RN exam tion. The site visitors’ report test takers in 2004; the will be added to the faculty’s instrumental role in department’s self-study and creating, implementing, and evaluated further by the evaluating the current cur- Commission. Final action on riculum (which is congruent the accreditation is antici- with the mission, goals, and pated in October. outcomes of Clayton State); and the program itself as re- CCNE is officially recog- sponsive to both the learn- nized by the U.S. Secretary ing needs of the students, of Education as a national and the healthcare needs of accreditation agency, and Department of Nursing the entire community. serves the public interest by assessing and identifying baccalaureate addition, they met with the faculty of the The visiting team, consisting of two leaders and graduate education programs – such School of Arts and Sciences and other staff in nursing education and a clinical nurse as Clayton State’s nursing program – that members in an effort to ascertain the level leader, were particularly impressed with the engage in effective educational practices. of support the Department of Nursing re- students and their knowledge of the cur- ceives from the rest of the campus – an im- riculum and program outcomes. As a voluntary self-regulatory process, portant factor in the review process. CCNE accreditation supports and encour- “The visitors couldn’t have been more com- ages continuing self-assessment by nurs- The Clayton State nursing faculty had been plimentary of our students, both in clinical ing education programs and supports con- working for more than 18 months toward the practice and in the interviews, says Dr. tinuing growth and improvement of colle- accreditation visit, which included intensive Judith A. Plawecki, dean of the School of giate professional education. The visit by committee work and an in-depth self-study. Health Sciences. CCNE affirms the quality of existing pro- Each faculty and staff member in the de- “This is really an incredibly positive review grams by evaluating curriculum, clinical fa- partment contributed to the process in some of the nursing program,” concluded Clark. cilities, fiscal and physical resource materi- form. “This accreditation visit substantiates the als currently available, and by comprehen- “Our campus community strongly supports quality of our program and supports future sive interviews with the faculty, staff, stu- the students and faculty in the Department growth and expansion – particularly for dents, other departments within the univer- of Nursing and this support was showcased graduate study. The process validated what sity and the community at large. throughout the 3-day review,” says Dr. we already knew – that Clayton State’s nurs- The other Clayton State departments the Deborah Clark, associate dean of the School ing program has the highest quality stu- CCNE team met with include Admissions, of Health Sciences. “The visitors were very dents, faculty, clinical resources, and cur- Registrar, Financial Aid, the Library, and the impressed with the accomplishments of the riculum.” Center for Instructional Development. In nursing program.” Nominate a deserving staff member for the 2004-2005 Smith Staff Award! The Smith Staff Award Committee is currently seeking nominations for this year’s Smith Staff Award. Each staff member will receive a hard copy of the nomination form in campus mail today (February 14, 2005). For your convenience the form is also available online: http://adminservices.clayton.edu/staffcouncil/smithaward.htm. Don’t delay, nominate someone today!!! Campus Review February 11, 2005 Page 3 Martha Wicker Receives 2004 Distiguished Fellows Presentation Award from ISETL by Leigh Duncan, University Relations Martha Wicker, director of the Center for Instructional Development Plan to implement instructional strategies that promote student (CID) at Clayton College & State University was awarded the Fellow success. The objective of the presentation was to give participants Presentation Award for her presentation, “Real Action Heroes: the opportunity to discuss documented benefits of active learning, Adventures in Active Learning,” presented at the 34th Annual to search an online active learning strategy database, to share Conference of the International Society for Exploring and Learning discipline-specific applications for a selected active learning (ISETL) held in Baltimore. strategy, and to reflect on possible ways for integrating these strategies in their teaching. The Clayton State Student Success “Founded in 1970 at Purdue and the University of Windsor, ISETL Faculty Development Grant recipients (Richard Clendenning, Debra is the oldest

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