Dr. Loretta Clayton, associate dean of Graduate Studies at Middle Georgia State University, will be the keynote speaker at the Tuesday, Feb. 14, meeting of the Houston-Peach branch of the American Association of University Women. Her topic will be “Graduate Education and Women in the Twenty-first Century.”
 
The meeting begins with refreshments and networking at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 129 S. Houston Road in Warner Robins.  This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 478-971-4354.
 
Clayton is the current vice president and president-elect of the Georgia Council of Graduate Schools. She recently helped launched MGA's Graduate Student Advisory Council, which acts as an advocate for graduate students in any matter concerning academics. As associate dean of MGA's Graduate Studies, Clayton helps oversee Middle Georgia State's master's degree programs in Information Technology and Nursing. Two additional graduate degrees - the Master of Science in Management and a Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education with Initial Certification - will begin soon, pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.