Laker Connection Magazine Winter 2020 - Clayton State University

50 Years On: Clayton State University’s Bright Future

The sun sparkles off of Swan Lake as students mill around the James M. Baker University Center. Two students approaching from opposite directions recognize each other and say hello outside the doors.

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FEATURES

IN THE BEGINNING

Winter 2020 | By Allison Salerno

When Clayton Junior College opened its 54-acre campus to 924 students on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1969, expectations were high for the small institution. It was the 10th junior college operated by the University System of Georgia (USG) during a period of rapid population growth throughout the state.

CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT

Winter 2020 | By Adina Solomon

Tim Hynes is the first to admit that he doesn’t like dwelling on the past.

A FRESH START

Winter 2020 | By Kelly Petty

On a sweltering evening in Moultrie, Georgia, a group of more than 100 students, professors and volunteers unloads packs of healthcare supplies and sets up makeshift triage units at a migrant camp on one of the many farms in the small town.