{"id":17303,"date":"2017-05-06T22:30:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T02:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=17303"},"modified":"2017-05-06T22:30:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T02:30:47","slug":"esko-gift-in-kind-enhances-student-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/esko-gift-in-kind-enhances-student-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Esko gift-in-kind enhances student experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_17031\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17031\" class=\"wp-image-17031 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clemson.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FOREVER-Esko-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Clemson University student Mengmeng Zhao, a third-year doctoral student in packaging science from Tianjin, China, uses a computerized sample cutting table in the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics that was funded by Esko Inc., Oct. 24, 2016.\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clemsonworld.wpenginepowered.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/FOREVER-Esko-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clemsonworld.wpenginepowered.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/FOREVER-Esko-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clemsonworld.wpenginepowered.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/FOREVER-Esko-705x484.jpg 705w, https:\/\/clemsonworld.wpenginepowered.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/FOREVER-Esko.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clemson University student Mengmeng Zhao, a third-year doctoral student in packaging science from Tianjin, China, uses a computerized sample cutting table in the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics that was funded by Esko Inc., Oct. 24, 2016. (Photo by Ken Scar)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nClemson students will work with cutting-edge design\u00a0equipment,\u00a0software and tools for years to come,\u00a0thanks to\u00a0Esko, a global supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging, labels, sign and display industries.<br \/>\nThe company has given Clemson\u2019s Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics equipment, maintenance and software valued at $26,703,750 over a five-year period.<br \/>\n\u201cEsko has been a great partner with the Sonoco Institute for nearly a decade, and this latest gift will be instrumental in Clemson\u2019s ongoing efforts to remain at the leading edge of research into packaging technologies,\u201d said President Clements. \u201cEsko\u2019s equipment and software allow our packaging design students to leave Clemson proficient in industry-standard tools and technologies.\u201d The Sonoco Institute is the only university program in the country with a multidisciplinary approach to packaging as a core competency.<br \/>\nEsko has been a partner of the institute since 2008, and the curriculum is built around the company\u2019s equipment and software. \u201cEsko values the Clemson relationship largely because of the amount of value the printing and packaging industry places on Clemson as a resource for talent and innovation,\u201d said Larry Moore, Esko\u2019s vice president of partner programs in North America.<br \/>\nThe partnership has greatly benefited Clemson students and consequently the manufacturing industry, said Chip Tonkin, director of the Sonoco Institute and Clemson\u2019s graphic communications department chair. \u201cOur Esko relationship is a world-class example of an industry-academic partnership that leverages real-world tools and relevant challenges to engage and inspire our students in ways that feed the talent pipeline that our entire manufacturing industry desperately needs,\u201d said Tonkin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clemson students will work with cutting-edge design\u00a0equipment,\u00a0software and tools for years to come,\u00a0thanks to\u00a0Esko, a global supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging, labels, sign and display industries. 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