Ninth annual Give Day finishes with over $2M

Clemson University celebrated its ninth annual Give Day on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. During this 24-hour marathon of generosity, 3,930 donors gave an impressive $2,055,178.

Cooking Capable series seeks to ‘change the world’ one meal at a time

Cooking Capable is a series of workshops to teach differently abled youth to prepare simple, affordable, nutritious and delicious meals — and it is Ivy Prince’s brainchild, conceived along a journey that began with the South Carolina 4-H Healthy Habits Summit in Columbia.

4-H brings leadership skills to SC youth through Pinckney program

Growing to three locations for the first time in 2024, the South Carolina 4-H Pinckney Leadership Round-up brings middle- and high-school students from diverse backgrounds together for hands-on skill sessions and critical dialogue with like-minded student leaders and higher-education professionals.

Clemson Extension program building better leaders for SC communities

Clemson, South Carolina — The Extension Emerging Leadership Initiative (EELI) was created to develop leaders who exemplify professionalism and integrity and inspire others, and as it prepares for its fourth cohort, the proof of its success is in the proverbial pudding. […]

South Carolina youth show off shooting skills at national 4-H event

State Champs also crowned in 4-H shotgun project Grand Island, Nebraska — The 4-H Shooting Sports program aims to teach youth marksmanship, safe use of firearms, principles of hunting and archery, and more, and four South Carolinians hit their targets […]

County Extension agents honored with Lever Hall of Fame induction

Although he never knew his namesake, Frank Lever III recalls that his grandfather believed the act of Congress that created a nationwide Extension system in America was “almost entirely a product of South Carolina thinking.” And at a ceremony in […]

Biologist receives NSF CAREER grant to study how, why flower colors change even when pollinators don’t

Flower colors vary, and some of that diversity is explained by color preference of different pollinator groups. But in some plant species, flower color differs between populations even though the pollinators are the same. Clemson biologist Matthew Koski has received a $1.04 million National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career Development Award to assess whether and how flower color evolves without major shifts in dominant pollinators.

Alston Award winner Coleman respected around SC for hard work, integrity

After more than three decades of service to Clemson University, first as a “trailblazer” in governmental affairs and now as director of its agricultural research outpost in Columbia, Kathy Coleman has been recognized for bringing positive visibility to South Carolina’s […]

Burns brings lifetime of experience to helm of South Carolina 4-H

After serving 4-H in nearly every possible capacity since joining her local club as a kid who had just gotten her first horse, Ashley Burns is stepping into a new role that takes advantage of all those experiences: South Carolina […]

S.C. 4-H joins in weeklong celebration of the power of youth

It’s often been said knowledge is power, and South Carolina 4-H Youth Development believes in the power of young people — and brings opportunity to glean that knowledge directly to kids from all backgrounds. The week of Oct. 2-8 marked […]

The fiscal wizard of Tigertown

One might expect John Alexander to be rather dry and solemn, as the man who controls $1 billion for Clemson, but he is neither of those things. He is good-natured and quick with a laugh because he is very good at what he does.

$5M Google.org grant helps South Carolina youth get connected

Young people in rural and underserved South Carolina communities can now get connected — to technology, resources and training — thanks to a $5 million grant from Google.org to the National 4-H Council. The grant is aimed at expanding computer […]

Clemson Extension agents honored on national stage for local impact

Clemson Cooperative Extension professionals were honored recently with a slew of awards on the national level to recognize the impact they are making on their respective local ones. Clemson Extension garnered five National Award Winners at the 2022 National Association […]

Young Sandlappers show prowess on big stage at national wildlife contest

After a smooth return to an in-person setting for the annual state contest after two years away, the South Carolina Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) kept its momentum rolling right onto the national stage — bringing home another National Championship […]

4-H’ers from across SC learn life lessons from Clemson gridiron legend

Just like the game that decided the 2016 college football national champion, this year’s South Carolina 4-H State Congress featured boisterous applause throughout and ended with tears of joy on Clemson University’s campus. Not that many of the youth present […]