Up to 15 students will have the opportunity to practice servant leadership first-hand in the spring semester as part of an experiential learning opportunity that will take them to Puerto Rico. Open to all business majors, Servant Leadership Abroad is […]
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Student Affairs Talk: Olivia Loynes
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of the “Student Affairs Talk” podcast for 2019-20. Communications Director for Student Affairs Philip Sikes visits with various leaders from the staff and student communities. This week’s featured guest is Olivia Loynes, a […]
Clemson University to celebrate Military Appreciation Week Oct. 28-Nov. 2
Clemson University will celebrate its rich heritage in the armed forces by hosting Military Appreciation Week from Monday, Oct. 28, through Saturday, Nov. 2. Each day will feature at least one program or event designed to support, recognize or advocate for Clemson’s military community, culminating with the annual Military Appreciation Day football game on Saturday.
Student Affairs recognizes outstanding staff for years of service to Clemson
For years, Elaine White was a radiology supervisor in Redfern Health Center. She retired for a short period of time before the pull of Student Health Services lured her back as a radiology technician. White was recognized Tuesday morning at […]
Meet a Tiger: Hugo Sanabria, associate professor of physics and astronomy
Hugo Sanabria looks into the smallest places to find answers to life’s biggest questions. An associate professor doing research in biophysics, Sanabria joined Clemson’s physics and astronomy department in 2014 and went about designing and building a microscope that could zoom in to a single molecule and measure its movement in time and space.
Project Life Movement comes into focus during Clemson’s Live Well Week
On Wednesday, Sept. 25, several groups will come together at Cox Plaza in front of Edgar A. Brown University Union to set up a health fair as part of Live Well Week on Clemson’s main campus. Among them is a […]
Clemson’s College of Education adopts four-year undergrad advising model amid enrollment gains that defy national trends
This fall, Clemson’s College of Education has become the first on campus to adopt a college-wide, four-year advising model for its undergraduates. College leadership and student advisors worked collaboratively to develop this approach, which they say aligns the college more […]
Meet a Tiger: John Hoyt, director of security infrastructure and operations
John Hoyt and his team go to war every day with an enemy that is nameless, faceless and lives in the electronic ether where it can literally be any place, any time. It’s akin to battling ghosts, but don’t be […]
Wanted: Ambassadors to tell the College of Business story
A few good young men and women are being sought for College of Business ambassadorships. To qualify for the College of Business Recruitment Ambassadors (COBRA), candidates will need good communication skills, a positive attitude and must be passionate about Clemson […]
Meet a Tiger: Meg Williamson, Plant Disease Diagnostician
Clemson University’s main campus covers some 17,000 acres, but the Tiger paw also adorns dozens of satellite campuses and research centers placed across the entire expanse of South Carolina. One of those orange dots on the map is the Plant […]
Architecture + Health program director David Allison receives lifetime achievement and Changemaker awards
David Allison, director of the graduate program in Architecture + Health at Clemson University, has received two national honors as a leader in health care design and architecture: The American College of Healthcare Architects Lifetime Achievement Award and the Center for Health Design’s Changemaker Award.
Campus-wide Sales Club agenda features networking, development
Two new course offerings and a Sales Club whose calendar is loaded with development opportunities are clear signs the College of Business’ Sales Innovation Program is in full gear for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Sales Innovation Program is one […]
Underrepresented students find sense of community as CONNECTIONS welcomes its largest cohort
Through the initiative, students gain opportunities for transformation through one of five pillars — personal development, academic engagement, culture and diversity, involvement and a support network.
Meet a Tiger: Altheia Richardson
This Tiger’s role allows her to engage with colleges, divisions and commissions that are developing plans to address diversity, equity and inclusion. Meet Altheia Richardson.
Tigers United Announces Save-The-Tiger Summit, Awareness Week
As Clemson University’s Tigers start the year off No. 1 in college football, Tigers United University Consortium is bringing attention to the dire situation facing wild tigers across the globe. Only 3,900 tigers remain in the wild—worldwide. Our mascot faces […]
Clemson alumna fights back after brush with death to pursue special education career
After the accident, people told Kelsey Simms many things. The police told her she drove her car 60 miles per hour into the back of a stopped—and thankfully childless—school bus. They told her that when her Honda Civic hit, the […]
2019 President’s Leadership Institute: Meet the staff
The fourth cohort of the President’s Leadership Institute began this month, with 25 faculty and staff members participating in the prestigious nine-month leadership development program. Introduced by President Jim Clements in 2016, each year’s PLI exposes Clemson’s faculty and staff […]
Meet a Tiger: Taimi Olsen, director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation
Taimi (pronounced “Time-ee”) Olsen loves nothing more than immersing herself in the written word. Reading became her happy place early on in life. “I was kind of introverted as a kid,” she recalled. “I didn’t know what I wanted to […]
2019 President’s Leadership Institute: Meet the faculty
When Brian Dean heard glowing reviews of the President’s Leadership Institute (PLI) from his colleagues, he was intrigued. Little did he know, Dean, a professor of computing in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences would soon experience the […]
Meet a Tiger: Ale Kennedy
[vid origin=”youtube” vid_id=”JazH45eqqp4″ size=”medium” align=”right”] One might say Alejendra (Ale) Kennedy was destined to work for a university. She spent her formative years in Charlottesville, Virginia, where her father, Hernan Sabio, was a physician and professor at the University of […]
Meet a Tiger: Keith Jones and Chris Miller
[vid origin=”youtube” vid_id=”Ggaz0FgyEIE” size=”medium” align=”right”] Clemson is in the midst of its grandest development initiative in at least half a century and arguably ever. Just as one shiny new building or modern intersection is completed, another project sprouts up in […]
Undergraduate Studies – providing a nexus of support to promote student success
The faculty and staff working in Vickery Hall would like to welcome their colleagues from around campus to tour their transformed building and will host an Open House, August 19th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It’s been less than […]
Clemson goes ‘All In’ with public art installation at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex
Athletics and art are uniting at Clemson University with a new sculpture at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex. Following the opening of the football complex in 2017, students with Atelier InSite, Clemson’s student-driven public art program, began the process of commissioning the piece. After two rigorous years, main campus’ newest public art is now complete.
Brothers and fellow CBSHS alumni share a love of Clemson, health care
Brad Kirby still remembers attending his first Clemson football game at eight years old. His older brother, Travis, was a freshman at Clemson, and Brad says seeing Travis’ experience and the excitement of game day was all it took to […]
Meet a Tiger: Lisa Knox
As the director of strategy and operations for Clemson’s finance and operations division, Knox is tasked with running the process improvement Lean program, which is dedicated to building a culture of continuous improvement on Clemson’s campus.
A flavored family tradition.
There are certain childhood memories that stay with us throughout our lives. For Sam ‘49 and Betty McGregor’s children, memories of Krispy Kreme donuts and visits to Clemson represent significant parts of their childhood that will never be forgotten. And […]
Good turns daily
As Oscar Wilde famously penned, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Professor J.C. “Mike” Hubbard was without doubt a man who truly lived a life that overflowed with achievement, kindness and […]
Tigertown Summer Bound program provides an early connection and academic success opportunity to incoming freshmen
Among the many students attending classes on Clemson’s main campus this summer are 140 incoming freshmen – part of a new and innovative program called Tigertown Summer Bound (TTSB). An example of collaboration across the University, this initiative was developed […]
Meet a Tiger: Barry Garst
Barry Garst was destined to spend his life helping youth.
The push to succeed: a conversation with Clemson alumna and South Carolina superintendent of the year Joanne Avery
The South Carolina Association of School Administrators recently announced that Joanne Avery, superintendent of Anderson School District 4 and a Clemson University graduate, was selected as the state superintendent of the year. The district is among one of the highest […]
Meet a Tiger: Moryah Jackson
[vid origin=”youtube” vid_id=”FZ19Vw5DsAo” size=”medium” align=”right”] CLEMSON – It was Clemson University’s land grant mission that drew Director of Diversity Education Moryah Jackson to campus. The belief that bettering the lives of its citizens makes South Carolina stronger is one of […]
The Power to Transform
Melinda E. Chappell’s passion for recreational therapy and helping others has played out through every aspect of her life. Now she is exemplifying this passion with a planned gift to support the Clemson University Recreational Therapy (CURT) Program.
#ClemsonWorks for faculty and staff
[vid origin=”youtube” vid_id=”zdfEFUN0YGs” size=”medium” align=”right”] Tabitha James has the opportunity to enjoy the massive garden that’s right outside her office. Having worked as a rural health and nutrition agent in the Marion County Extension Office for just a few months, […]
College’s Student Advisory Board delivers as promised
The 2018-19 edition of the Student Advisory Board walked the talk on its agenda. As a result, College of Business students were, and will continue to be, better informed about more opportunities and resources that will enrich their experience at […]
Degrees of success: For three sets of brothers, the Emerging Scholars Program created an unexpected path to Clemson
For three sets of brothers — the Figueroas, the Polites and the Orrs — who all made the Emerging Scholars journey and wound up enrolled at Clemson together, the program helped the University become a vital part of life for entire families that never would have envisioned being Tigers a few short years ago.
Three ways Clemson promotes sustainability
Results from a recent report facilitated by Clemson’s Sustainability Commission indicate that the University scored well in its efforts to promote sustainability. The concept of sustainability is not new to Clemson, according to its Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs […]