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 […]
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 […]
May 16, 2019
The Flexographic Technical Association’s annual FORUM conference and INFOFLEX trade show took place on May 5-8 in New Orleans, LA. At the opening ceremony and awards banquet on May 5, several Clemson Graphic Communications students were awarded scholarships for the coming year. The first and second place 2019 FFTA (Foundation of FTA) Rossini North America […]
April 16, 2019
Several partners of the Sonoco Institute and the Graphic Communications (GC) program at Clemson University have recently established need-based scholarships for GC students. SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) and NAPCO Media have teamed up to provide the PRINTING United Scholarship, and MacDermid Graphics Solutions, who is also a corporate member of the Institute, has established one […]
March 14, 2019
The TAGA student publication competition has arrived! Read more about this, a recent graduate’s job opportunity with All Printing Resources, upcoming specialty seminars/workshops – and take an employment survey for GC student, Cat Bromels, on page two! Click here to download the pdf.
November 12, 2018
Read more about the following topics in our November newsletter! One Clemson packaging student was awarded a PACK EXPO scholarship #GivingTuesday is coming November 27 – find out how you can support a graduate student! In case you missed it… Clemson’s PACK EXPO experience Print trials and upcoming training courses at the Sonoco Institute A […]
October 22, 2018
Clemson University’s packaging division was highly involved in this year’s PackExpo International show at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. CAFLS staff manned a booth in the Education Pavilion to connect with Clemson alumni and promote the Packaging Science (PKSC) program. 20 or more PKSC students from a Creative Inquiry (CI) class this semester also designed, […]
October 4, 2018
The students have been working hard and have some cool stories to tell – here’s what you will find in our October newsletter! Packaging Science students design and build a data-driven booth for PackExpo International this month Graphic Comm grad student, Cat Bromels, shares her Finalnd work experience with printed electronics Coming soon: the P3 […]
September 28, 2018
Are you a Clemson alumnus working in packaging graphics or another related field? Then you’re not going to want to miss the second annual P3 Forum (People + Printing + Packaging) on October, 22-23 at Clemson University! This year’s event is centered around ‘Change.’ Change breeds opportunity. Opportunity for business to grow in new markets, for […]
