February 25, 2020
By Kadence Baker The FRESH initiative at Clemson University is a multi-disciplinary hub for research and innovation to address critical issues related to food waste and sustainability. Located in the Harris A. Smith Building, its mission is to have a major impact on the reduction of food waste. This means looking holistically at the food […]
January 29, 2020
By Kadence Baker On January 24-26, two Clemson packaging student groups competed in the national 48HOUR REPACK competition. The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP Southeastern Chapter) holds this annual competition, challenging students to innovate new packaging designs. This year’s competition, sponsored by Coca-Cola and others, opened on Friday with product options announced at 7 p.m. […]
January 10, 2020
By Kadence Baker Recently, the Sonoco Institute was fortunate enough to receive donations from several partners in packaging, including X-Rite/Pantone®, Barbieri, Graymills, QEA and Alphasonics. Thanks to these partnerships, the Institute is able to offer students and professionals top-of-the-line equipment and quality materials that keep the Institute on the cutting edge of printing application and […]
November 20, 2019
By Kadence Baker The College of Business welcomed Carl Blue and Amanda Bridges to the Graphic Communications (GC) department at the beginning of the Fall 2019 semester. Blue earned a Doctor of Education from NC State and his M.A. in Industrial Technology from Appalachian State University. Bridges earned a Doctor of Education from Gardner-Webb […]
November 11, 2019
By Kadence Baker Anissa Mollett is a second-year graduate student working towards an M.S. in Graphic Communications. In Spring 2019, Mollett was a recipient of the Foundation of FTA (FFTA) Rossini Scholarship, which grants students scholarships to continue and enhance their research. Amidst her research, Mollett is also interning with MacDermid Graphics Solutions this fall […]
November 6, 2019
By Kadence Baker On October 28-30, Sonoco Institute staff, as well as Clemson graphic communications faculty and students, attended the annual FTA Fall Conference in Charlotte, NC. FTA Fall Conference is a technical forum for those involved in the flexographic printing industry – from printers to suppliers, educators and more – to network, learn about […]
November 4, 2019
By Kadence Baker The week of October 21, Clemson University welcomed alumni and students to celebrate in homecoming festivities. Among these was the third annual P3 Forum put on by the Graphics Packaging Association and hosted at the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, which took place October 21-22. During this, Graphic Communications (GC) […]
October 7, 2019
By Kadence Baker In a previous blog, we wrote about Clemson packaging science (PKSC) students’ plans to attend and participate in this year’s PACK EXPO Las Vegas trade show. The international exhibition took place on September 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center where students set up an interactive ‘hunting lodge’ display. Elements of the booth […]
September 18, 2019
by Kadence Baker PACK EXPO packaging design students are all packed up and ready for PACK EXPO Las Vegas, which will take place from September 23-25. PACK EXPO is an annual event designed to showcase new packaging technologies from around the country. Clemson students and faculty will be showcasing their capabilities to a wide variety […]
September 11, 2019
By Kadence Baker The Sonoco Institute welcomed Kenny Tucker as the new Project Coordinator of the Advanced Print Technologies Lab in August 2019. Tucker received his B.S. in Graphic Communications from Clemson University in 2004. Sonoco Institute (SI): You became the Project Coordinator for the Sonoco Institute in August. What exactly does that entail? Kenny Tucker […]
