Inside Clemson

Clemson to break ground on child development center Feb. 8

By Jackie Todd, University Relations Clemson will break ground on a new child development center Feb. 8. The 12,700-square-foot facility will be located on the main campus at S.C. Highway 93 and Seneca Creek Road near the Snow Family Fitness and Wellness Center and will be operated by a private, third-party provider for infant, toddler […]

Clemson Online offers free video training

By Melissa Lockhart, Learning Technology Manager Clemson Online Whether in the classroom, in the office or at home, video has become a mainstay of teaching, learning and communicating. A Pew Research Center survey indicates that YouTube and Facebook dominate the Social Media landscape. When comparing the two platforms, YouTube appears to have edged slightly ahead […]

Board of trustees seeking faculty nominations for awards

Clemson’s board of trustees seeks to honor the highest level of scholastic or professional achievement at the national and international level. The board’s Faculty Award for Excellence is given annually to faculty members who have either been honored by academic or professional societies at the national or international level with National Academy of Sciences “highly […]

Nominate staff for board of trustees awards

Clemson’s board of trustees recognizes university staff’s commitment and dedication to Clemson. To honor them, the board seeks nominations for its annual Awards of Excellence. Staff can be considered: 1. If they received a national or international level award, or 2. Through extraordinary contributions relating to one of the award categories for acknowledgement. Award categories […]

Drone rental program to launch in October

by Kelly McKeon, Class of 2020 Clemson Mappers will launch an on-campus drone rental program Oct. 1. The Drones for Good program will make two types of drones available to faculty, staff, and students for non-sponsored research and hobby use. “The applications of the drones range beyond photography and videography to precision agriculture and monitoring, […]

Associate provost, acting associate provosts named

Pic of Amy Lawton-Rauh

By Jackie Todd, University Relations An accomplished leader and 13-year veteran of Clemson has been appointed associate provost for faculty affairs. Amy Lawton-Rauh, Ph.D., professor and associate chair of the Genetics and Biochemistry department in the College of Science, will assume the position August 16. Lawton-Rauh succeeds the position first held by Ellen Granberg before […]

New software platform enhances undergraduate advising

By John Griffin, Ph.D. Associate Provost & Dean of Undergraduate Studies As we head into a new semester, I’m very excited to make the “official” announcement about the launch of a new software platform that is going to help our undergraduate students be even more successful by improving how we deliver undergraduate advising. Technically, our […]

Welcome Back Festival scheduled

Clemson’s annual Welcome Back Festival will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. August 20 in downtown Clemson. Sponsored by the Clemson Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Council, the festival will feature more than 80 local vendors offering a variety of merchandise and food. College Avenue will be shut down so students and community […]

Office of Human Resources launches new Clemson Careers webpage

On the tail of the recently released improvements to Clemson’s Employee Referral Program comes the launch of the new Clemson Careers webpage. Recently, the Office of Human Resources set out to gather data and feedback on their website’s functionality and design. After assessing the information, OHR made plans to deliver enhancements to its most frequently […]

Deal alert: Get $5 meals at the Fresh Food Company through August 3

For some of us who are not terribly handy with pots and pans, the best meals happen when someone else makes them. Our friends at the Fresh Food Company at Core Campus have both cooking-lover and cooking-challenged faculty and staff covered with $5 breakfast, lunch and dinner meals, Monday through Friday. The deal is good […]