Welcome to the first edition of Clemson University’s TIGERs GPS – Government and Public Service Blog. We are excited to begin this blogging journey with you as we continue to learn from each other and share stories, best practices and other ponderings in this forum. This blog also presents an opportunity to build on skill sets that are in high demand in today’s workforce. Consistently, international and national level firm surveys reveal that of the ten skills employers want the most, written and verbal communication and analyzing and synthesizing information are at the top. Moreover, many firms see the ability to be creative and innovative as critical in the 21st century. We hope this blog will serve as an opportunity to learn from each other about a diverse range of policy, public administration and non-profit issues, along with helping us all to be more effective ad creative communicators. It is with this in mind that I break the Champagne Bottle over the hull and christen the Blog – Cheers to TIGERs GPS. ~ Lori A. Dickes, Phd
Hooray! It’s finally here. I am thrilled to be a part of the TIGER GPS Blog and I’d like to offer up a big round of applause to Dr. Dickes and Dr. Yazykova for getting it off the ground.
As an adjunct at Clemson who teaches communication classes I can’t point out enough just how important real world communication skills can be for a career. This Blog provides the platform needed by students to get their ideas out in the open. Every semester each student writes countless papers… so why not get them out there?!
Further, I would like to point out something that Dr. Dickes stated above:
“This blog also presents an opportunity to build on skill sets that are in high demand in today’s workforce.”
Not only is this a space to highlight your work, but it is also designed to be a destination for you to think outside the box. Do you have an interesting idea for a video? Do you have a data visualization you’ve been working on? All of these things can be a new way to use the Blog and get your voice heard. Let’s hear from you!