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Geography of the 2016 election

Visit the Geography of the 2016 Election site at www.bit.ly/uspreselection2016

  Blake Lytle, GIS Specialist, Clemson Center for Geospatial Technologies The Clemson Center for Geospatial Technologies (CCGT) has created an interactive site for exploring geography as a factor in the 2016 presidential election. The multi-faceted site offers new and innovate ways of visualizing factors which may important to the presidential campaigns, such as social media […]

How to get grant money for your research or project

Clemson will offer a workshop to new faculty members about the grant-seeking process and services available to help faculty members prepare competitive proposals to private funders and government agencies. Hosted by Corporate and Foundation Relations, the Office of Sponsored Programs, and the Watt Family Innovation Center, the forum will be held from 8-9:30 a.m., Nov. 15, […]

Tunnel of Oppression organizers seeking your stories

By Jason Combs Assistant Director, Emerging Scholars Each year, as part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, a committee of students, faculty and staff host the Tunnel of Oppression event. The Tunnel of Oppression is a simulation, acted out by members of our campus community that depict real-life scenarios of power, privilege and […]

John (Jack) Lovett Stevenson, professor emeritus – Oct. 27, 2016

John (Jack) Lovett Stevenson, 88, of Clemson died Oct. 27, 2016.  Dr. Stevenson was the assistant dean for undergraduate education and professor in the parks, recreation and tourism management department. Additionally, Stevenson was a counselor at Redfern Health Center and was the director of Calhoun College for 10 years before retiring in 1991 with 23 […]

Annual firewood sale raises funds for forestry club

The Clemson University Forestry Club is selling top quality red and white oak firewood that is collected, cut and hand split by its members. A face cord of firewood (2X4X8) can be purchased for $65 for pick up on W. Queen Street. Delivery is $80 within the Clemson city limits while cost of delivery outside […]

SSC training available to faculty and staff academic advisors

Clemson has joined Educational Advisory Board’s (EAB) Student Success Collaborative (SSC).  At more than 150 institutions across the country, faculty and staff academic advisors are utilizing the SSC to positively impact their undergraduate student success and advising outcomes.  Features of the SSC include advising toolkits, best practices research, and an online advising platform.  Use of […]

Nancee A. Egan, staff – Oct. 24, 2016

Nancee A. Egan, 60, of Hartwell, GA passed away Oct. 24. An eight-year veteran of Clemson, Egan was an administrative assistant in the Chemistry department. “Nancee was a joy to work with and will be missed greatly. She was always kind and upbeat and had a good word for everyone,” said Chemistry department office manager, […]

University prepares for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Changes due to the FLSA go into effect Dec. 1, 2016. To ensure the university’s compliance of these new FLSA changes, the Office of Human Resources, in a coordinated effort with internal and external attorneys, reviewed each university employee for the purpose of determining nonexempt or exempt FLSA status. Employees will receive an email notification […]

Robert D. Tollison, faculty – Oct. 24, 2016

Robert Dewitt Tollison, 73, renowned economist in Clemson’s College of Business, died Oct. 24. Tollison was J. Wilson Newman Professor of Economics and the BB&T Senior Fellow in the John E. Walker Department of Economics. He was one of the world’s foremost scholars in the fields of public choice and political economy. “Bob Tollison’s passing […]

Bargain alert: Bring your kids to free Halloween festival

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The City of Clemson is hosting its annual Halloween Festival from 4 until 6 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown Clemson. Faculty and staff are invited to bring children of all ages out for a free, fun afternoon in downtown Clemson. College Avenue will be blocked off from Old Greenville Highway to Keith Street for lots […]