The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, usually just called Provost, is the chief academic officer for the University. All academic colleges, schools, divisions, and other academic units report to the Provost. The Provost approves all curricula and academic policies. Appeals from decisions made in other academic units are handled by the Associate Provost and decided by the Provost in accordance with University Policy.

DIVISION OF ACADEMIC SERVICES

Bradley R. Rice, Associate Vice President

Library Building, downstairs

770-961-3612 or 3538

The Division of Academic Services includes the following Offices and Centers, which serve the needs of students and faculty at Clayton State:

· Center for Academic Assistance

· Library

· Testing Center

· Office of Experiential Learning

· Center for Instructional Development

In addition, the Division of Academic Services coordinates the activities of the Study Abroad Program and the Honors Program.

LIBRARY

Robert Fox, Director

Library Building, upper level

770-961-3520

Clayton State University’s Library is located in a modern two-story building of 56,000 square feet. The library’s services and collections are housed on the upper level, with the lower level of the building containing Media Services, the Center for Academic Assistance, and other offices.

The library has a reference and circulating print collection of nearly 90,000 volumes. In addition, the library subscribes to 750 periodicals, back issues of which are retained in bound volumes or on microfilm. Several microfilm and microfiche reader/printers are available for scanning and copying the more than 180,000 microforms housed in the library. Reserve materials and audio-visual software may be checked out from the circulation desk; the library owns more than 16,000 pieces of audio-visual software, including slides, videotapes, audiotapes, compact discs, and filmstrips.

Through the OCLC/SOLINET network, the library has access to the book and periodical holdings of nearly 14,000 academic, public, and special libraries. A well-developed interlibrary loan program enables students, faculty, and staff to borrow books and copies of articles not available at the Clayton State University Library. Interlibrary loan service is usually available at no cost or a very modest cost to the user and may be initiated from the library’s web page.

The Clayton State University Library participates in GALILEO, the statewide library initiative. GALILEO provides access to numerous periodical and information databases and over 2,000 full-text periodicals. Additionally, the library subscribes to several other electronic and CD-ROM databases.

The library utilizes an online catalog. Over 100,000 books, periodicals, and audio-visual materials are listed on this computer database, all of which can be searched by author, title, subject, or keyword.

The library seats 450 persons at tables and study carrels, and specially adapted carrels have been designed for audio-visual playback. Sixty carrels are equipped with Internet connections. Other library facilities available to students include a change machine, photocopiers, and an audiotape cassette duplicating machine for non-copyrighted audiotapes.

The library is currently open 81 hours per week with librarians and well-trained support staff available to assist students in using library materials and equipment. Bibliographies for many subject areas have been prepared and are available on the library’s web page. Library orientation classes are designed and conducted for those instructors requesting them, and special sessions are created for students needing individual attention.

The library welcomes suggestions for improvements in its service and materials. Users may speak directly to the library staff or may put their written suggestions or recommendations in the library’s suggestion box on its web page.

CENTER FOR ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE

F. Richard Reynolds, Director

Kathy Garrison, Coordinator of Learning Support Math

Penny Miller, Coordinator of Learning Support Reading & English

Leslie Meadows, Coordinator of Individualized Assistance

Library Building, lower level

770-961-3470

The Center for Academic Assistance (CAA) serves students with two programs: Learning Support and Individualized Assistance.

Learning Support Program. The Learning Support faculty teach developmental courses in English, reading, mathematics, and college skills designed to prepare students for college-level classes. Based on placement test scores, some students are required to enroll in Learning Support courses. Other students may choose to take Learning Support courses for review and/or to meet prerequisites even though they are not required to do so. For details about Learning Support admission and progression requirements, see Chapters Two and Four.

The CAA also coordinates the Regents Testing Program (RTP), and the Learning Support Program conducts formal remediation courses for students who have not passed the RTP.

Individualized Assistance Program. Students are offered a comfortable, supportive environment where they work independently or with personalized assistance as needed. The peer-tutor program is the principal focus of individualized assistance. In addition, students may have access to group study sessions, in-person and online workshops, skills-oriented courses, educational software, audio and/or video instructional materials, and text and web resources. Particularly emphasized are those academic skills (reading, writing, and math) important in every major, the use of educational technology, and the development of study strategies for working through difficult concepts and materials. Services are available at no charge to currently registered Clayton State students. Members of the community not enrolled in the University have access to the Center’s resources through the Academic Skills Tune-Up course offered by the Office of Continuing Education.

TESTING CENTER

Sharon Stufflebean, Director

Library Building, lower level

770-961-3445

The Testing Center administers standardized testing and secure WebCT tests. The Testing Center, has facilities for both paper-and-pencil and computerized tests, including:

· Admission and placement exams (SAT, ACT, COMPASS, Accuplacer)

· diagnostic/prescriptive tests

· the Regents’ Test

· the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and other tests providing credit by exam

· competency tests satisfying the Georgia Legislative Requirements

· exit assessments for Learning Support courses in English, reading, and math (COMPASS)

· writing assessments for admission to or progress in major programs (e.g., Nursing)

· selected outcomes assessments (e.g., ETS Field Test in Business)

· secure WebCT exams, and

· independent study exams for college-level courses.

OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Angelyn Hayes-Cheyne, Director

Library Building, lower level

770-961-4186

Experiential Learning at Clayton State University provides students with opportunities to create durable and meaningful connections between education and all other aspects of life. Students complement their academic learning with practical experience in a work setting related to their programs of study or career goals. Experiential learning benefits the local community by encouraging cooperation between the University and area organizations while providing the regional employment community with better prepared employees.

Experiential Learning includes cooperative education, internships, applied learning, service learning, and volunteerism. Most programs of study offer credit for experiential learning, and may include experiential learning as a degree requirement. Students should refer to specific program requirements regarding required and optional internships. Students who do not earn credit may receive non-credit transcript documentation for participating in cooperative education or internship.

Students interested in cooperative education and/or internships should work with their academic advisors and the Office of Experiential Learning.

Students must have met the following minimum standards to be eligible for participation in Experiential Learning:

· Complete at least one full semester at Clayton State University;

· Earn the appropriate number of credit hours (baccalaureate program—30 hours; associate program—18 hours; certificate—12 hours);

· Maintain Good Academic Standing;

· Complete all course prerequisites;

· Obtain prior approval from the Director of Experiential Learning and the appropriate faculty coordinator. This involves providing evidence that the experience is directly related to the student’s area of study.

Note: Academic departments as well as local organizations and businesses reserve the right to establish higher minimum requirements. The Grade and Academic Appeals process described earlier in this chapter applies to appeals related to experiential learning.

After a student is offered and accepts an experiential learning position, he or she must articulate clear learning objectives on the Experiential Learning Agreement Form. The Form provides a statement of understanding between the student, the University, and the host organization and is used to document student progress. Any student who fails to submit a completed Agreement Form by the deadline is subject to being withdrawn from the course.

CENTER FOR INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Martha Wicker, Director

University Center, first floor (effective late Fall 2003)

770-9601-4277

The Center for Instructional Development (CID) works with faculty members to improve instruction in a variety of ways, especially through the use of instructional technology. A state-of-the-art faculty lab and other facilities in the new University Center help keep Clayton State a leader in using technology to enhance teaching and learning. The CID works especially closely with the faculty of the Communication and Media Studies program in order to give students in that program significant hands-on experience.

STUDY ABROAD AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Robert Welborn, Director

Arts & Sciences 110

770-960-5189

Clayton State University currently participates in study abroad programs sponsored by the European, African, Asian, and Americas Councils of the University System of Georgia. Information on these programs may be obtained from the office of the Director of International Studies. These summer programs offer students the opportunity to enjoy up to five weeks of residence in a college environment abroad while earning academic course credit. Financial aid and HOPE scholarship funds may be used for these programs. Clayton State also participates in a student exchange program with the University of Northumbria in Newcastle, England, in which students can study for a semester or academic year abroad, with the credit earned counting toward their academic program at Clayton State University.

The Director also maintains information on numerous other study abroad programs offered by colleges and universities throughout the state and country.

Clayton State students have participated in programs in England, France, Italy, Spain, and Russia.