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Jon Harp
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A time for change
/ in The View from Sikes / 0 Comments / by: Jon Harpor the first time in 14 years as Clemson’s president, the volume of mail I received this semester was so great that I could not even consider answering all of it. So forgive me if I use this space in Clemson World in a very personal way — to say thank you to alumni and […]
Indoor practice facility open for business
/ in Upfront / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpOn Jan. 25, with the weather demonstrating the need for such a facility, fans and friends gathered to dedicate and tour the new Clemson Football Indoor Practice Facility, an 80,000-square-foot, $10 million structure. Adjacent to the football practice fields and the indoor track facility, it includes a full-sized synthetic turf football field. High above the […]
Erwin Center to support emphasis in advertising and communication
/ in Upfront / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpThanks to a recent $1.05 million gift from Joe ’79 and Gretchen Erwin, co-founders of Erwin Penland Advertising, Clemson is now home to the Erwin Center for the Study of Advertising and Communication. “Top companies, including most of our clients, are extremely proficient at developing more innovative and reliable products and services by using cutting-edge […]
Emeritus College celebrates 10 years of service
/ in Upfront / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpBeyond the active faculty, staff and students found on the Clemson campus, there is another group that plays an active part in scholarship and service to the University and the community. This year, Emeritus College at Clemson celebrates 10 years. At many institutions, retired faculty organizations are focused on benefits such as ID cards, […]
Duke Energy helps fund workforce development initiative
/ in Upfront / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpA $4.11 million grant from Duke Energy to Clemson’s Center for Workforce Development will fund initiatives in South Carolina to help provide a next-generation workforce in key cluster areas. The grant will be used to manage educational, research and outreach activities in support of workforce development and STEM education. The Center for Workforce Development will […]
Burton contributes to history
/ in Upfront / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpHistory professor Vernon Burton was one of 10 historians invited to submit essays for the historical portfolio published by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies to mark the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Burton’s piece, “Building the Transcontinental Railroad,” gives an overview of the importance of the railroad and the impact it had […]
Architecture students install Sassafras Mountain overlook
/ in Upfront / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpFrom the summit of Sassafras Mountain, you can see Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. And now, thanks to a new overlook designed, constructed and installed by a team of graduate students in architecture and landscape architecture, visitors can enjoy that view. The challenge was to provide a universally designed viewing platform accessible to […]
Rogers named first-runner-up in Miss America competition
/ in Upfront / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpMiss South Carolina Ali Rogers is just as proud of Clemson as the University is of her. With a host of Clemson supporters in attendance, the Laurens native competed for the Miss America crown this past January. She was elated to make Top 15, but making it to first-runner-up was more than she could have […]
Screenwriter: Kendall Sherwood ’09
/ in Alumni Profiles / 0 Comments / by: Jon HarpKendall Sherwood came to Clemson with hopes of becoming an actor, but she left as a screenwriter. You might see her name on the credits for “Major Crimes,” a spinoff of the popular TV series, “The Closer,” where she is the writer’s assistant and script coordinator. Because of Clemson’s requirement that theater majors must have […]