{"id":19677,"date":"2018-09-12T16:09:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T20:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=19677"},"modified":"2018-09-12T16:09:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T20:09:56","slug":"a-transformative-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/a-transformative-place\/","title":{"rendered":"A Transformative Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">From my window in Sikes,<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> I have a wonderful view of stu<\/span>dents coming and going from the newly completed Douthit Hills residence halls across the street. I can also see the business school building as it begins to rise out of the ground. On Friday afternoons, I can hear the sounds of Tiger Band as they prepare for the upcoming game. Like every fall, it is a time of energy, enthusiasm and change, this year maybe more than most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">In the midst of all the change, Clemson continues to be a transformative place for students. On page 7, you can read the inspiring story of recent graduate Chastyn Webster who is using her past experiences and education to help improve the lives of young girls at our Youth Development Center in Aiken.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>On page<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>you can also read about the life-changing experiences our students have through our study abroad program. Biological sciences professor Vincent Gallicchio leads a trip each year to provide pre-professional health students the opportunity to get global clinical shadowing experience while they help deliver health care to people in need. Stories like these make me optimistic for the future of our students and our communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">If you haven\u2019t been back to campus in a while, I invite you to join us this fall for a football game. On page 28, you\u2019ll find a guide to tailgating at Clemson. It\u2019s an experience like none other, if only for the way Clemson fans welcome opponents to town, sharing the shade of their tailgate tents. That\u2019s an institutional value that sets us apart from many other schools, and I love getting letters from people who have been amazed at the reception they have received. I hope that never changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\">As you read this magazine, I hope you will reflect on your own Clemson experience \u2014 and those faculty members who influenced your life and those friends with whom you shared a freshman hall, or played intramurals, or tossed a Frisbee on Bowman Field. I encourage you to rekindle those memories and reconnect with some of those people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">I hope to see you on campus this fall!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">GO TIGERS!<i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nJames P. 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