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Faculty and staff recognized at Nov. 26 football game

By Jackie Todd, University Relations

Many times, a “thank you” is enough. When the recognition happens in front of 80,000 fans, it takes on a new meaning.

This fall, seven faculty and seven staff members were recognized at Clemson home football games – on the field, during the game, in front of a packed house. The Professor of the Game and Star Staffer of the Game program was initiated by President Jim Clements to honor faculty and staff – this important group of individuals who Clements says works hard to make a difference for the university and its students.

Many of those recognized had never been on the Memorial Stadium field before. All of them appreciated the opportunity.

President Jim Clements and Dr. Sophie Wang
President Jim Clements and Dr. Sophie Wang

“It was really a great honor to be recognized,” said Sophie Wang. An assistant mechanical engineering professor and director of the Interdisciplinary and Intelligence Research Lab in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Wang was selected as Professor of the Game for the Nov. 26 competition against rival University of South Carolina (USC). “I’d like to thank all Clemson faculty, staff, students, and fans for the great game-day atmosphere,” she said.

This was Wang’s second invitation to a Clemson football game. The first was in 2012 when she joined the mechanical engineering department as an assistant professor.

“Both games were overwhelming successes,” said Wang. “I am very proud of our team and shall keep watching more games and witnessing more wins.”

 

Provost Bob Jones joins Janeen Putman, The Tiger and Putnam’s family on the field.

Janeen Putman also witnessed Saturday’s win against USC. A student services program coordinator in the mechanical engineering department of the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Putman watched the game with her husband, Brad, and their daughters. During the second quarter, Putman’s family joined her on the field as she was recognized as Star Staffer of the Game.

After the ceremony, Putman reflected on her recognition and what it means to her and to Clemson’s staff members.

“With the president and Clemson Athletics working together to recognize seven of us this year, it has just been amazing,” she said. “No award out there lets 85,000 of our community know just how hard we work, but this does. For me this came at a time where it has been hard to get everything done with my job in a standard work week and I wondered if I was making a difference and an impact as I had hoped. I have been at Clemson since I began my freshman year of college here in fall 1995 and I can honestly say that I have never had an experience that tops this one. The honor that was bestowed upon me shows me, and hopefully other staff members, that our hard work and dedication is appreciated and doesn’t go unnoticed. I didn’t think I could love Clemson any more before this, but I do.”

The Professor of the Game and Star Staffer of the Game recognitions began in 2014. Clemson Athletics accommodates and supports the on-field recognition and those selected join President Clements in the President’s Suite on game day.

 

Football: GameDay and parking info

Florida State University vs. Clemson, Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m.

If you plan to attend the game, or will be on campus this weekend, here is some helpful parking and game day information.

Bookmark the links for easy access today and throughout the season.

Game day information: Click here for information from Clemson Athletics about Memorial Stadium information, parking and tailgating policies.

Clemson also has a GPS map through the my.Clemson site that can show you the nearest portable or permanent restroom to your location! Click here, add “gameday restrooms” as a layer on the top right menu. Then click on the nearest restroom and directions will pull open to show you how to get there!

Tiger Band Kidz Klub

Tiger kids will once again have the chance to get an up-close look at the talents and instruments of Tiger Band.

Tiger Band Kidz Klub is open to all children aged 1 to 13 and their parents. Meetings are held the Friday before each home football game at 5 pm on the band practice field. This season, meetings will be held on Friday, Sept. 11; Fridays, Oct. 2, 9, and 16; and Fridays, Nov. 6 and 20. The Kidz Klub provides an in-depth look at the instruments Tiger Band musicians play and participation in band activities. Kids can even help the band practice the “most exciting 25 seconds in college football” by playing the role of the Clemson football players.

The band practice field is located at Perimeter and Cherry roads next to the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts parking lot. Please be aware that the Tiger Band Kidz Club cannot be responsible for unsupervised children.

90 minutes before kickoff

Tiger Band will hold its “90 Minutes Before Kickoff” concerts this football season on home football Saturdays. The concert, which is also a pep rally, will take place at the outdoor amphitheater near the reflection pond at the center of campus.

One and a half hours before kickoff, Tiger Band will perform classics from their repertoire, such as “Tiger Rag” and “Eye of the Tiger,” as well as contemporary songs and half-time show highlights before making its traditional march down Fort Hill Street to Memorial Stadium.

The concerts will begin one and a half hours before kickoff on Sept. 5, 12, Oct. 3, 10, and 17, and Nov. 7 and 21. Check local listings for kickoff times.

Parking information: If you have a car parked on campus or plan to drive a car on campus this weekend, keep the following points in mind:
-Reserved lots will be cleared 12 hours before kickoff.
-Parking regulations for home football games supersede all other regulations and will be enforced 12 hours before the start of each game.
-Parking lots open at 8 a.m.
-The S.C. Highway Patrol controls entrance into IPTAY parking areas on game days-only vehicles with a valid IPTAY parking permit will be allowed to enter, drive through or park in IPTAY parking areas.

Click here for game day parking information, including parking restrictions, student-, fan-, employee- and reserved-parking and transit service. For the latest information about Clemson Area Transit (CAT) bus deviations, maps and other information, visit CAT’s Facebook page.

New parking areas reserved for IPTAY spaces:
With the success of Clemson’s football team, increased season ticket sales, and ongoing construction, additional parking spaces have been reserved across campus for IPTAY donors.

– Additional aisle in E-6 parking lot (Sikes/Long parking lot)
– All green spaces on Cherry Rd.
– The gravel lot in the Pecan Grove near Calhoun Courts
– E-13 parking lot (Sheep Barn parking lot)
– All green, orange, and metered spaces on Sherman Street and Daniel Drive near Clemson House. There is no general parking in this area this season.
– Aisles 1 – 3 of C-1 parking lot (The Pit)

All faculty, staff, student, and service vehicles must be relocated out of these spaces. If you have a service or departmental vehicle parked in one of these areas, please relocate it off campus. Parking and Transportation Services has limited space at the remote impound lot on Hugo Drive. For directions, please call Marvin Dixon at 864-722-3625. If any vehicles are left in one of these areas, it will be towed.

Employee parking on game day: Due to the reallocation of IPTAY spaces within the Sikes/Long parking lot to increase safety with ADA shuttle route diversion, employee parking has been reduced within the lot. A limited number of employee spaces remain in the aisle adjacent to Long Hall only. These spaces are reserved for those faculty and staff which must work on game days and is not meant as an alternative tailgating area. If this area is full, working employees are encouraged to park in green spaces along McMillan Rd and within the E-15 parking lot on the east side of Cooper Library.

C-1 parking lot now a $20 paid general admission lot: C-1 parking lot, accessible from Perimeter Rd., has been converted to a general admission football parking paid lot. Aisles 1 – 3 of the lot are reserved for IPTAY parking only with Aisles 4 – 12 available for general admission paid parking. All Non-IPTAY vehicles entering the lot will be charged $20 for parking in the lot.

Cash, Credit or Debit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), and pre-paid permits are accepted. Pre-payment guarantees your space on game day! Click here for complete information and to purchase a permit.

Lot 2A – Temporary Commuter Parking – Closed Friday: To prepare for game day, lot 2A, (across from Fike Recreation Center) which has been designated for temporary commuter parking, is closed today. The lot will reopen for general use when game day parking items have been cleared. People should park in the white spaces in P-3 parking lot behind the stadium instead of lot 2A. This lot will be closed each Friday before home football games.