As part of the University’s continuous efforts to improve quality services to its students, to operate as efficiently as possible for its faculty and staff, two divisions – Finance and Operations and Student Affairs – will undergo a reorganization of its units in the coming weeks. In addition, to enhance the University’s efforts in enterprise risk management, small units within the Research Division and the Office of General Counsel in the President’s Division will be reorganized under the Finance and Operations Division.
A team comprised of senior members of Student Affairs, Finance and Operations, Office of General Counsel, Division of Research, and the Office of Human Resources are working closely together on the transition, which is expected to be implemented by October 1.
Auxiliary, safety and security groups currently within the Division of Student Affairs, specifically: housing, dining, the bookstore, parking and transportation operations, public safety, emergency management, emergency preparedness and TigerOne card services, will be moved to the Finance and Operations division. These changes will allow the talented personnel within Student Affairs to lead a focused effort of providing significant, best-in-class support and services to Clemson’s students.
Additionally, Environmental Health & Safety (currently reporting to University Facilities) and Research Safety (currently reporting to Research) will become Enterprise Environmental Health and Safety and report into Finance and Operations. University compliance and ethics will move from its temporary home in the Office of General Counsel in the President’s Division to the Finance and Operations division.
The reorganization will allow the university to pursue greater operational efficiencies, help reduce the university’s operating costs, reduce risks to the university and improve the quality of important services provided by these auxiliary, safety and security units.
“This reorganization will benefit the entire University community, especially our students, by better aligning our collective resources so our outstanding staff can focus on what they do best,” said President Jim Clements. “It also allows us to pursue operational efficiencies essential to keeping our costs as low as possible in this extremely competitive higher education environment – all while reducing potential risks to Clemson.”
