CLAYTON STATE NEWS
February 23, 2026
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USG ELI welcomes Clayton State faculty, staff members for 2023-2024
Dr. Dwayne Hooks and Ms. Asia Hauter will both represent Laker Nation in this year’s University System of Georgia Executive Leadership Institute.
Spirited: Thirty-year staff member reflects on career at Clayton State
After working at Clayton State for 30 years, long-time staff member Heidi Benford encourages all members of Laker Nation, whether it be faculty, staff, or students, to show their school pride and continue carrying on Clayton State's family environmen...
Clayton State University, Georgia senator celebrate Constitution Day
Sen. Brian Strickland of Georgia District 17 visited Clayton State's campus to discuss the importance of the U.S. Constitution, particularly the First Amendment.
Laker poetry to be featured at Carnegie Hall
Next summer in the world-famous Carnegie Hall, the works of two Clayton State students will be featured in a composition by Dr. Terre Johnson, the former chair of Clayton State’s Visual and Performing Arts as well as a distinguished composer.
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"She is Clayton State." Dr. Victoria Foster elected as new president of GANE
On a wet, gloomy, early start to a new week at Clayton State University, Dr. Victoria Foster finds herself full of and discussing energy – not potential energy, not kinetic, just people energy … and apparently, we all need more of it.
Alumni Spotlight: Christina Zolotova
Ferrari. Verizon. South by Southwest (SXSW). The Super Bowl. These are just a few of the dozens of companies and events Clayton State alumna Christina Zolotova ’07 has worked with through her experiential marketing company, ZOLOTOVA.
Clayton State business students take home 2nd place overall in management competition
Clayton State University’s Society for Advancement of Management student chapter took home several awards, including 2ndplace in the Overall Business Skills Champions at the 2021 International Collegiate Business Skills Championship.