Dear Clemson Faculty and Staff:
I write to update you on continuing efforts to improve compensation for Clemson faculty and staff.
This issue came up at virtually every department meeting held with our 3 Vice Presidents during a year-long process. After three years of no state raises and a one-time furlough, the message was clear: [...]
I strongly encourage you to join the Summer Reading Program as a facilitator. It’s a campus-wide community effort and an experience that Marcia and I always enjoy.
Policies aren’t the most important part of the system: We are.
Dear Clemson:
Clemson University has a commitment to provide a safe and healthful workplace and to protect the environment for our faculty, students, staff, and the community.
The success of the University’s environmental, health, and safety efforts depend on all of us working together and accepting personal responsibility for our safety and the safety of [...]
Friday, September 9, 2011
Dear Clemson:
Like you, I’ve spent time this week remembering September 11, 2001, and thinking about its meaning and legacy.
Each of us has our own, personal memories of where we were and how we felt on that September morning 10 years ago.
We remember the shock, disbelief and the pain [...]
Most parents drove away Saturday agreeing that Clemson is a spirited, helpful, generous community.
“Back on Offense” sums up our attitude as Clemson begins a new academic year. We’re ready to face the future.
Count your blessings if your primary concern this week is taking or grading an exam.
Dear Clemson:
The approach of Earth Day is an appropriate time to reflect on how fortunate we are to live and work in such a beautiful part of the country.
Flying in and out of the Clemson hangar at Oconee Airport gives me a unique perspective of the campus. At certain times of day, as [...]
Dear Clemson:
Yesterday, our strategic planning process passed an important milestone – but did not reach the end – when the Board of Trustees reviewed the framework of Clemson’s 2020 plan. I’m pleased to report that they have endorsed this work and instructed us to move forward. They asked us to finalize the plan [...]
President Jim Barker
