September 9, 2019
Clemson University President James P. Clements and Provost Robert H. Jones hosted a reception Sept. 3 to recognize the University’s newest tenured and promoted faculty. The celebration at the Madren Center featured appetizers, music from a live jazz ensemble and the opportunity to meet peers from other disciplines. Faculty promotions and tenure announcements in the […]
September 10, 2018
Dear Friends, The start of every school year is undoubtedly the most exciting time to be on campus. Anticipation for the new year, football and cooler weather permeates campus. Faculty return from their summer activities with renewed enthusiasm and every student starts the year as a straight-A student. One of my favorite events at the […]
August 7, 2018
Dear Friends, There is no doubt summer is almost over – more students are arriving daily, faculty are stopping by the office to say hello, and there is a decided increase in pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Although the number of days remain the same between spring commencement and the arrival of students for the fall […]
June 6, 2018
Dear Friends, Greetings from just outside Disneyland in Anaheim, California. As you may have seen above, I am honored to have the opportunity to spend a few weeks rehearsing some of the finest college musicians in the United States as music director of the 2018 Disney All-American Band. The quality of the student musicians in […]
June 6, 2017
Warm congratulations to all winners of this year’s faculty and staff awards! Lightsey Fellows Program: Tiffany Dawn Creegan Miller, assistant professor of Spanish, for her work on (Re)negotiating the Politics of Orality and Ethnography in Performances of Kaqchikel Children’s Songs and Poetry Established by Dr. and Mrs. Harry M. Lightsey with an original pledge of […]
November 1, 2016
Dear Friends, The past month has been a whirlwind – classes have been in session for 11 consecutive weeks and students, faculty and staff alike can’t wait until fall break next week. I’m not sure who needs it more – students or faculty! At the October Board of Trustees meeting, an internal reorganization was approved […]
May 11, 2016
Warm congratulations to all winners of this year’s faculty and staff awards! Lightsey Fellows Program: Lee Wilson, Department of History, and Elizabeth Jemison, Department of Philosophy and Religion Established by Dr. and Mrs. Harry M. Lightsey with an original pledge of $100,000, the endowment provides support for junior faculty members in the humanities for summer […]
