History in Plain Sight
Students and faculty were busy over the summer, unearthing remnants to help tell the stories of the men, women and children who lived and worked as slaves during the antebellum era on the Fort Hill property, today a part of Clemson’s campus.
Entrepreneur’s vision rewarded by MBA EnterPrize competition
Virgil Platt’s vision for a startup may have caught the eyes of judges in the sixth annual Clemson MBAe EnterPrize competition, but the real winners of the entrepreneur’s business idea may be military personnel. As the winner of the graduate school’s competition, modeled after the TV show Shark Tank, Platt won $15,000. He’ll use the […]
Student researchers developing STEAM workshop model
Graham crackers, marshmallows and toothpicks might not be standard tools for civil engineers, but they’re adequate stand-ins for fourth- and fifth-graders in Clemson College of Education doctoral student Abby Baker’s STEAM workshop.
Deep Roots to Lasting Fruit
Tripp and Anne Jones’ tailgating tree isn’t the only thing that has grown over the years.
Giving 110% … Off the Field
Brian Dawkins ’96 wasted no time in making a name for himself once he set foot on campus at Clemson.
Retired Cryovac Executive Breaks Record with Donation for Chemical Engineering
A retired Greenville executive and philanthropist is turning his attention back to Clemson, where his recent gift to the chemical and biomolecular engineering department is the largest in the department’s history.
Golden Tiger Class of 1968 raises $1 million for ROTC scholarships
The class of 1968 marked its 50th anniversary in June with a reunion celebration on campus and the announcement of a $1 million gift to Clemson’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program and scholarships for Clemson students.
Ring Stories: Remembering Bataan
Ben Skardon ’38 survived the Bataan Death March of WWII thanks to his Clemson ring. After surrendering to the Japanese at the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines, tens of thousands of U.S.-Filipino forces were forced on a 65-mile march from Bataan to Camp O’Donnell. Despite surviving the march, Skardon became deathly ill, suffering severe malnutrition, […]
China: Curtis F. Morgan Jr. M '85
Curtis F. Morgan Jr. M ’85 accompanied his adopted daughter on a heritage tour of China June 23-11, 2018. This was taken in front of the entrance to the Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square, Beijing.