Landmarks & Legends
The fun and fascinating stories of Clemson’s history.
ClemsonLIFE Students in the Spotlight
If you’ve attended football games, you may have seen student equipment manager David Saville on the sidelines. Saville, who has Down Syndrome, hit the national spotlight this past year when he was featured in ESPN commentator Holly Rowe’s “Front Rowe” series as well as being a keynote speaker at the National Down Syndrome Congress Convention. […]
Clements to Co-Chair Commerce Advisory Committee
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has selected Clemson University President James P. Clements to serve as a co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). NACIE is a federal advisory committee charged with identifying and recommending solutions to issues critical to driving the innovation economy, including enabling entrepreneurs and firms to successfully access and develop a […]
The Clemson Medallion
In October, trustee Ellison Smyth McKissick III of Greenville and retired professor Jerome V. Reel Jr. of Clemson were awarded the Thomas Green Clemson Medallion, the University’s highest public honor. The medallion is awarded to those members of the Clemson Family whose dedication and service embody the spirit of the University’s founder. “These two gentlemen […]
Baruch Institute Student Housing Dedicated
President Clements visited the University’s Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science on Hobcaw Barony near Georgetown in October for the dedication of the John Bunyan Harris III Student Center. The student center provides affordable short-term housing for graduate students studying or conducting research at the institute. The cottage is a gift from John Harris […]
Cadets Team Up with Veterans
Cadets from both Army and Air Force ROTC programs worked with members of Purple Heart Homes, who are veterans themselves, to fix up the home of World War II veteran Fred Turner. These cadets worked at scraping old paint and repainting windows and awnings, as well as clearing out brush and debris in Turner’s back […]
Meet the Provost: ROBERT H. JONES JR. ’79, M ’81
Bob Jones, Clemson’s new executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, has called many places “home” over the years. A native of western New York state, he came to Clemson as an undergraduate to study forestry, drawn to the area for the biodiversity of its trees. Since then, he and his wife, Jeri ’80, […]
Clemson Engages Students in Public Art Initiative
“Atelier InSite is uniquely Clemson because we’re engaging students as the primary generator of this project,” said Detrich, adviser to the Atelier InSite students. “You see a lot of top-20 schools with similar programs, but those are not student driven. We want to establish a precedent for student engagement in similar programs.” [pullquote align=’right’ […]
Descendant Retraces Steps of Famous Botanist
ALMOST 200 YEARS AGO, André Michaux, a famous 18th-century botanists, visited the Clemson Forest and spent the night in what is now called “the Bottoms,” site of the Student Organic Farms. This spring, Régis Pluchet, sixth-generation descendant of Michaux, visited the Clemson Forest as part of a trip to the United States to retrace his […]
Bringing Electricity to the Globe's Darkened Corners
CLEMSON’S EFFORT TO BRING ELECTRICITY to the globe’s darkened corners has gathered momentum since the White House honored a professor for his four decades of work with solar energy. Rajendra Singh said that his work has accelerated since the White House named him one of 10 “Champions of Change” for solar deployment this spring. Groups […]