Claflin University

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Claflin University
Meeting theWorkforceDemands

• The World Needs Visionaries

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Professional and Continuing Studies
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Professional and Continuing Studies

• Jan Bowman, Ph. D.
• Dean, School of Professional and Continuing
  Studies
• B.S., University of Louisiana at Monroe
• M.Ed., University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

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Professional and Personal Enrichment

• Upgrading and Enhancing Professional Skills to be
  competitive
• Non-Credit Continuing Education Units
• Certifications
• International Relations and Business Development
• Personal Enrichment
• Advanced Computer Skills
• Business Etiquette

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Degree Completion Programs

• Developed for Adult Learners
• Claflins program is augmenting a highly
  competitive labor force
• Leveraging intellectual capital within the region
• Making workforce more globally competitive
• Replacing an aging workforce
• Respond to Specific Community Groups, Community
• Law Enforcement and Community Goals
• Promotions and Community Leadership
• Bachelor Degree Completion
• Criminal Justice/Sociology
• Organizational Management
• Education
• Globally Competitive Professional Internships

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Business and Corporate Customized Training

• Corporate University
• Claflin University Advantages
• Turn-Key Operation
• Employer-Specific
• On-Site Training
• Convenient Times
• Short courses for credit and non-credit
• Upgrade skills in existing areas
• Managerial Skills
• Forecasting for future development
• Fast-Track
• Recruiting Experts
• Interactive Learning
• Experts from the field with real-world experience
• Employer Input, Evaluation and Consultation

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On-Site and Off-Site Campuses

• Current Sites
• Aiken (Savannah River Site)
• Beaufort
• Claflin University
• Fort Jackson
• West Columbia
• Working with Future Sites
• Myrtle Beach
• Columbia (State Law Enforcement Academy)
• Greenville

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Claflin Your Lifetime University

• Claflin is helping this region develop its
  competitive edge
• Knowledgeable Workforce
• Competitive Workforce
• Supporting a dynamic Global Economy for South
  Carolina
• Claflin University is constantly evolving to meet
  the demands of todays and tomorrows workforce

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Claflin Your Lifetime University

• Claflin Universitys Continuing Education
  Programs Create Success
• Educating and enhancing the skills of a global
  and aging workforce
• Creating relationships with business and industry
  for advanced customized training
• Claflins Professional and Continuing Education
  Programs Your Lifetime University!

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School of Business
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School of Business

• Tara H. Saracina, CPA, MBA, ABD
• Chair, Department of Business Administration
• 2008 SCICU Professor of the Year
• 2008, 2006 School of Business Professor of the
  Year, Claflin University
• 2008 Undergraduate Professor of the Year,
  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• 15 Years Corporate Accounting and Finance
  Experience
• Small Business Accounting

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School of Business

• Emphasis on a comprehensive multicultural
  education in commerce
• Claflin Universitys School of Business is
  Preparing the Workforce of the Future!
• Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in
• Accounting
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Accredited by the Association of Collegiate
  Business Schools and Programs

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Preparing Global Thinkers

• Global topics across the curriculum
• London MBA Program
• Faculty bring international background and
  experiences to the classroom
• Study abroad programs
• International Business Ethics Case Study
  Competition
• SIFE visit to England

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Preparing Leaders

• Leadership course in curriculum
• Leadership roles in Student Organizations bolster
  skills, job prospects
• Executive Lecture Series
• Professional Development Seminars
• MBA further management careers

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Preparing Entrepreneurs

• Positive Outlook for Entrepreneurship in the
  State of South Carolina
• Courses focus on building ownership skills
• Faculty are small business owners
• Business Plan Competitions for Student
  Entrepreneurs
• Successful small business owners share knowledge
  in student seminars
• Center for Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurial Winners

• National Entrepreneurship Memberships
• Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
• National Awards
• SIFE USA Regional Competition Champions 2005-2007

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Success Stories

• Presidential Award Winners and Valedictorians
• Placement of Graduates
• Wall Street
• Big 4 accounting firms
• Fortune 500 Corporations
• Small Business Owners
• Post-Graduate Studies

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School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Building Human Capital in the Sciences

• Angela Peters, Ph.D.
• Chair, Chemistry Department
• B.S. Chemistry, Hampton University
• M.S. Chemistry, Hampton University
• Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of South Carolina
• 2005 SC Governors Professor of the Year
• 2004 National Millennium Award for Excellence in
  Teaching
• 2004 James E. Hunter Teaching Award
• Garnered 7 Million in External Funding for
  Claflin University

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Majors

• Department of Biology
• Biology
• Bioinformatics
• Biotechnology
• Environmental Science
• Department of Chemistry
• Chemistry (ACS certified)
• Biochemistry
• Environmental Science

• Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
• Management Information Systems
• Mathematics Education
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Engineering
• 3 2 at Clemson
• 3 2 at SC State

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Programs Accreditations

• Accredited Chemistry Program American Chemical
  Society
• South Carolina Center for Biotechnology
• Master of Science in Biotechnology
• Dual Degree Program

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Research

• Current Grants
• 13.5 million for 2007-2008
• Future Grant Applications
• Genetic Engineering
• Mutations in the active sites of proteins that
  are involved in DNA replication
• Sensors that detect biological and chemical
  weapons

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State-of-the-Art Instrumentation

• 700 MHz NMR
• 300 MHz NMR
• Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• Capillary Electrophoresis
• UV-Vis

• Fourier Transform IR
• High Performance Liquid Chromatograph
• Fast Performance Liquid Chromatograph
• Spectrofluorometer
• Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer

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Our Students

• Placements of Graduates
• Undergraduate research/internships
• Collaborations with local industry and K-12
  school system

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Claflin University

• The World Needs Visionaries