Month: November 2019

Ben Kissam, 84, Clemson University Professor Emeritus of Entomology, died on Nov. 24, 2019, at Clemson Downs.

Kissam retired from Clemson in 1991 after 25 years of service. He was a graduate of Clemson, where he played football in 1953-57. He also earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in entomology from Clemson. He was a retired U.S. Army colonel and was commander of the Clemson and Anderson units of the S.C. Army National Guard.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughter, Alyce Lee Kissam Pastor of Birmingham, Alabama; grandchildren, Lauren Kalie Pastor and Joshua Tredwell Pastor; and great-grand daughter, Harper Elizabeth Pastor.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, in the chapel of Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home in Central. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home.

A graveside committal service with full military honors will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at M. J. “Dolly” Cooper Veteran’s Cemetery in Anderson.

Access the full obituary online.

Clemson University will conduct an academic continuity eLearning exercise Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, and all classes will be taught online that day. The exercise will focus on assessing the University’s instructors’ readiness and ability to deliver instruction using online tools and methods, and instructional strategies appropriate for situations where face-to-face instruction is not possible.

Faculty and staff who teach will be involved in the exercise, and only face-to-face instruction will be moved online. Because the focus of the exercise is to assess teaching readiness, for staff who do not teach, Feb. 19 will be business as usual. The University will remain open to everyone and for all other business.

Resources

• The Spring 2020 Academic Continuity Exercise Guide – includes key information about expectations for Feb. 19, including what to do if you are teaching a lab and messaging to include in course syllabi
• Academic Continuity eLearning Resources
• Tips for Teaching Online
• Examples of eLearning content
• The schedule of planned drop-ins for in-person help with planning eLearning courses
• Frequently Asked Questions

Classes will resume their normal schedules and mode of delivery on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Should you have questions or concerns about this announcement, contact Constancio Nakuma, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at cnakuma@clemson.edu.

The Clemson University Bookstore invites you to their annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day on December 6^th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

During this time, all university faculty and staff will receive 20% off all regularly priced items. The event will also include free refreshments and two drawings for door prizes. DJ Supa Man will be on hand to provide holiday music and host a Clemson Trivia contest from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., where the winner will receive a grand prize.

The University’s collective effort ensured the successful delivery and completion of this year’s required Conflict of Interest (COI) and Information Security Awareness (ISA) training. Each year, all Clemson University faculty and staff complete online COI training (with disclosures, if applicable) and ISA training. These training modules are designed to inform and protect Clemson’s scholarly community.

Thank you for your commitment to keeping Clemson safe.

President Jim Clements and First Lady Beth Clements invite all faculty, staff and students to their Holiday Open House from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, in the Almeda Jacks Ballroom on the second floor of the Hendrix Student Center.

The Clements family loves celebrating the holiday season with Clemson University, and the annual Holiday Open House is one of their favorite events.

“This is an opportunity for us to say ‘thank you’ to all of the students, faculty and staff for their hard work this semester and all year,” Beth Clements said. “It’s also a fun way to start the holiday season.”

The drop-in event will include light refreshments, visits from the Tiger mascot and “Santa Paws,” and drawings for door prizes.

Marketing professor Michael John Dorsch died Nov. 18, 2019. He worked at Clemson 26 years beginning in 1993.

Service information is pending at the Cremation Society of South Carolina.

The President’s Office will present the Martin Luther King Jr. Awards for Excellence in Service at the 38th Annual Commemorative Celebration on Jan. 21, 2020.

Three awards are given annually in these categories:

Clemson University student (undergraduate or graduate)
Clemson University employee (faculty or staff)
Clemson Area community member (Anderson, Oconee or Pickens counties)

Please help by nominating deserving individuals who exhibit excellence in service in one or more of the following areas involved in advancing King’s vision of the “Beloved Community”

Service to Clemson University or the surrounding community
Advocacy for social or environmental justice
Service above and beyond direct employment

King’s definition of the “Beloved Community” will be helpful in considering your nominations. He said it is “a community inclusive of all people, regardless of race, gender, class, ethnicity … a community that recognizes people as individuals first, each with a unique set of life experiences that shapes their particular perspectives … a community where varied perspectives are brought together in a collective effort to achieve goals for the common good.”

The recipient of the student award will receive a $500 cash stipend. Other winners will be able to direct a grant of $500 to the campus or community organization of the recipient’s choice. Each will also receive a personal plaque and be recognized on a permanent plaque showing past winners.

All nominations should be submitted by using the online nomination form no later than Dec. 13, 2019.

Two lanes on Newman Road near McMillan Road are closed due to emergency repairs.

Traffic from Highway 93 to Perimeter Road will be reduced to one lane at McMillan Road and may experience delays.  Newman Road traffic going the other direction – Perimeter Road to Highway 93 – will operate as normal.

The closure is expected to continue through tomorrow evening.

Mary Ann Kelly, 87, professor emerita of nursing, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Shelby, North Carolina.

She joined Clemson in 1972 and retired in 1995 as the acting dean of nursing.

During her career, she taught nursing in Iran with the World Health Organization and was instrumental in founding the Gardner Webb University nursing program. She was an avid fan of Clemson football and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra.

She is survived by one sister, Barbara Dawkins and husband Reginald of Boiling Springs, one brother, Forrest I. “Pat” Kelly Jr. of Shelby, as well as many loving nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held Nov. 11 and she was buried in Cleveland Memorial Park in Shelby.

Click here for her full obituary.

The city of Clemson’s holiday parade will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 with a rain date of Dec. 5. Parade activities begin at 5 p.m. with the parade starting at 6 p.m. and moving from Bowman Field to Strode Circle.

Road closures from College Avenue to Keith Street will start at 3 p.m. Access will be blocked between College Avenue, and all side streets, including North Clemson Avenue, Sloan Street and Keith Street. All vehicles on College Avenue must be moved by 3 p.m. or they will be towed.

Additional road closures will begin at 4:45 p.m. on Hwy. 93 northbound and southbound between Cherry Road and Williamson Road.

The final road closure will begin at 5:50 p.m. with College Avenue closed between Keith Street and Edgewood Ave.

The traffic barricade arm on Calhoun Drive, at Brackett Hall, will remain activated until after the parade to deter motorists from traveling toward barricaded areas. Those parked in the Sikes Hall area will be directed to exit via Parkway Drive onto Cherry Road, at the President’s Home.

All barricades will remain in place until the conclusion of the parade at approximately 8 p.m.

Officers from Clemson University and the City of Clemson police departments will oversee the barricades and direct traffic to provide a safe environment for parade participants and viewers.

Check the CATbus Facebook page and the Parking and Transportation Services pages for parking and transit updates.

For more information about the parade, contact the City of Clemson Parks and Recreation Department at 864-624-1120 extension 16002.