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JUNE 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS

• President’s Report
• Ombuds Report: Getting Some Perspective
• News You Can Use
  • News from the Office of Human Resources
  • Green Zone Training available June 19, July 18
  • University Physical Therapy
  • Summer Programs at the SC Botanical Garden
  • Help the Garden Grow
  • Upcoming MBA Information Session – July 9
    

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President’s Report

President’s Report: June 2024

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Ombuds Report

Ombuds Report: Getting Some Perspective

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News You Can Use

News from the Office of Human Resources

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Green Zone Training available June 19 and July 18

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University Physical Therapy

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Summer Programs at the SC Botanical Garden

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Help the Garden Grow

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Upcoming MBA Information Session – July 9

Military and Veteran Engagement will hold Green Zone Training on June 19 (10 a.m.-12 p.m.) and July 18 (1-3 p.m.) at Vickery Hall 201. Registration is available via Tiger Training.

Faculty, staff, and fellow students play an essential role in helping veterans and military-connected students transition to life at Clemson. Green Zone Training provides an opportunity to learn about the military student experience and how you can best to support this population.

Mission: Green Zone Training provides faculty, staff, and students with an understanding of the military experience of our students as they transition from the military to campus life.

After Green Zone Training, participants will:

• Understand who our students are
• Understand the military experience
• Learn about the veteran experience in higher education
• Learn what you can do to support veteran and military-connected students
• Familiarize yourself with valuable on- and off-campus resources 

The Office of Human Resources is excited to announce the return of the Employee Resource Fair – an event to connect faculty and staff with resources and organizations across the community.

The event will be held at Fike Recreation Center on May 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free for all Clemson faculty and staff. 

More than 50 vendors representing banks, retirement vendors, doctors, campus resources and more will set up in the Main Gym with fun activities, raffles and giveaways for attendees. Some things to get excited about: drawings for a free 6-month gym membership and a drawing for free designer sunglasses!

Vendors include, but are not limited to,:

• SC Future Scholar (529 Plan)
• Clemson Eye
• Parking and Transportation Services
• The Abernathy Hotel
• Campus Bookstore
• …and more!

The Division of Marketing and Communications will also host their monthly Faculty and Staff Headshot Day at the event from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Colleges, departments and community partners are still welcome to register as a vendor for the event. To register, please complete the Employee Resource Fair registration form on the Office of Human Resources website.

Thank you to our event sponsors:

• Corebridge Financial
• Newry Mills Apartments
• Voya
• Brookdale Senior Living
• Hubbard Young Pharmacy
• Clemson Dental
• Copperleaf Townhomes
• Mountain Lakes Family Dentistry
• SC State Credit Union
• United Community Bank
• Founders Federal Credit Union

April 2024 Table of Contents

• President’s Report
• Staff Senate to Host 40th Anniversary Celebration on May 21
• Meet Your New Staff Senators
  
• 2023-24 Staff Senate Scholarship Recipients
  
• Ombuds Report: It’s Time to Manage Your Time
• News You Can Use
  • Reminder: Check Your Contact Information and Beneficiary Information!
  • Fall Supervising for Success Training Schedule Open
    
  • Enjoy Some Time Outside at the SC Botanical Gardens
    
  • Upcoming MHRD and Leadership Certificate Virtual Information Sessions
    

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President’s Report

President’s Report: April 2024

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Staff Senate to Host 40th Anniversary Celebration on May 21

Staff Senate to host 40th anniversary celebration on May 21

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Meet Your New Staff Senators

Meet your new Staff Senators

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2023-24 Staff Senate Scholarship Recipients

2023-24 Staff Senate Scholarship Recipients

Ombuds Report

It’s Time to Manage Your Time

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News You Can Use

Reminder: Check your contact information and beneficiary information!

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Fall Supervising for Success Training Schedule Open

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Enjoy Some Time Outside at the SC Botanical Gardens

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Upcoming MHRD and Leadership Certificate Virtual Information Sessions

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To view previous editions of the newsletter (2009-2023), visit the Previous Newsletters page.

Hello Fellow Staff,

This week we celebrated the exchanging of the gavel in Staff Senate. As my term as President has ended, I am reminded of the many interactions and experiences from this past year. I am reminded every day of what makes this place special and it’s the people.

We had a fantastic year on Senate and accomplished a lot. Last April, I challenged our Senators with ambitious and strategic goals. I am pleased to report that we met, and in many cases surpassed all our goals. We engaged with approximately 1,500 Clemson staff this year through various outreach, recognition, and service efforts including appreciation luncheons, blood drives, and department visits.

We are implementing a senator mentorship program and adopted a new representation model which will position Senate for strategic and moderate growth. We raised nearly $15,000 in our “Battle of Senates” campaign for the Employee Emergency Fund and we are currently selling limited-edition watercolor cards to benefit the Staff Senate Endowed Scholarship.

We partnered with leadership in Faculty Senate and Human Resources to form the Tuition Remission Benefit Task Force and continued serving as liaisons to university committees and commissions. We established a new Staff Senate blog and held our monthly meeting in CU-ICAR in February where we had the pleasure to fellowship and engage with staff not on main campus.

Each of our committees contributed significantly to fulfill our goals. The impact will be felt for years to come as we have positioned Senate for continued success to advocate and serve our fellow staff.

I had the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments to the Board of Trustees at their quarterly meeting in April and detailed the work of our 52 senators.

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At the 2023-24 Staff Senate Awards Luncheon, treasurer Christy Babb (left) was named Staff Senator of the Year and Kevin Allmond (right) won the Sam Hoover Staff Senate Innovation Award.

Senate will be in great hands with Jeff Anthony! He is one of the most genuine, dependable, and active senators. He will be an outstanding President.

Being a graduate of Clemson, a native of Aiken, SC, and having served 10 years as an employee, I have always been proud of my alma mater. However, after serving in this role and becoming familiar with the internal structure and unique characteristics of our university landscape, I am beyond proud of this university and the leadership in place.

Thank you all for your many continued contributions to this special place we call Clemson University.

Burn bright, not out.

Go Tigers!

Jake Anderson
Staff Senate Immediate Past President

Staff Senate will celebrate 40 years of Clemson’s Staff Senate on Tuesday, May 21, with a drop-in reception in the Daniel Hall Annex Atrium from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature heavy appetizers and giveaways.  Current and former senators are invited to join a commemorative “family picture” taken at noon.

The Fall 2024 Supervising for Success training schedule is now available for registration through Tiger Training.

There are seven required courses in the Supervising for Success program.

As a reminder, new supervisors or staff hired or promoted after February 21, 2022 are required to complete the Supervising for Success program within 12 months of assuming their position. For more information on this requirement, please see the Required Training Policy.

Questions about registration or the Tiger Training system should be directed to the Tiger Training team.

Clemson University’s Executive Leadership Team and President Jim Clements recently approved a new policy regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). 

This policy does not change the process to request FMLA. Rather, it formalizes the already operational process for requesting and receiving FMLA benefits, while providing consistency across the University. 

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. 

The policy lays out the eligibility requirements to take FMLA leave and the parameters under which FMLA leave may be taken. It also gives employees and supervisors guidance on the required procedure to request FMLA leave. 

Employees who may need to take FMLA leave should review the FMLA policy and the FMLA Guidelines and Packet. 

For initial consultation on FMLA matters, please contact your HR Service Center Manager or Ask-HR. 

CU Jazz Ensemble

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
$5 Adults/FREE Students
Brooks Theatre

Make plans to join the Clemson University Jazz Ensemble, The Jungaleers, for an exciting evening of jazz..

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CU Men’s and Women’s Choirs

Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
$10 Adults/$5 Students
Brooks Theatre

The Men’s and Women’s choirs will perform an evening of inspiring choral music, featuring a collaboration with special guests from the Choral Arts Exchange program!

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The Dancing Double Bass
Michael Geib, Alumni Recital, solo bass

Friday, April 12, 2024 at 5 p.m.
FREE
Samuel J. Cadden Chapel

Double Bassists are constantly searching for music to perform, as there is not an abundance of solo music written specifically for the instrument. Domenico Dragonetti’s 12 Waltzes are likely the first known works written for the unaccompanied modern double bass, yet they are not considered a standard part of the pedagogical repertoire. Geib hopes that these works will enable double bassists of all levels to add this wonderful, idiomatic music to their performance catalog. This concert features these brilliant waltzes, as well as other short vignettes written during the 18th and 19th Centuries.

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The Taming by Lauren Gunderson

April 15-20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
April 21, 2024 at 3 p.m.
$15 Adults, $10 Students
Bellamy Theatre

Tweetering, pandashrews and undying giddiness for James Madison – what else could you expect to find at a Miss America pageant? In this hilarious, raucous, all-female “power-play” inspired by Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator’s aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. Well, that and a semi-historically-accurate ether trip. Here’s lookin’ at you, America.

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CU Symphony and String Orchestra

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
$10 Adults, $5 Students
Brooks Theatre

Enjoy an exciting performance by the Clemson Symphony and String Orchestra as they celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Brooks Center.

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CU Percussion Ensemble and CU Steel Band

Tuesday, April 19, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
$10 Adults, $5 Students
Brooks Theatre

The CU Percussion Ensemble features contemporary drumming and percussion from around the world.

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CU Symphonic Band and CU Contract Band

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
$5 Adults, FREE Students
Brooks Theatre

Enjoy selections performed by the CU Symphonic Band and CU Concert Band led by conductors Mark Spede and Timothy Hurlburt.

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CU Singers and Cantorei

Tuesday, April 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
$10 Adults, $5 Students
Brooks Theatre

CU Singers and Cantorei will perform an evening of inspiring music ranging from classics to contemporary choral music. This performance will include a World Premiere of a new choral work by Emmy Award-winning composer Jake Runestad featuring Clemson Cantorei and our collaborative pianist, Grace Berardo.

Congratulations to our newest Staff Senators! These dedicated staff members will represent their areas for a three-year term beginning in April 2024. Look for more about these Senators in an upcoming newsletter.

• Candice Heatherly – College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
• Emily Danuser – Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
• Cora Allard-Keese – Clemson Libraries
• Justin Scott – Division of Research
• Mark Roth – Clemson University Research Foundation
• Miriam Rose – College of Architecture, Art and Construction