Category: EC Events

Book Presentation (Hybrid): Southern Shepherds, Savage Wovles:  Presbyterian Domestic Missionaries and Race in SC, 1802-1874

Author: Dr. Otis Pickett, Clemson University Historian

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Place: Clemson Emeritus College at 511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC

Sales: Barnes & Noble will be on site offering Southern Shepherds

Signing: Dr. Pickett will sign your copy of Southern Shepherds

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom Link!

MEMBERS OF THE EMERITUS COLLEGE: REGISTER NOW

Please register for our Fall Gathering of Friends

“Friends of the College are hosting a tailgate/Fall Gathering for Emeritus Faculty on September 30th_,11:30 am – 1:30 pm, at Palmettos Catering.  We will celebrate our 2025 Community Service Award recipient and thank Cecil Huey for his leadership this past year.  It is a great opportunity to spend time with old and new friends.”

Date: September 30, 2025

Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Place: Palmettos Catering and Events Center, 1410 Cherry St. EXT, Pendleton

Registration Deadline: September 22, 2025

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Bert Fox, National Geographic photo editor, sitting on the deck of the Ronald Brown NOAA research vessel in front of one of the two remote operated vehicles.

Bert Fox Presents “Return to Titanic with Dr. Robert Ballard”

September 3, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Dr. Robert Ballard’s team of engineers, guiding remotely operated vehicles, will take you to the depths of the North Atlantic where you will see the Titanic’s wreckage 92 years after it sank. In 2004 National Geographic photo editor Bert Fox joined Dr. Robert Ballard on this voyage, onboard the NOAA research vessel Ronald H Brown. Mr. Fox’s presentation will begin in the Irish docks where the Titanic was built and lead you through its fateful voyage and conclude with an up-close look at what remains of the Titanic on the seafloor. 

Presentation in the Seminar Room at the Emeritus College located in the Regulatory Building at 511 Westinghouse Road. The public is welcomed to attend.

Please email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link

Books and magazines authored by Dr. Ballard and published by National Geographic. The visual content for the magazine at the bottom of the layout titled “Why is Titanic Vanishing?”  and the book to the right titled “Return to Titanic” was edited by Bert Fox using images captured by Fox during the expedition.

David Detrich, bee keeper, of Woodlawn Apiary, LLC

(BEES 101) Honey Bees, Beekeeping and “The Citizen Beekeeper”

The program will address content related to the Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and general beekeeping methods and practices currently utilized. The program will focus on the following topics:

– HONEY BEE SPECIES & ORIGINS

– TAXONOMY & ANATOMY

– HONEY BEE CASTES

– COLONY DYNAMICS

– BEEKEEPING

– HONEY

– HONEY BEE STRESSORS

– WHAT YOU CAN DO AS A “CITIZEN BEEKEEPER”

David Detrich came to Clemson University in 1992 where he headed the Sculpture Program in the Department of Art and acted as the Graduate Program Coordinator until his retirement in 2022. Leading up to his retirement, he and his wife founded Woodlawn Apiary, LLC in Walhalla, SC. He is a South Carolina Beekeepers Association Certified Beekeeper and is affiliated with the SC Specialty Crop Growers Association in Columbia, SC. Honey produced at Woodlawn Apiary, LLC has received recognition locally and statewide for its outstanding quality and taste.

Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Hybrid: On Zoom and At the Emeritus College 511 Westinghouse Rd. Pendleton

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link

Dr. Anne Grant, Humanities Librarian & AI Literacy Coordinator

AI Session 1: Understanding and Using AI to Find Reliable Information

August 20, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid (Zoom & Seminar Room at the Emeritus College, 511 Westinghouse Rd. Pendleton, SC 29670)

In this session, participants will learn more about the types of AI apps that are available and how they differ (advantages/disadvantages). In addition, hints and tips for creating effective AI prompts will be shared.

AI Session 2: Ethical and Environmental Issues Related to AI Use

August 22, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid (Zoom & Seminar Room at the Emeritus College, 511 Westinghouse Rd. Pendleton, SC 29670)

In this session, participants will learn more about the general privacy issues related to AI apps as well as the roles that property and ownership play when using AI tools. Additionally, environmental impacts of wider use of AI tools will be addressed.

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom Link

Samples of Kate Palmer’s Artwork on Display, Salon, Emeritus College: Beach Towel ~ Mountain View ~ Robber Barons in the Gilded Age ~ Lunch with a View

Please save the date for a special event on July 8, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am in the Salon at the Emeritus College

More Details Coming Soon!

Six Week Series by Cecil Huey titled “Space isn’t What it Used to be, Time isn’t Doing so Well Either, and Reality is a Crapshoot: Science from Pythagoras to Planck for Bar Stool Physicists and Starbucks Philosophers.”

Information on Emeritus College 6 Week Series on the History of Science by Dr. Cecil Huey Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering

Session 3 Guide (Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for a session zoom link)

Cecil’s Power Point Symbol Key

Series Course Syllabus

Space isn’t What it Used to be, Time isn’t Doing so Well Either, and Reality is a Crapshoot – Science from Pythagoras to Planck for Bar Stool Physicists and Starbucks Philosophers

(Six Sessions on Wednesdays, May 14, 2025– June 18, 2025)

Cecil O. Huey, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University

The ways we see ourselves and our universe have evolved from Babylonian metaphysics to a “modern” notion of reality that, even with millennia of thought behind us, remains a bit sketchy. This course will explore the convoluted tangle of scientific thinking that stretches from the Pythagoreans to Einstein’s relativity and the quantum revolution with a focus on cosmology and the physical sciences. It will be safe for barstool physicists having only dim memories of junior high math and Starbucks philosophers who don’t “do science” at all.

Sessions will be sufficiently “stand-alone” to accommodate inevitable conflicts and missed dates. In the interest of continuity, latter sessions will include brief “catch-up” reviews of previous topics.

Full Syllabus

Date: May 14, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid, Seminar Room & Zoom

Session 1—The opening session includes an introduction to the course, including its aims and organization, and an overview of the Ancient’s efforts to apprehend their world and to describe it. The focus will be on the Egyptians, Babylonians, and the Mediterranean world, through Aristotle.

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link

Full Syllabus

Session 2—This session examines the conceptual challenges facing early thinkers as their efforts to refine and sometimes escape Aristotelian dogma and to carefully apply refined observations and analytical methods and, especially, the watershed contributions of Galileo, Kepler, and Copernicus.

Date: May 21, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid, Seminar Room & Zoom

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link

Full Syllabus

Session 3—Here the focus falls on Newton, the Newtonian revolution, Maxwell, and advances in understanding and rigorous analysis that provided a foundation for the coming, transforming achievements of the early twentieth century.

Date: May 28, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid, Seminar Room & Zoom

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link

Full Syllabus

Session 4—Attention is devoted to Einstein and the Theory of Relativity, one of the most consequential scientific developments of the twentieth century. The discussion follows Einstein’s own description of his thoughts aimed at lay audiences.

Date: June 4, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid, Seminar Room & Zoom

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link

Full Syllabus

Session 5—Hard on the heels of Relativity came the Quantum revolution. This discussion traces the emergence of Quantum theory from early conceptual challenges through important, initial observations and examines the famous Einstein-Bohr debate.

Date: June 11, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid, Seminar Room & Zoom

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom link

Full Syllabus

Session 6—This final session will further explore Quantum theory and a few of its most puzzling aspects and conclude with a course wrap-up.

Date: June 18, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Hybrid, Seminar Room & Zoom

Email emerituscollege@clemson.edu for the Zoom linkImage sources

Full Syllabus

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.