I.D.E.A.S.
Igniting New Possibilities
idea
[ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh ] any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity a plan of action; an intention a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal
“History itself is defined and propelled by the ideas of those who dared to challenge and change it.” –Ronald A. Johnson, Ph.D. President, Clark Atlanta University
President’s Vision Statement Clark Atlanta University will be a leading global institution that produces graduates who use their imagination, ingenuity and discovery skills to transform their community and the world using IDEAS that matter. These IDEAS will leverage the University’s excellence in teaching and research to creatively address the economic, social, environmental and cultural challenges of our global community.
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The future moves boldly—tearing down old assumptions, raising new constructs and creating new worlds at the speed of light. Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is committed to not just keeping pace, but setting the pace for 21st-century education. That means that we’re rethinking everything—from our curriculum to our operational efficiencies—and moving boldly forward.
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At CAU, we’re turning traditionalism on its head. Conventional ideas are for the history books. We’re peering over classroom walls to see the advantages of lessons learned by engaging the world in new and inclusive ways.
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We’re expanding the very idea of choosing a major. With “stackable credentials,” CAU undergraduates earn certifications and accreditations that make them realworld ready to compete in a marketplace that values interdisciplinary knowledge, technology acumen and a global worldview.
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“It’s most intuitive for us to think linearly when we should be thinking exponentially,” says Dr. Roy George, director of the Department for Computer Information Science (CIS) at the University. “To think about the future correctly, you need to imagine things moving at a much faster rate than they’re moving now.”
At Clark Atlanta University, we’re rising to the challenge.
Ideas That Matter I have an idea. These four simple words have the power to change the world. These are status-quo-questioning, paradigm-shifting words, and behind them are new ways of thinking about age-old challenges and the release of genius and innovation that spawn unimagined concepts, constructs and creations. President Ronald A. Johnson’s idea, or vision, for the future of Clark Atlanta University pushes aside traditional labels to make room for the institution’s ascent toward the highest echelon of education. He sees this venerable institution as being “…not just the only university in the Atlanta University Center, not just a great HBCU [historically black college/university], not simply the largest UNCF [United Negro College Fund] institution, but a great global university on the cutting edge of change.” Johnson’s vision has mobilized our community of teachers, learners, mentors, scholars, leaders, alumni and investors to reimagine, indeed re-vision, the University’s two de facto mottos: “I Will Find a Way or Make One” and “Culture for Service.” Both mottos are steeped in the University’s legacy of academic curiosity and innovation, activism, social justice and outside-the-box problem-solving. Today, both are being shaped by the demands of the new millennium. Students, professors and researchers from across campus, across the country and around the world engage in an exciting enterprise of knowledgesharing and discovery ... all in the noble pursuit of making a real and positive effect on everything from saving the planet to unifying the earth’s diverse population to making meaningful contributions to the advancement of humankind.
Ignited by the atomic power of ideas whose time is upon us, CAU is committed to delivering an education that is accessible, relevant and transformative.
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I.D.E.A.S. at Work INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND SYSTEMS THINKING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND HUMANITIES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Clark Atlanta University is a research institution devoted to business, entrepreneurship and creativity. Through our I.D.E.A.S., we are pioneering a model of competency-based education. We are reframing our degree programs to incorporate a revised core curriculum that focuses on outcome rather than input. Regardless of their major, our students perform projects that earn them certificates
upon graduation from any of the following CAU centers of intellectual knowledge or industry best practice: academic excellence in national security studies; cancer research and therapeutic development; functional nanoscale materials; high-performance polymers and composites; innovation and entrepreneurship development; undergraduate research and creativity; CAU TV; and NPR-affiliated radio station WCLK-91.9 FM.
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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• The University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development (CIED) helps transform innovative ideas into entrepreneurial opportunities. The Center has received $940, 000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce EDA for the highly competitive regional 16 economic development grant. The grant focuses on developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southwest Atlanta around urban agriculture, food distribution and technology. • Three University Innovation Fellows were selected by the prestigious Stanford University/ Venture Well program to lead peer-to-peer engagement for the Center. • Nearly 1,000 students in all sections of the Freshman Seminar were introduced to the activities of the CIED in innovation—3D printing, drone flight, hackathons—and entrepreneurship that focused on lean startup, business-model coaching and pitch competitions.
DESIGN AND SYSTEMS THINKING
I.D.E.A.S. at Work
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• The Center of Functional Nanoscale Materials is revolutionizing the science of life-saving drug delivery to the human body. Professor Khalil Shujaee, Ph.D., is working on remote-controlled nanorobots that could one day effectively treat cancer cells without impacting neighboring cells. More than 40 of his students have gone on to earn Ph.D.’s. • The University has revised its general education requirements and reengineered all of its degree programs to allow students to earn a degree in their chosen field while also earning stackable credentials that improve their marketability and competitiveness in the job market and/or preparation for post-graduate education.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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• The High Performance Polymers and Composites Center is developing and characterizing 100% bio-based renewable biodegradable composites with the goal of replacing non-sustainable, non-degradable plastics that are currently polluting the planet. • In October 2016, CAU hosted the Global Citizenship Summit, which focused on sustainability and innovation. It was organized as part of the Mellon Global Citizenship Program and the Salzburg Global Seminar. • The Metro Atlanta Urban Farm has been a Community Partner of Clark Atlanta University since 2014. Fellows from the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders have since provided 1,000 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Sahara Africa with the opportunity to hone their skills at a U.S. college or university, and to perform community service at the Metro Atlanta Urban Farm.
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ARTS AND HUMANITIES
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“Inevitably, an idea emerges that will allow me to develop a narrative or a way to juxtapose works that will be relevant and of interest to the museum’s public.” – Maurita Poole, Ph.D. Director, CAU Art Galleries
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• CAU is home to Atlanta’s only jazz radio station, NPR-affiliated WCLK-91.9 FM. It reaches more than 200,000 listeners and broadcasts traditional and contemporary jazz, gospel and blues throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area. • The Department of Music sponsors several widely known performing groups. The Philharmonic Society performs a variety of choral styles ranging from major choral works to popular repertoire. The ensemble specializes in literature drawn from the great musical storehouse of African-American tradition. The Jazz Orchestra is considered one of the finest university jazz organizations in the world. It has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Montreal International Jazz Festival in Canada and the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in Africa. • The University Museum is home to one of the largest collections of African and African-American art in the world. The CAU art galleries include the renowned, historic African-American art collection, located in Trevor Arnett Hall. The University also houses small but notable African and contemporary art collections. Highlighting these treasures is a series of six murals, titled “Art of the Negro,” painted by Hale Woodruff.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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• CAU has received nearly $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for paradigmshifting undergraduate curriculum reform. The focus is on undergraduate research. • The Undergraduate Research Symposium was inaugurated in 2016 to showcase students’ intellectual and creative talent. Students present on topics as wide ranging as the psychological impact of trauma to the biological implications of endometriosis. • The Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development is home to the world-renowned Prostate Cancer Research Center, the only center of its kind focused solely on preventing and curing prostate cancer in black men. It is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive academic prostate cancer research enterprise responsible for breakthrough investigation resulting in five patents, with more forthcoming. • Recently, the University increased research funding to nearly $14 million, reversing a trend in decreased funding. The University’s Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classification has been upgraded to Doctoral Research University—Higher Research Activity.
“At the end of the day, the success of any academic leader is not determined by titles or position, or even the number of awards and citations received. It is the success—short- and longterm—of students who enter and graduate that determines one’s efficacy. To see young scholars, artists, activists and entrepreneurs mature into critical thinkers and global citizens is compelling.”
Our enduring mission is to produce graduates who have met standards of excellence in contemporary higher education, who are creative innovators, and who have a perspective on the world and its peoples that commits them not only to excel in their professional and personal lives, but also to seek new knowledge and solutions to the problems of humankind. The way we see it, education is a powerful tool—one that remodels social systems and civic protocols to create a more just, equitable society. One that generates technologies that make our tasks easier and more expedient. And one that builds better bridges that connect us as a global community. We focus on transforming first-generation and other students of promise into scholars, leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators. These young men and women possess tremendous intellect and what we consider a sense of grit—a hunger to learn, to acquire diverse new experiences and, of course, to succeed. Our top priority is our students’ academic and career success. We provide undergraduate mentoring and coaching throughout their learning journey and have intensified our focus on undergraduate research. This ensures that students stimulate their natural curiosity and develop their investigatory prowess to formulate new questions, hypotheses and discoveries as leaders of the new millennium.
CAU is developing scholars who have the skill, knowledge and courage to execute their own ideas. Our students are futurists, and their ideas are necessary to create a better tomorrow.
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– Peter O. Nwosu, Ph.D. Provost, Clark Atlanta University
The Ideal Scholar
Profiles Queen Jonafá Tervalon Class of 2020 DISTINCTION: Coca-Cola First Generation Scholar MAJOR: Political Science HOMETOWN: Kenner, Louisiana FUTURE: Earn master’s and doctoral degrees in international relations or education; work as a U.S. diplomat in China or central Africa
Geraldine Burnette Class of 2017
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DISTINCTION: In 2017, ranked No. 1 among 275 Naval ROTC midshipmen from 94 colleges and universities nationwide. Midshipmen are ranked according to their grade point average, aptitude scores and physical fitness assessments. MAJOR: Biology HOMETOWN: Cheraw, South Carolina FUTURE: Currently in Surface Warfare Officer School in Norfolk, Va., and soon will transition to the USS Iwo Jima, Jacksonville, Fla. After fiveyear service, plans to attend Nova Southeastern University to become an optometrist. “Choosing to attend Clark Atlanta University was the best decision I could have made. The professors really helped me retain the information I needed the most. Being a biology major and having to take a year of calculus and a year of calculus-based physics for my commission into the Navy was difficult. There I was, having to take classes that were not even required to attain my degree in biology. Overwhelmed was definitely an understatement. “Clark Atlanta University led me down the perfect path. With the help of many advisers and professors along the way, I was able to get the job done! I gained enough knowledge and leadership skills to last a lifetime during my career as a naval officer. I know that attending one of the best HBCUs was the right decision for me.”
“As a Coca-Cola First Generation scholar, I am pursuing my college degree in the name of my family, as well as my career. Other first-generation college students can see that they don’t need previous examples from their families in order to have a comfortable and successful time in college. “I would like for black American women to be represented in international politics, as well as HBCUs. I hope to apply my faith, character and experiences to my career so that I can eventually inspire low-income black youth through college-prep education and HBCU advocacy later in my career.”
Kevin Baez Class of 2020 DISTINCTION: Coca-Cola First Generation Scholar MAJOR: Biology HOMETOWN: Columbus, Ohio FUTURE: Attend medical school “When you are a Coca-Cola scholar, you are accepting the challenge to become the first person in your family to attend and graduate from a four-year university. You are setting an example for your younger siblings to also receive a higher education, like you. Also, another important part of
being a Coca-Cola scholar is accepting the responsibility of helping others and giving back to the community. This is done by volunteering in community service activities, tutoring around campus or donating items to the local food bank. Overall, as a Coca-Cola scholar, you serve as a leader to your family, peers and community.
know that if they try their hardest to achieve their dream, anything is possible, no matter what statistics say or where you come from.”
“After I graduate, I plan to attend medical school. My dream is to eventually work as a physician in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, and to be a positive role model to the children there, especially to children who come from a low-income household like I did. I want them to
Scoring On and Off the Field
One of those perfect scorers,
Moses Kilpatrick, who runs cross country, also goes the distance by volunteering as a tutor and mentor at Atlanta-area schools. “Being a scholar-athlete means a lot to me,” he says. “It shows my hard work, dedication and effort pay off in the classroom where it starts, and at the finish line where it all ends.” High achievement levels in the classroom is in keeping with the mission of the CAU Athletics Department, which creates an environment that promotes academic achievement and provides resources to assist students in keeping their eye on the real prize: academic success.
“It is critical that today’s graduates have the benefit of a college education that tactically aligns with the demands of the 21st-century marketplace. Our aim is to transcend the campus footprint and traditional classroom instruction so that students are well-groomed to be competitive in the global economy.” –
Obie Clayton, Ph.D. Asa Ware Endowed Professor of Sociology
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More than half of the University’s athletes—130 total—earned a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the 2016 academic year. Ten of them scored a perfect 4.0.
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IN 1899, James Weldon Johnson, an alumnus of Atlanta University, penned a song in honor of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln that so resonated with the black community that it soon earned the title of the Negro National Anthem. “Lift Every Voice” acknowledged the stony road of a tear-watered, bloody past but, importantly, looked forward to a future path bathed in the light of God’s guidance. The song that resonated more than a century ago has relevance today, especially at Clark Atlanta University. A slight variation of the song’s title, “Lifting Every Voice,” was chosen as the theme of President Ronald A. Johnson’s inauguration. It signals CAU’s renewed commitment to raise the voices of our students who will use their education in powerful, impactful ways that will make a real difference in the world. In keeping with the University’s legacy as a civil rights bastion, CAU is raising the baton to lead the community, country and the world in lifting the voices of the marginalized or silenced, and to amplify diverse voices from every station—social and geographic—of life so that all have equal opportunity to contribute to the global marketplace of ideas.
Honor Roll of Idealists Many individuals have proven that the “Spirit of Greatness” was upon the founding institutions of Clark Atlanta University and is alive and well today. Among the University’s many notable alumni are Carl Ware, retired vice president of the Coca-Cola Company; Hamilton Bohannon, renowned music producer; Billye S. Aaron, T.V. pioneer, educator and philanthropist; and James Weldon Johnson, poet who penned “Lift Every Voice” (the Negro National Anthem) and national organizer for the NAACP in 1920.
Bomani Jones (Clark Atlanta University, Class of 2001) “…What I do with radio—whether it’s an issue large or small—is cut through the noise and very simply explain what is actually going on.” Emmy Award-winning sports journalist and radio talk show host who has been contributing to ESPN as a writer and commentator for more than a decade. He has interviewed guests ranging from sports legends to political figures, and from artists to activists. Jones currently hosts “The Right Time with Bomani Jones” on ESPN Radio and ESPNradio.com. The live show covers sports, pop culture, social topics and all things trending. He makes regular appearances on ESPN’s round table discussion show, “Around the Horn.”
(Clark Atlanta University, Class of 2000) “…Take action and take the first step to propel the next steps.” National head of African-American Community Engagement at Google, and co-founder and CEO of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network. She is the author of the top-selling book, The Girlprint, a mentorship guide for women. She served in the Obama administration as the deputy director of public affairs for the International Trade Administration and as the National Youth Vote director for the 2012 Obama for America campaign. She earned a bachelor’s in political science from Clark Atlanta University.
“We must choose a new trajectory, one that anticipates and embraces new realities, so that our voices will be inclusively woven into the fabric of tomorrow.” – President Robert A. Johnson
Emmanuel Lewis
(Clark Atlanta University, Class of 1997) “I love Clark Atlanta University because it was a breeding ground for creativity. We had professors who encouraged us to think out the box and gave us keys to aggressively challenge ourselves and our resources.” Best known for playing the title character in the 1980s television sitcom, “Webster.” He graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 1997 with a degree in theater arts.
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“The University has been blessed to have a tremendous community of nearly 40,000 alumni worldwide who have defied the odds and have set standards upon which our students and future alumni have clear examples of success and community responsibility.” –
Getchel L. Caldwell II Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement and University Relations
Lewis Wooten
(Atlanta University, Class of 1980) “I want to … help rewrite textbooks and enable discoveries that will expand our knowledge of our world and our universe.” NASA mission director who joined the agency as an engineer on NASA’s Spacelab missions and served as the director of the Mission Operations Laboratory in the Payload Operations Integration Center. He earned a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Atlanta University in 1980.
Kenny Leon
Kenya Barris
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(Clark Atlanta University, Class of 1996) “…We want to do relevant and current things.” Writer, producer and creator of numerous television shows, including the critically acclaimed “Black-ish,” which follows a black family man’s struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his children in a predominantly white, upper-middleclass neighborhood. He also co-created and produced “America’s Next Top Model” with Tyra Banks, and is author of This Is Basic Sh*t: Uncensored Thoughts from a Black Dude about Stuff We Know and Are Shocked You Don’t. He is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University.
C. Marilyn Strickland
(Clark Atlanta University, Class of 1992) “We must ensure that communication is proactive, robust and a true dialogue.” Second African-American, first Asian-American and the second woman to serve as mayor of Tacoma, Washington, the state’s third largest city. Her vision is “to raise Tacoma’s profile” as a Pacific Rim city with global aspirations. She received a master’s degree from Clark Atlanta University.
Helen Smith Price
(Atlanta University, Class of 1981) “We are going to do some things differently here — unapologetically.” Vice president of Global Community Affairs for The Coca-Cola Company and president of The Coca-Cola Foundation, where she manages the day-to-day operations of grant-making, financial requirements and regulatory compliance for domestic and international philanthropy. She earned her MBA from Atlanta University.
(Clark College, Class of 1978) “In telling the story, I’m always exploring, discovering.” Acclaimed director and playwright notable for his work on Broadway and in regional theater. He is considered Broadway’s leading African-American director. In 2014, he won the Tony Award for Best Director of a Play for “A Raisin in the Sun” and became the first director named to the Denzel Washington Chair at Fordham University. He is a graduate of Clark College and received honorary doctorates from Clark Atlanta and Roosevelt universities.
Lamont Smith, Esq.
(Clark College, Class of 1978) “Learn how to do it, start your own, and then you don’t have to have your hand out.” President and founder of All Pro Sports & Entertainment, Inc., a successful sports and entertainment management firm. He graduated from Clark College with a bachelor’s in communications.
James Bennett
(Clark College, Class of 1976) “The nurturing and encouraging experience at Clark College prepared me for the rigors of medical school and my subsequent career as a leader in the urology medical field.” President and CEO of Atlanta’s Midtown Urology and Midtown Urology Surgical Center, Bennett is an activist for prostate cancer education. He is the first Georgia-based urologist to freeze the prostrate gland to kill abnormal cancer cells. He performs clinical trials, authors urological articles and conducts medical symposiums. He teaches urology at Emory School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine.
To read more about our alumni, visit our website at cau.edu.
About Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education with a predominantly African-American heritage. It offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees, as well as certificate programs, to students of diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
“They refused to pin their futures to heritage or the status quo, but sought instead to pursue a revolutionary idea— the promise of an education—an idea that truly mattered.” – President Johnson
The University offers 38 major areas of study through its four schools. The highest enrolled undergraduate fields are biology, business administration, criminal justice, mass media arts and psychology. The School of Arts and Sciences is comprised of four divisions: Natural Science and Mathematics, Social Sciences, Humanities and Communication Arts. The School of Education is committed to the belief that every child can learn—regardless of language, culture, ethnicity, perceived ability and/or
circumstance. Moreover, the school asserts that every learner deserves an opportunity to maximize his or her potential. The School of Business Administration has produced the nation’s largest number of African-American MBAs and is one of the top 10 producers of AfricanAmerican business professionals in the nation. The school’s enrollment is one of the largest pools of African-American business students in the nation, representing more than 40 states and 30 countries. The Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work is the first historically black college or university to be accredited by the American Association of Schools of Social Work (now the Council on Social Work Education) and the first school of social work in the state of Georgia. The school enjoys a strong academic pedigree, an appreciation for innovative research and critical analysis, and a passion for transformative policymaking that creates meaningful change.
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CAU was formed with the consolidation of Atlanta University and Clark College, both of which hold unique places in the annals of African-American history. Atlanta University, established in 1865 by the American Missionary Association, was the nation’s first institution to award graduate degrees to African-Americans. Clark College, established four years later in 1869, was the nation’s first four-year liberal arts college to serve a primarily African-American student population. Today, with nearly 4,000 students,
CAU is the largest of the four institutions (CAU, Morehouse College, Spelman College and Morehouse School of Medicine) that comprise the Atlanta University Center Consortium. It is also the largest of the 37-member UNCF institutions.
CAU Quick Facts Leveraging its distinctive history, Clark Atlanta University is an urban research university that transforms the lives of students and their communities by preparing citizen leaders to be problem-solvers through innovative learning programs; supportive interactions with faculty, staff, and students; exemplary scholarship;
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– Clark Atlanta University Mission Statement
Established in 1988 Private, Not-for-Profit United Methodist Church Affiliation Coeducational, Residential
FALL 2016 ENROLLMENT Total Students: 3,884 Female: 70% Male: 30% In-State: 40%; Out-of-State: 53%; International: 7%
PARENT INSTITUTIONS Atlanta University (1865) Clark College (1869)
AREAS OF STUDY 38 Unique Areas of Study Schools: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Social Work
DEGREES OFFERED Bachelor’s Master’s Specialist Doctoral
FACULTY 171 (Full-Time) Student-Faculty Ratio: 15:1 Faculty with Terminal Degrees: 81% Tenured Faculty: 67% 2017-18 TUITION AND FEES Undergraduate Tuition and Fees: $21,892 Room and Board: $9,338 Graduate Tuition: $887 per credit hour
ATHLETICS NCAA Division II/SIAC Men’s varsity teams in UNIVERSITY MASCOT baseball, basketball, crossPanther country and football Women’s varsity teams in basketball, track and field, softball, tennis and volleyball
Clark Atlanta University was originally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in 1988 and was last reaffirmed in 2016. Accreditation by SACSCOC allows our students to have access to federally subsidized financial aid and ensures that CAU courses and degrees will be recognized regionally and nationally. A successful reaffirmation is essential to our ability to function as an institution of higher education, and it is also an opportunity to engage in a campuswide self-assessment. Clark Atlanta University is classified by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as R2: Doctoral Universities – Higher Research Activity.
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About Atlanta, Georgia Clark Atlanta University is situated on 126 acres in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta offers numerous and diverse cultural and historical centers, museums, sports venues, concerts halls and other attractions. At the Center for Civil and Human Rights, patrons can sit at a lunch counter that simulates the experience of sit-ins to protest segregation during the civil rights movement, then walk across the plaza to the World of CocaCola to sample beverages from around the globe. Home to the 1996 Summer
Olympic Games, the city boasts an array of interesting sites to explore, from the childhood home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the recently refurbished Cyclorama, a cylindrical panoramic painting of the Civil War Battle of Atlanta. A commerce hub, Atlanta is home to more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies, including Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Chick-fil-A, UPS, Delta Air Lines, Aflac and SunTrust Banks. Additionally, the city is rapidly becoming a major player in the film and music industries, and Forbes magazine recently ranked Atlanta
No. 3 in its listing of “5 U.S. Cities Poised To Become Tomorrow’s Tech Meccas.” Atlanta is also a robust college town. Nearly 250,000 students matriculate at one of the city’s 57 colleges and universities. In a recent ranking of America’s best college towns, WalletHub placed Atlanta No. 12 in a list of 415 cities and towns. With its abundance of business, cultural and social opportunities, Atlanta is an enriching and exciting extension of the college experience.
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