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Seeking volunteers for International Student Orientation Day

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

On Friday, August 16, Clemson University will welcome more than 500 new international students from around the world to campus for Clemson’s Fall 2013 International Student Orientation day. To make this day a memorable and exciting moment for our students, the university’s Office of International Services seeks volunteers to work in various capacities. Organizers are [...]

Printing and mail service department moving to Ravenel Center Place June 24

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Print Smart and Mail Smart, the university’s print and mail service department, will move from the Dillard building to 51 Ravenel Center Place on Monday June 24 due to asbestos abatement. Operations will continue as normal;  however, pickups or large dropoffs should be made at the Ravenel location and should be scheduled ahead of time. [...]

23 graduate from Staff Development Program; new participants named

Monday, June 17th, 2013

Twenty-three staff members have graduated from the Staff Development Program after completing 150 hours of personal and professional development and service activities. The 2013 graduates are: Phillip Addington II, university facilities maintenance services Sidney Blackwell, university facilities maintenance services Laura Clay, office of community and ethical standards Leigh Dodson, CAFLS business office Teresa Fishman, Rutland [...]

CCIT: Don’t succumb to phishing attack

Friday, June 14th, 2013

Members of the Clemson University community are receiving messages asking them to give up their passwords by logging into what looks like a Clemson website. Please, do not be a victim of scams like these. Clemson computing staff will never send communications asking you to provide your username and password. Spammers use compromised accounts to [...]

Presidential search: Open campus forum to be held June 18

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

The presidential search committee will hold an open campus forum 1:30 – 3 p.m. June 18 in the Bell South Auditorium of the Madren Conference Center. During that time, the committee will solicit comment on the following questions: What are the major challenges and opportunities the next president will inherit? … Both immediately and longer [...]

Summer bicycle round-up underway

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Clemson University Parking and Transportation Services is conducting a summer bicycle round-up prior to the fall 2013 semester to clear campus bike racks of abandoned bicycles and to ensure that no bicycles have been left in illegal areas. All bicycles parked on campus have been tagged. If you are currently using your bicycle on campus, [...]

Faculty: Call for big data projects

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Do you have research problems that involve more data than you can store, process, or analyze on your desktop computer? Do you have a need for high-performance, large-memory, or parallel computing to process this data, but don’t know how to get started? CCIT wants to know about your big data project and how we can [...]

Presidential search: Seeking faculty and staff input

Friday, June 7th, 2013

The Faculty and Staff Senates are seeking input from their constituents to share with the presidential search committee in selecting the 15th Clemson University president. Faculty Senate President Kelly Smith sent emails to faculty with that request. On June 5, the Staff Senate sent to Clemson staff members an email that contained a link to [...]

CAFLS couple works together, learns together, graduates together

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

At the May 2013 commencement ceremonies, for one family it was truly a commitment to education. Read more.

Hurricane Season: Don’t let it blow you away

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

By Jackie Todd, Office of Public Affairs Hurricane season is here. The season, which began June 1, is expected to be “active” or even “extremely active,” according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Among other conditions, NOAA cited warmer-than-average temperatures in the Atlantic in predicting the formation of seven to 11 hurricanes, including three [...]