In the heart of campus, strategically located next to the R.M. Cooper Library and across from the Class of 1956 Academic Success Center, a new building is taking shape. It’s not tied to a particular college or department but rather designed to be an incubator of creativity and innovation. The Watt Family Innovation Center, projected […]
It wasn’t your typical groundbreaking, but Jonathan Zucker certainly broke ground with a giant black and yellow excavator, marking the official beginning of construction of the $21.5-million Zucker Family Graduate Education Center in North Charleston. Located at the Clemson University Restoration Institute on the site of the former naval shipyard, the approximately 70,000- square-foot center […]
Thousands of Clemson fans came from near and far to cheer the Tigers on at the Russell Athletic Bowl in January. The Alumni Association, IPTAY and the Orlando Clemson Club sponsored a variety of events to welcome the faithful to Orlando. The night before the game, more than 300 fans invaded Miller’s Ale House for […]
At their meeting in February, Clemson trustees approved the initial concept plan to replace and upgrade the main campus electrical distribution system. The project is estimated to cost $75 million, to be paid for with maintenance and stewardship funds and state institution bonds. Brett Dalton, vice president for finance, said, “Replacing and updating the antiquated […]
“Policy Matters,” a new grassroots-initiative webcast, is one of the newest series available for viewing on ClemsonTV. The series focuses on providing resources to assist schools and school districts, as well as communities, states and the nation, to tackle challenging issues of helping students succeed in school. The series is a collaborative effort of departments […]
The Bernard Osher Foundation made a $1 million gift to Clemson’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), a continuing education and membership program for older adults. The gift — a $950,000 endowment gift and $50,000 in operating funds — is the foundation’s second $1 million gift to OLLI at Clemson and a recognition of the institute’s contributions […]
Anyone who pays attention to the news knows that STEM education and environmental sustainability are hot topics, deemed crucial to our country’s ability to remain competitive and to our long-term economic prospects. Since long before these topics started generating headlines, this year’s Class of ’39 Award for Excellence recipient has been applying her expertise to […]
Philip H. Prince ’49, HD ’95, Honorary Chair E. Smyth McKissick III ’79, Chair Kelly C. Davies ’86, Co-Vice Chair Richard “Rich” Davies ’86, Co-Vice Chair James F. Barker ’70 Marcia Barker HA ’01 James E. Bostic Jr. ’69, Ph.D. ’72 Jan E. Childress James P. Clements James P. Creel Sr. ’60 Carolyn Creel ’61 […]
For the first time, Clemson will be among the 20 teams selected from universities around the world to compete at this fall’s international Solar Decathlon, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The competition, held every two years in Irvine, California, challenges teams to design and build […]
Problem solver on an international scale What Raymond Jones learned in mechanical engineering at Clemson was how to learn and how to solve problems. And he’s doing that at ExxonMobil Development in a big way. A vice president with ExxonMobil Development Company, his region of the world is Asia Pacific (Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, […]