Month: November 2019

Happy Thanksgiving, Tigers!

Check out our special hours for the Watt Center this week.

Our Student Innovation Spaces will also have special hours this week. Check the Makerspace and Immersive Space websites for more information.

dARTS

The third annual dARTS contest is open and accepting submissions! We’ve partnered with the new Digital and Interactive Arts Lab (DIAL) and the Art Department to reward your creativity. Submissions will be open until Feb. 28, 2020. Read more about the contest on our website.

Did You Know…

… the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade didn’t feature any balloons? The Parade made its big debut in 1924, and it didn’t have any balloons until 1927.

Helen Purnell, Class of 2020 

Stay up-to-date with what’s happening this week at the Watt Family Innovation Center. Be the first to know about weekly events, helpful hints and the latest news from our Student Innovation Spaces. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more information.

Events

HERO Project: Hayek’s Excellence in Research and Outreach (HERO) Program is back to help students across Clemson’s campus incorporate business principles into their community outreach and international aid projects. There are lectures by renowned philanthropists, business leaders and scholars, as well as mentoring opportunities. Join the Hayek Center Monday (11/18) from 6-8 p.m. in Watt 208.

Creative Inquiry Symposium: Creative Inquiry students will present “Stories of Refuge, Detention, and Hospitality” Thursday (11/21) at 5 p.m. in Watt 106. This symposium is a collection of findings from their visit to Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA, as well as what they learned about the hospitality house El Refugio and the legal advocacy of lawyers and volunteers. Co-sponsored by the National Scholars Program. Refreshments will be provided.

Chronicle Release: Join the student staff of Clemson’s literature and arts magazine The Chronicle as they celebrate the release of their Fall 2019 magazine. They will be distributing copies of their new issue Thursday (11/21) at 9 p.m. in the Watt Atrium. While you’re there, enjoy open mic, free T-shirt screen printing, caricatures and more.

TIGERS ADVANCE: The next installment of the TIGERS ADVANCE Distinguished Speaker Series will take place Friday (11/22) at 2:30 p.m. in the Watt Auditorium. Join to learn more from Mariana Wolfner of Cornell University, who will be presenting “What’s Love Got to Do With It? Stimulating Reproduction and Activating Eggs in Drosophila.”

Did You Know…

…that our Digital and Interactive Arts Lab (DIAL) is open on the first floor of the Watt Center? Contact Kat Eaves (keaves@g.clemson.edu) for more information.

Special Hours for Thanksgiving

Helen Purnell, Class of 2020 

Stay up-to-date with what’s happening this week at the Watt Family Innovation Center. Be the first to know about weekly events, helpful hints and the latest news from our Student Innovation Spaces. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more information.

Events

SciencePREP: Adele Ratcliff, Director at ManTech Office, will be speaking for SciencePREP tonight (11/11) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Watt 106. Don’t miss this seminar, titled “Establishing Manufacturing Readiness.”

Native American Heritage Month Keynote: Principal Chief Richard Sneed will speak for Native American Heritage month this Thursday (11/14) at 6 p.m. in the Watt Center Auditorium. Chief Sneed has dedicated his life’s work to advocating for youth, community building and cultural preservation.

Town Hall & Reception: Nauman Shah, Chief Strategic Officer for Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices Companies, will be presenting in the Watt Center Auditorium from 3 to 4:30 p.m. this Friday (11/15). Shah oversees the transformation of Johnson and Johnson business-to-business relationships with health systems.

dARTS

The third annual dARTS contest is open and accepting submissions! We’ve partnered with the new Digital and Interactive Arts Lab (DIAL) the Art Department to reward your creativity. Submissions will be open until Feb. 28, 2020. Read more about the contest on our website.

Did You Know…

…that the Immersive Space in the Watt Center is free to students? Check out their website here.

Helen Purnell, Class of 2020 

Stay up-to-date with what’s happening this week at the Watt Family Innovation Center. Be the first to know about weekly events, helpful hints and the latest news from our Student Innovation Spaces. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more information.

Events

3MT Finals: Clemson Graduate Student Government will be hosting the final round of their annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition this Friday (11/8) in the Watt Center Auditorium. Join them from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn more about graduate student research and see presentations from the top four finalists in each academic college. A panel of judges will select the top presentation, and that student will go on to represent Clemson University at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools 3MT competition in March 2020.

Male Faculty Advocates Workshop: TIGERS ADVANCE is hosting a Male Faculty Advocates Training workshop this Friday (11/8) from 12:30-3:30 p.m. in Watt Center 310. The workshop will provide male faculty members with an overview of the climate at Clemson regarding gender equality. Attendees will participate in guided discussions to help detect bias in and around themselves.

dARTS

The third annual dARTS contest is open and accepting submissions! We’ve partnered with the new Digital and Interactive Arts Lab (DIAL) the Art Department to reward your creativity. Submissions will be open until Feb. 28, 2020. Read more about the contest on our website.

Did You Know…

…that the Watt Center has a rooftop terrace? Book a tour of the Watt Center to check out everything our building has to offer.