- Mailing Address
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2000 Clayton State Boulevard
Edgewater Hall
Morrow, Georgia 30260 - Phone
- (678) 466-4115
- Email address
- csuinfo@clayton.edu
- Website
- https://www.clayton.edu/
- School Information
- "As universities go, Clayton State is young. That may be why we understand dreams so well. On this campus and in our classes, we see the dreams and hopes of past generations becoming our day-to-day reality. Each year, since first opening our doors in 1969, we build on those new realities, supporting dream after dream with resources, facilities, an encouraging community, and traditions that unite us under a banner of Laker pride" (Source: https://www.clayton.edu/about/history-and-traditions/). The university features over 200 full time faculty members and a total enrollment of over 7,000 students. 35 undergraduate, 8 graduate, and 6 associate degree programs are offered. The school's student to faculty ratio weighs in at 19 to 1.
- General Information
- Clayton State's Department of Social Sciences has taken several steps to incorporate DEI initiatives. In addition, a few courses offered discuss the concepts of diversity. At this time, no campus wide Critical Race Training is mandated. However, see developments below:
Actions Taken
- Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
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The Department of Social Sciences made a commitment to DEI and outlined various initiatives it plans on enacting. One such initiative is "encouraging faculty and staff participation in professional development opportunities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion."
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The Diversity and Leadership Institute at CSU is a "professional development opportunity for individuals from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to exchange information, dialogue, and engage in critical thinking exercises." Through presentations and activities, "participants will hopefully become more aware of their identities, biases, and societal positions as well as enhance their multicultural competency, and leadership skill-set; in addition, apply information and behaviors learned to social, classroom, and professional settings."
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- Program and Research Funding
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Ideal candidates for CSU's "Undergraduate Outreach & Prevention Internship Program" are "enthusiastic, organized, creative, interested in issues of diversity and multiculturalism, and possess excellent communication skills."
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CSU's "OneGoal program seeks to support low-income high school students as they endeavor to move on to higher education. According to CSU, "those from low-income communities, the majority of whom are students of color, face enormous systemic barriers to earn their degrees, an injustice made worse by COVID-19." (March 15, 2022)
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On October 26, 2020, CSU announced that it has "committed $5,0000 toward student scholarships as part of a statewide project of the Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition (GNLC) to increase the number of Black male nurses in Georgia."
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- Symbolic Actions
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On June 4, 2020, CSU highlighted a podcast where a faculty member discussed "systemic racism and its effect on African-Americans."
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The Department of Social Sciences commits to "directly addressing instances of racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, classism, homophobia, and/or religious intolerance manifested through structures, policies, practices, norms, and values as they arise within the university community."
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