Author: hlaurie

Clemson’s Solid Green Day is this Friday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Mell Hall Plaza. This year the Solid Green committee has teamed up with Grab-A-Bag SC, a litter pick-up campaign initiated by South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette. Students, faculty and staff who volunteer will receive a bag to collect litter for approximately one hour and bring back to Mell Hall. Each participant will receive a Solid Green T-Shirt and be entered for a chance to win a football autographed by Dabo Swinney.

The Solid Green campaign began in 2006, when students noticed that the campus was covered in litter after Homecoming weekend. The tradition was created to raise campus awareness of littering, recycling, energy and water conservation and other environmental issues, promote cleanup activities and other events, and support student groups that encourage environmental awareness. It is now Clemson’s official anti-litter and environmental sustainability campaign.

Friday also happens to be America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States that will be celebrated in conjunction with the Solid Green Day event.

Thursday, Oct. 31, College Avenue will be closed from Keith Street to Highway 93 between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to support pedestrians participating in the City of Clemson’s annual Halloween Festival.

Avoid parking vehicles within the closed road area because towing will be enforced after 3 p.m.

As Clemson University approaches the Nov. 12 deadline for all faculty and staff to complete Conflict of Interest (COI) and Information Security Awareness (ISA) training, an Oct. 28 review indicates substantial progress toward the University’s 2019 goal of 100 percent participation.

As of Oct. 28, 54 percent of all faculty and staff had completed the COI training and 52 percent had completed the ISA training.

The annual renewal of these two 15 to 40-minute required trainings began Oct.1, and the deadline for 100 percent completion is Nov. 12.

Required training still on the to-do list?

• Tiger Training will send you timely reminders until you have completed the trainings and your conflict of interest disclosure (if applicable).
• Tiger Training is where you log in to complete the training.
• Training may be completed 24/7 during the period leading to the Nov. 12 deadline.
• The Conflict of Interest Knowledge Center and the Cybersecurity Knowledge Center are helpful resources.

Important! Nov. 12 Deadline

• Avoid disruptions by completing required training before the deadline to ensure computing access is not denied.
• Several alerts will be issued before the Nov. 12 deadline.
• In the event a faculty or staff member is denied computing access and cannot log in as an employee, CCIT’s Service Desk will help. Call (864) 656-3494.

During last year’s inaugural required Conflict of Interest (COI) and Information Security Awareness (ISA) training, the University reached 100 percent participation of its faculty and staff. The results from an Oct. 10 review indicate the University is on course to meet its 2019 goal of 100 percent participation.

As of Oct. 10, 35 percent of all faculty and staff had completed the COI training and 33 percent had completed the ISA training.

The annual renewal of two 15 to 40-minute required trainings began Oct.1, and the deadline is Nov. 12.

Required Training Still on To Do List?

• Tiger Training will send you timely reminders until you have completed the trainings and your disclosure.
• Training can be completed 24/7 during the 6-week period leading to the Nov. 12 deadline.
• Tiger Training is where you log in to complete the training.
• The Conflict of Interest Knowledge Center and the Cybersecurity Knowledge Center are helpful resources.

Important! Nov. 12 Deadline

• Avoid disruptions by completing required training before the deadline to ensure computing access is not denied.
• Several alerts will be issued before the Nov. 12 deadline.
• In the event a faculty or staff member is denied computing access and cannot log in as an employee, CCIT’s Service Desk will help. Call (864) 656-3494.

In preparation for Fall break, the University is providing up-to-date information regarding schedules, road closures and outages.

Library

R.M. Cooper Library is open during Fall break with limited hours. Visit here for details.

Dining

Visit here for Fall break dining options and hours of operation.

Road Closures

Facilities will take advantage of reduced traffic during students’ fall break to close a section of Perimeter Road to run utilities under the road.

Construction will begin Sunday, Oct. 13, and continue through Tuesday, Oct. 15. Perimeter Road just east of Cherry Road will be closed while crews dig to make way for electrical distribution lines from the new Duke Energy substation on U.S. 76 to reach the main campus. The lines will cross the road from the Botanical Garden to the C-1 parking lot.

The work is part of the campus electrical system upgrade that aims to reduce the impact of power outages.

Outages

CCIT will be performing critical network maintenance between 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 through 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. Users may experience intermittent connectivity to the internet as engineers perform their work during this period.

For questions, please contact the CCIT Service Desk by calling or texting 864-656-3494, ithelp@clemson.edu, or by chat on the CCIT website at ccit.clemson.edu. You may also follow system updates on status.ccit.clemson.edu for real-time system information.

Annual event encourages active forms of morning commutes 

On Friday, October 4, two elementary schools and Clemson University will host a “Walk & Roll to School Day” to encourage students, teachers and parents to get out of the car and get active in their morning commutes.

Clemson Elementary School, Clemson Montessori School and Clemson University will participate in this year’s “Walk & Roll” day. Expect to see children and adults on foot, bikes, scooters and skates from about 7–9:00 a.m. on Friday.

The event is co-sponsored by the Clemson Elementary PTA, Clemson Elementary, Clemson Montessori School, Clemson University Healthy Campus, Clemson University Parking & Transportation Services, and Friends of the Green Crescent Trail.

Families at Clemson Elementary can plan to walk or roll from one of four locations, where they can park a car during the event if needed: 

• Their homes (if nearby)
• Clemson Park parking lot
• Country Walk parking lot
• Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot

The Clemson Tiger Cub will be on site at Clemson Elementary to greet students and celebrate their choice to be active and reduce street congestion and pollution.

Families at Clemson University can plan to walk or roll from: 

• Their homes (if nearby)
• The Snow Family Outdoor Wellness Center (to join with others)

Suggestions for how to safely walk, bike, and drive near pedestrians and cyclists can be found on the Facebook page of Friends of the Green Crescent Trail.

Updates can be found here. 

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We look forward to reinventing our methods of internal communication, and we welcome any feedback at Inside@clemson.edu.

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Clemson has been named a 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award winner and will soon be featured in INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

Due to the overwhelming success of the Men of Color National Summit and a combination of all the University’s diversity initiatives, Clemson previously earned the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award in 2017 and 2018.

“Receiving the HEED Award has helped to bring national attention to Clemson for our commitment to diversity and inclusion,” said President Jim Clements. “We still have work to do in this area, but this recognition is a sign that we are making progress, and that helps keep us motivated as we push to do more.”

The HEED Award is the only national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion across their campus. The award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees—and best practices for both; continued leadership support for diversity; and other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion.

Check out four things to get you ready for October’s Open Enrollment!

 1. The annual Open Enrollment period is Oct. 1 – 31.

Open Enrollment is an annual opportunity for you to assess your state insurance options and Clemson employee benefits package offerings, review dependent enrollment and plan ahead for anticipated needs. You can make select changes to your employee benefits during this time. 2019 marks a year you can make dental plan changes.

2. Update and make elections to your benefits online through Benefitfocus.

Benefitfocus offers you a personalized portal to quickly access your detailed benefits information and make online changes. Download the Benefitfocus App from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Logging in for the first time? Use company code – clemsonbenefits. Go to Benefitfocus now.

3. The Pro Benefits EXPO is Tuesday, Oct. 15.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Watt Family Innovation Center, the expo boasts free flu shots plus presenters from seven different S.C. state agencies as well as benefits vendors.

4. New voluntary benefits are available.

Check out an array of new voluntary benefits:

• InfoArmor
• Legalease
• Liberty Mutual
• PetsBest
• Shipt
• Transamerica
• Toggle
• Bristol West
• Aflac

Clint Carlson has been named interim associate vice president for auxiliary services and will oversee the University’s housing, dining, bookstore, and parking and transportation operations.

After receiving his MPAcc from Clemson University in August 1997, Carlson spent 15 years at the executive level managing financial and auxiliary operations at two regional institutions in Alabama. Carlson’s team oversaw the construction, renovation and maintenance of housing operations, managed contracted food and bookstore operations, and implemented a transportation system. He returned to Clemson University in March 2013 and successfully directed the Accounting for Related Organization team supporting the nine related organizations of Clemson University.

Carlson’s position became effective Sept. 16.