CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE EMBEDDED EMERITUS SCHOLAR PROGRAM!!!

VERY EXCITING TIMES TO BE AN EMERITUS FACULTY MEMBER!

TOM DIMOND, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF VISUAL ARTS has added two pieces to the ever growing  collection at the Emeritus College Gallery. Tom began his career at Clemson University in 1973 and retired in 2006. Visit the EMERITUS COLLEGE GALLERY page for more information on the artists and their work or stop by and visit the gallery at the Emeritus College Suite at the CAT Building 511 Westinghouse Road in Pendleton.

Photoshop is an image editing software. This software usually is quite expensive but it is one of the many benefits of being a CU emeritus faculty member. You can download it for free or come to the Emeritus College office and faculty work space and use one of the computers that has the software already downloaded!!

Beginning on Wednesday, November 29th at 1:30 pm a group of Emeritus Faculty will meet at the faculty work space to learn about and exchange ideas about Photoshop. You may use the workstation desktops or bring your own laptop.  All emeritus faculty are invited with any skill level. Come to the Emeritus College at 511 Westinghouse Road in Pendleton and learn about Photoshop or share your knowledge about the program. Call the Emeritus College office with any questions (656-3990).

Reimagine reality

“If you can think it, you can make it with Photoshop CC, the world’s best imaging and design app. Create and enhance photographs, illustrations, and 3D artwork. Design websites and mobile apps. Edit videos, simulate real-life paintings, and more. It’s everything you need to make any idea real.”

**description from the website–it is also a great program for editing personal photographs for family albums/heirlooms

**Special thanks to Professor Emeritus Sam Wang for initiating the Users Group!

PLEDGE THE PINK!!

Elaine Richardson (Director and Professor Emerita) is a two time breast cancer survivor.  Earlier this year, she coordinated a team to participate in Pledge the Pink, a 3 Day/ 3 Island/ 10 miles a day walk to raise money for screening, treatment, and breast cancer research.  Her team, the Tumornators, had 9 members who collectively raised over $4000.  The event was held September 22-24, 2017.

The Tumornators, along with nearly 1300 other participants from 48 states, walked 10 miles each day starting on Daufuskie Island, then Callawassie Island, and ending on Hilton Head Island on day 3.  As part of her training during the months leading up to the big event, Elaine participated in 3 virtual walks: 9.1 miles to celebrate the Queen of England’s birthday (Royally Pink), a half marathon (13.1 miles) in honor of National Pink Flamingo Day, and 5 miles a day for the 14 days leading up to the Solar Eclipse (Love You to the Moon).  She has already set up the team for the 2018 walk and currently has 10 members registered.

Team Members for 2017:

Elaine Richardson (Director and Professor Emerita)
Debi Culler, survivor and current employee of Clemson (municipal court judge)
Janet Dillon, university employee
Janis Hall, CU alum (and my sister)
Sharon Moore, New Smyrna Beach, FL and former CU employee
Nela Laughridge, Greenville, SC
Sandra McGee, Clemson, SC
Mirenda Boska, Central, SC
Paul Boska, Central, SC and CU alum

Two vital University programs use the talents of the Emeriti faculty to fill an essential need. The Conversations with International Students (CIS) is a mentoring program designed to assist international graduate students improve their English speaking ability and adjust to life at Clemson and Clemson English Speaking Proficiency (CESP) is a test administered to international graduate students seeking assistantships. It is designed to measure the student’s ability to answer questions proficiently in English. This partnership enhances the relationship between Emeriti and the University as well as  it is very rewarding for the Emeriti to have the one on one interaction with the International Students. These mentorships  not only improve the international student’s speaking proficiency but also helps him/her learn and experience the current culture right away after enrolling. The program is directed by Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Adolph Beyerlein, PhD. If you are an emeritus faculty member, please feel free to contact Dr. Beyerlein at  albrl@clemson.edu  with any questions about volunteering for this great program!!   Dr. Beyerlein also was the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Emeriti Award!   

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT:  Vice Provost and Professor Emeritus of Economics Ralph Elliott, PhD

Dr. Elliott made a huge impact during his time at Clemson.  At Clemson, Ralph was Director of Professional Development, Associate Dean for Executive Education, and Vice Provost for Off-Campus, Distance and Continuing Education. At the same time, he worked through the academic ranks from Assistant to Associate and on to full Professor of Economics. An annual award, the Ralph D. Elliot Endowed Award is given yearly in his honor and recipients of this award may be seen on a permanently displayed plaque in the Clemson University Madren Center. Dr. Elliott has continued to stay busy after retirement from Clemson with a successful consulting firm that provides  strategic marketing advice to institutions in the United States and throughout the the world:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdeclemson/

Ralph is mentoring two students this year.  Jun and Ming are both from China and are very willing and eager to improve their English. Jun’s wife, Linyu, also joins the group from time to time! As a first time mentor, Dr. Elliott states that he thoroughly enjoys the experience with these students and appreciates their hard work and willingness to learn.

Pictures L to R:

Picture 1: The group enjoys some fun during one of their meetings.

Picture 2: The students stand in front of the plaque honoring Dr. Elliott’s award recipients at the Madren Center.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences James Brannan  has spent the last month in China traveling as well as lecturing. His wife Cheryl and he have done a lot of walking since their arrival!! “From our hotel it is about ¾ a mile to the Math Center and about a half mile to the closest cafeteria so roundtrip it’s 2 ½ miles a day.  It is about 2 miles to the subway station, so it is at least 4 miles whenever we take the subway.  Yesterday we went to a place in Wuhan called Tian Hua Lin street (colonial buildings, architecture, art area, little cafes etc. once colonized by Christian missionaries) and walked 10 ½ miles!  I have averaged over 4 miles a day since I’ve been here and have walked 95 miles so far in the month of October.  I’m almost getting used to it.” stated Dr. Brannan in an email to the Emeritus College on October 22, 2017.

Why is Professor Emeritus Brannan in China?  “I am visiting the Center for Mathematical Sciences at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, a city in Central China of about 10 million (give or take a few million).  There are over 30 universities in Wuhan alone! I am teaching a month long course in applied mathematics to first year students at the Center, collaborating with a postdoc, helping to advise a student in her research, and have given colloquium talks at the China University of Geosciences and Wuhan University of Technology.  Plus lots of sightseeing and attending a few ethnic dance and musical performances, museums, Buddhist temples, classical Chinese opera, etc.  It has been a great experience. The people have been most gracious hosts.  The students are very polite and show a great deal of respect for Professors, much more than we deserve, but it is part of the way they are brought up in this society: work hard, study hard, be polite, respect elderly people, respect teachers, and so on.”

Pictures L to R:

Picture 1: Dinner with a group of friends

Picture 2: A table loaded with Chinese food (dining out with large groups and sharing lots of food is customary here)

Picture 3: Cheryl with an art institute student in costume on Tian Hua Lin street

Picture 4: Cheryl with 2 graduate students who escorted us to Hubei Provencial Museum

Picture 5:  Dr. Brannan with Professor Yuan Wan who hosted him for a talk  at Wuhan University of Technology

EMERITUS COLLEGE FACULTY HOLIDAY SOCIAL

WHEN: December 4, 2017  6:00pm-8:00pm

WHERE: Occassions at Wedgefield    1551 Eighteen Mile Road  Central, SC    http://www.occasionsatwedgefield.com

RSVP by November 27, 2017 at 864-656-3990; nherman@clemson.edu; or http://www.clemson.edu/emerituscollege/

Please join us for a fun get-together to kick off the holiday season! This beautiful venue is a great place to enjoy each other’s company! Boulevard Catering will provide delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres accompanied by beer, wine, tea or water. Donations welcome for alcoholic beverages. We look forward to seeing you and your guest at this holiday event!!

October 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. — Native Plants: Good Habitat for People and Animals, Dr. Bill Stringer, Associate Professor Emeritus, Clemson University, South Carolina Native Plant Society