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Signature occasions include: “From Paws to Claws,” a series of alumni-student-networking events that welcomed over 10,000 incoming, first-year students, as well as numerous upper- class students “CAU on Broadway,” traveling to New York to support Tony Award recipient Kenny Leon’s (CC ’78) directed plays Golden Sons and Daughters (50 th class reunion) and Legacy Alumni (50-year-plus class reunions), with honoree-enhanced, ceremonial recognition as part of the annual commencement events held in May. Directing the CAU Office of Alumni Relations for more than a decade, Gatewood-Jasho traveled extensively to work with alumni locally and nationally. French said he is pleased that CAU has embraced a unique opportunity this year, establishing the Office of University History, Traditions, and Ceremonials, which he said is backed by the necessity of ensuring that the University’s evolving growth maintains an intentional degree of synergy with the distinguished history, traditions, and ceremonies that make CAU “One Exceptional University.” -more- Beginning in 2008 through July 2021, Gatewood-Jasho was CAU’s ambassador to its multi-generational alumni constituents, and she provided supervisory leadership in all alumni activities, programs, and services. He added, “Not only is she a seasoned member of our leadership team but she also has been the longest-serving Director of the Office of Alumni Relations, which has equipped her with exceptional subject-matter expertise ideally for this new role.” Given the heightened focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in recent years, Dr. “Gay-linn Jasho brings to this important role an impeccable record of outstanding accomplishments, and her extensive knowledge and strategic planning experience will help us move forward in a manner that is well planned and impactful,” said Dr. Previously, Gatewood-Jasho was Senior Director of the Office of Alumni Relations with responsibility for the direct provision of alumni services and support to 40,000-plus alumni. In this new role, Gatewood-Jasho will direct efforts to build programs that will safeguard historically significant documents, papers, artifacts, and traditions as well as ceremonial intellectual assets from CAU, along with influences of the parent institutions of Atlanta University and Clark University/Clark College. Gatewood-Jasho has been promoted to serve as the University’s first Executive Director charged with overseeing the new Office of University History, Traditions, and Ceremonials. Gatewood-Jasho Executive Director of University History, Traditions, and CeremonialsĪTLANTA (Septmber 9, 2021) − Clark Atlanta University (CAU) announced Gay-linn E. Clark Atlanta University Names Gay-linn E.