Please join the Well-Being Committee on April 29, 2025, at 10:00 am – 11:30 am, in the Seminar Room at the Emeritus College (hybrid), for the first in a series of exciting programming scheduled over the next year with focus on well-being:
Title:Audiology & Technology: Understanding Hearing Loss and Your Options with Dr. Tarvin, Audiologist
Description: Hearing loss affects more than just your ears—it impacts brain health, communication, and overall well-being. This presentation will explore the physiology of hearing loss, its potential risks and consequences, and the latest advancements in hearing aid technology. Learn what to consider when selecting hearing aids, the options available today, and how to choose the right provider to ensure the best care for your hearing health.
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Hybrid: In the Seminar Room and online
Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link.
Mark your calendars for this timely, research-based presentation by Dr. Warber – includes a raffle of a few gifts from the White House Historical Association!!!!
April 9, 2025, (Wednesday), 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid, “Presidential Executive Orders: Real Governing or Building a House of Cards?” with Dr. Adam Warber, author of Executive Orders and the Modern Presidency: Legislating from the Oval Office. Executive orders can be very tempting for presidents to use to try to navigate through some of the stormy waters of the policymaking process and to enhance the power of the American presidency. Donald Trump relished his executive order power during his first term and is using it in his second administration to rebrand the executive branch at breakneck speed. This should not be surprising given that every chief executive tries to build a lasting policy legacy, and executive orders are seen as one avenue to achieve political success. However, Trump is a vastly different president in terms of his brash personality, attempts to “rip up” many customs of the presidency, and his eagerness to demolish parts of the federal bureaucracy. As a result, we might suspect that given Trump’s unconventional approach to his presidency and his desire to leave a lasting impact in American politics that he might be drawn more to using executive orders than previous presidents. This research talk will discuss the president’s executive order power, how Donald Trump’s use of this power during his first term compared to presidents since Eisenhower, and it will provide a preliminary assessment about how he is using this power in his second term.
contact vmushef@clemson.edu for the Zoom link
Speaker Bio
Dr. Adam L. Warber is a professor of political science at Clemson University. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in political science; his M.A. from Western Michigan University in political science, and a B.A. from Hope College in political science and history. His area of specialization is the American presidency, and his research has focused on the administrative and unilateral presidencies. He is the author of the book, Executive Orders and the Modern Presidency: Legislating from the Oval Office, and of articles appearing in journals, such as Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and Congress & the Presidency. His recent research has focused on how President Trump used a variety of unilateral tools, such as executive orders, to shape policy during his first term in office and how his exercise of this power compares to presidents since the Dwight Eisenhower administration.
SAVE THE DATES! Please mark your calendars for two special programs in March and April featuring Adam Gussow and Sir Rod and the Blues Doctors!
March 27 at 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Book Talk ONLINE ONLY – Contact vmushef@clemson.edu for Zoom link.
April 12 at 11:00 am Sir Rod & The Blues Doctors will perform at the Emeritus College. Registration is required due to limited capacity. REGISTER HERE
March 27, 2025, (Thursday), 10:00 am – 11:30 am, PRESENTATION IS ZOOM ONLY, Adam Gussow leads a discussion on his book My Family and I: A Mississippi Memoir.Brief Bio
Contact vmushef@clemson.edu for the Zoom link
“An inspiring memoir about the author’s lifelong quest for racial reconciliation, the love that sustains his interracial family in contemporary Mississippi, and the ‘Yes we can!’ hope for American renewal that fades after the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and the despair-driven rise of Black Lives Matter.”
“What has happened to the dream of beloved community embraced by Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement of the early 1960s—the vision of a just, humane, and colorblind America, a nation of “black and white together” animated by the spirit of mutual respect and strengthened by the bonds of brotherly love? As Adam Gussow shows in this urgently needed new book, the dream, although pressured on every front, remains alive.My Family and I gifts the reader with hope for a future beyond America’s seemingly insoluble racial dilemmas.”
Adam Gussow, Professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and a noted blues scholar, is the author of seven books, including Whose Blues? Facing Up to Race and the Future of the Music.
You can purchase your copy of My Family & I on Amazon and bring it on April 12th to be signed by Adam when he performs at the Emeritus College – See details below:
April 12, 2025, (Saturday), 11:00 am, In Person, Seminar Room* at the Emeritus College. We are proud to announce the return of the band Sir Rod and the Blues Doctors to the Emeritus College, featuring R & B dancing and singing of Sir Rod, the harmonica and foot-drums of Adam Gussow, and guitar licks by Alan Gross. There will be a limited numbers of the book My Family & I available as well as Blues Doctors CDs.
*Due to room capacity, registration is required to attend the musical performance on April 12, 2025.
We have set the date of February 5th for the Emeritus College’s latest trip to Kyle and Loni Anderson’s Lake Hartwell home for a morning of birding on the water. This time of year, wintering gulls, herons, kingfishers, loons, and perhaps an eagle may be viewed from Kyle’s pontoon boat. Meet at Kyle’s home at 6514 Dobbins Bridge Rd. in Anderson, SC at 9:45 AM. The boat leaves at 10 AM. Use an online mapping service to plan your route. From Clemson it is about 20 miles and should take about 30 minutes to drive. The house is not visible from the road, so drive down the driveway and park. The location is not hard to find. If the weather is bad, we will plan to do the boat trip the next day, February 6th, same time, and location. Dress appropriately for the weather.
The Emeritus College is planning a two-night trip to Charleston, SC March 11-13, 2025 (Tuesday-Thursday).
Our last outing to Charleston was a wonderful event. For 2025, the plans are for a more flexible trip with one day spent in the downtown Charleston area. More details will follow on the specific activities for those who register for the trip. Thursday, we will plan a visit to the Avian Conservation Center and lunch at SeeWee in Awendaw (just down the road from Mount Pleasant).
Travel to and from Charleston is up to individuals who choose to attend, as is the cost of the rooms (more details below), meals, and incidentals.
We have a block of rooms at the Indigo Inn. Currently, we are limited to 16 people*, so please be sure to complete the Emeritus College trip registration form by January 31st (link below). The cost of the room at Indigo Inn is $299 + tax/night. A link to register for a room at the Indigo Inn will be provided by email to those who complete the form linked below:
*Note: If the interest is greater than 16 people, we can arrange for additional rooms or keep a wait list in case someone drops out.
If you are unfamiliar with the Indigo Inn, it is located at 1 Maiden Lane in downtown Charleston. The hotel provides an afternoon cheese and wine reception (5PM), continental breakfast (7-10AM), milk and cookies (8PM), and wireless internet. Self-parking is $25/night for cars.
In addition, we do plan to make reservations for dinner on both Wednesday and Thursday evenings, so that we can come together as a group and enjoy each other’s company. I do want to thank Drs. Imtiaz and Mary Haque who are helping to organize the trip and these wonderful activities.
Tuesday, MARCH 11
Arrival and Check-in, 3PM
5PM: Afternoon wine and cheese (provided by the hotel)
At the wine and cheese, we will meet and walk to dinner as a group.
Dinner: 6PM Location TBD
Wednesday, MARCH 12
To Be Determined based on the responses from those signing up.
Thursday, MARCH 13
At 9:30AM leave the Hotel for the Avian Conservation Center in Awendaw
10:00AM arrive Avian Conservation Center (4719 N Hwy 17, Awendaw, SC 29429)
The Center provides an interesting and important world of raptors through an outdoor program, flight demonstrations and a guided tour. Through natural history discussion and observation of flight techniques and avian hunting styles, visitors come to a better understanding of these majestic creatures and the significant role they play as apex avian predators.
12:30 PM—Lunch SeeWee Restaurant (Just up the road from the Avian Conservation Center). 4808 N Hwy 17, Awendaw, SC 29429
SeeWee has been a neighborhood staple for over two decades, focusing on southern home cooking made with love. Everything is locally sourced to give back to the community.
SC Prison Education Interest Group Hosts Tours of JUMPSTART and SOTERIA CDC
Date: March 20, 2025, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
You are invited to join the Emeritus College SC Prison Education Interest Group on a visit to two highly successful re-entry programs for Incarcerated men and women to support their transition back into society. Formerly incarcerated men founded each of these faith-based programs.
JUMPSTART, Wellford, SC, has three programs: an Inside Program with Mentors prepares the prisoners for the residential Transitional Program. Upon successful completion, men and women move into the Workforce Development Initiative. JUMPSTART’s second-chance employer partnerships extend to over 40 companies in the Spartanburg area. Lunch will be provided by JUMPSTART’s Culinary Arts students. A donation is suggested for lunch.
SOTERIA CDC, our second stop (afternoon) is in Greenville, SC. SOTERIA CDC provides individuals with housing, education, employment, affirmation, and advocacy. We will tour their newest transitional house for women as well as the recently rebuilt woodshop. The shop turns out beautiful custom furniture and other items.
Dr. Rosanne Pruitt, Emeritus College Representative on the University-wide Well-Being Council, Advisory Board Member, and Co-Chair of the Emeritus College’s Well-Being Committee, is pictured with 30 Clemson employees who recently completed two-day adversity training.
Virtual Attendance: Do not register – contact vmushef@clemson.edu for the Zoom link
Hybrid Panel Lunch
Retirement
Thinking about retiring? Please join the Emeritus College for an informal session with a panel of emeritus faculty and representatives from Clemson’s Office of Human Resources and SC PEBA.
You may have questions about the process of retirement, selecting the right time to retire, related decisions, and retirement paperwork. Or you may be wondering what happens after you retire – what do you do after breakfast that first morning?
Learn about the advantages of participation in the Emeritus College and the support available for emeritus faculty. Emeritus faculty will be available to answer questions you have about what to expect when retiring and opportunities post-retirement!
PANEL PARTICIPANTS
Moderator
Dr. Debra Jackson
Director and Professor Emerita of Nursing
864-656-3990 | dbj@clemson.edu
PEBA (SC Retirement Systems and State Health Plan)
