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Today Congressman David Scott (D-GA) announced the inclusion of $325,000 for Clayton State University’s development of an archival graduate program in a bill that provides Fiscal Year 2008 funding for the Federal Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The House of Representatives is expected to pass the spending bill today which also includes funding for Veterans and Military projects.

The funding secured for this initiative would be used to create a Master of Arts in Archive degree program at Clayton State University. The program will be designed to meet the needs of the state, region and nation for a new generation of archivists who have both the technological sophistication and the historical perspective essential for the collection and preservation of records that are so vital to our nation’s history. Furthermore, the program will include community outreach components that will help this exciting project be shared more broadly.

“This project is an awesome opportunity to show the rest of the country the importance Georgia holds to our country’s national heritage,” stated Congressman Scott. “I am proud to have secured this funding for Clayton State University, which will help establish an archival graduate program for the citizens of Georgia and the nation. I applaud Clayton State University for their steadfast dedication in working to improve Georgia’s higher education system and choices. I urge the President to sign this bill into law.”

The program would expand an existing partnership between three institutions – Clayton State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, the Georgia State Archives and the regional federal archives – which are all located in or near the Gateway Village Development in Morrow, Georgia. The geographic relationship between the institutions brings about opportunities for educational and community service programs that are unique in the nation.

The appropriations bill now heads to the President for his signature into law or veto. 

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