Clemson students travel to Egypt each spring to analyze a historic landscape, suggesting design changes to revitalize the region. Work on past projects has received international acclaim, including meetings with the Egyptian governor, a National Geographic presentation and numerous awards by national and international organizations.
Clemson University Feature Stories
Archive for February, 2011
Cross-cultural Eqyptian partnership transforms historic landscape
Monday, February 28th, 2011Abel Bartley hopes to break down barriers between black and white through education and understanding
Thursday, February 24th, 2011According to Bartley, facts are the basis of our history, and how we view these facts from different perspectives shapes our view of the world. Through education, he hopes to see Clemson’s student body more open to dissenting opinions and new ideas.
Performing arts takes student play to regional festival
Thursday, February 24th, 2011[TITLE][SHARE] By Glenn Hare Brooks Center for the Performing Arts If you’re at all familiar with ABC’s reality television program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, then you have an idea of the frenetic challenge the Department of Performing Arts and the Clemson Players recently faced. After finding out they had been accepted to participate in a [...]
Out-of-the-box thinking puts MBA students ahead
Thursday, February 24th, 2011For the second year, MBA students were serving up money-saving and morale-boosting ideas to make a difference in their own workplaces.
Taking action for the environment
Thursday, February 10th, 2011Gabriel Fair doesn’t just talk the talk about sustainability; he walks the walk to make his own lifestyle as green as possible. He’s a vegetarian, recycles everything he can, rides his bike around campus and makes an effort to conserve electricity, including not running heat in his apartment.
This year’s Miss Clemson Pageant will feature more contestants than ever before
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011Organizers of this year’s pageant had a hard time making sure each contestant has adequate time to shine. Each will have an interview with the judges the morning of the pageant and during the show will compete in talent and evening gown portions plus answer an onstage question.
Learning how to put communication into action
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011Lecturer Lydia Ferguson’s class objective is to get her students to step up their game as soon-to-be professionals and potential volunteer/community activists. An interesting goal for business and technical writing classes, but effective nonetheless.
The Millennials: Two Clemson Seniors Help Document a Rising Generation
Monday, February 7th, 2011Documenting the pulse of a generation is no small task. But with the multidisciplinary and international attitude that seems to come naturally to the crew making The Millennials, it appears well within reach.
Letters from George Washington Carver to a Clemson cadet shed new light on University’s past
Friday, February 4th, 2011[TITLE][SHARE] By Alex Urban Media Relations In a time when people tend to discard everything they judge nonessential and move around more than ever before, history can be lost in the shuffle. Historical documents can be locked away in attics, never to be seen again, or discarded without a second thought. It seems Clemson lucked [...]
Architecture professor and his students are leaving a wake of change behind their design work
Friday, February 4th, 2011Even though architecture professor Dan Harding M ’94 has only taught here three semesters, his students have received national accolades for their work involving spaces that connect people to themselves, others and nature.