Extension Employee News

COVID-19 Updates for Extension Employees

Information as of December 2021 General Details Employees who are at a higher risk for COVID-19 based on risk factors identified by the CDC should discuss their concerns with their supervisor. If additional accommodation is needed, they should discuss these concerns and possible accommodations with the University’s ADA coordinator. Whenever possible, meetings should continue to […]

From the Director – October 12

I am excited that after seven months, we now have two county offices that have entered into the ‘green’ stage: Williamsburg and Berkeley. The SCDHEC data identified these counties as having low COVID-19 activity. According to our Return to Work Framework Plan, this stage allows these offices to resume operations and open to the general […]

Agronomy – Team Highlight

The agronomy team is always seeking out ways to help the farmers in our counties. One way they are doing that is through on-farm trials. Thanks to a grant from the South Carolina Soybean Board, agronomy agents Heather Benjamin, Jonathan Croft, William Hardee, and Hannah Mikell have been able to work with growers to do […]

Horticulture – Team Highlight

Like many aspects of Extension, the School Gardening for South Carolina Educators program has remained busy despite the challenges of COVID-19. This year alone the program has brought in: In 2019-220 the program: enrolled 20 new schools maintained the 40 existing and active schools already served by the program trained more than 175 teachers throughout […]

Wellness Wednesdays

My name is Kristi Bussell and I’m a mental health educator for student health services. My office recently started an online program called Wellness Wednesdays (WW). The purpose of WW is to provide students, faculty, and staff information on how to take care of their wellbeing during COVID-19. Additionally, it provides an opportunity for folks […]

CCIT Resources- Working Remotely

Zoom Information Zoom is now licensed for all Clemson employees. To access a licensed account, login in through clemson.zoom.us Learn more about Zoom meeting best practices and tips. https://blogs.clemson.edu/online/2020/04/03/zoom-meeting-best-practices-and-tips/ List of IT Resources Information about all of the tools for working remotely have been compiled for employees. https://ccit.clemson.edu/working-remotely/ Scanning Tool If you do not have […]

COVID-19 Employee Communications Archive

Below are the previous email messages related to the COVID-19 situation from Dr. Dobbins to Extension Employees on August 3, June 25, JUNE 4, May 4, April 28, April 10, March 30, and March 17.  October 9, 2020 Update As of October 9, the SCDHEC data will be updated every Friday. On August 31, we […]