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Child car seat inspections offered to university faculty, staff and students

University families interested in ensuring their child’s car seat is correctly installed can have the seat inspected on campus 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 as part of Clemson’s Safety Awareness Month activities. This inspection is a collaborative project of the Clemson University Police Department and the Institute for Global Road Safety and Security’s […]

Sara Ann Comer, student – Sept. 14, 2013; memorial service Nov. 19

*There will be a memorial service to honor the life of Sara Ann Comer at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Tillman Auditorium. Sara Ann Comer, 21, died Sept. 14, 2013 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. Comer was a senior agriculture education major from Hickory Grove. Comer is survived by her […]

James Martin Jr., retiree – Sept. 13, 2013

James Martin Jr., 76, of Seneca died Sept. 13, 2013. He was a photographer in the university’s communications department and retired in 1992 with 32 years of service. Surviving are his wife, son, two daughters, family and friends. A funeral service was held Sept. 17 at Davenport Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Poplar […]

Bobby Dean Jordan, retiree – Aug. 22, 2013

Bobby Dean Jordan, 60, of Seneca died Aug. 22, 2013. He was a building/grounds specialist with the facilities department and retired in 2008 with 14 years of service. Surviving are his brother, four sisters, family and friends. Funeral Services were held Aug. 27, 2013 at Bountyland Church of God in Seneca. Memorials may be made […]

Kelly Smith: What Good is a Faculty Senate?

By Kelly Smith, Faculty Senate President Before becoming involved in faculty senate myself, I didn’t fully appreciate how integral its role in university affairs is. From the outside, it can seem that the senate is a body engaged in little more than a series of endless meetings. But Clemson faculty need to know that their […]

Facilities: 33 parking spaces blocked; lane closure on Daniel Drive Sept. 15-18

Beginning 6 a.m. Sunday, Sept.15, there will be approximately 33 parking spaces blocked with lane closures occurring on Sherman Court and Daniel Drive.  The closure is necessary to install three underground electrical vaults for new underground electrical service.  The work is expected to be completed by 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. If you have any […]

Linda Nilson: Why your students aren’t learning and what you need to do

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By Linda B. Nilson, director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation Most of our undergraduate students don’t understand how learning works or what they have to do to help themselves learn. If we, the faculty, don’t tell them, they may never know, and this blind spot will keep them from doing their best work in […]

Research study: Driving simulator participants needed

Clemson’s Department of Civil Engineering is looking for people over the age of 35 to help out in a new environmental factors and driving simulator performance study. Participants, who must have a valid U.S. drivers license and drive approximately 5,000 miles or more a year, will be asked to fill out a consent form, drive […]