You can learn about personal safety, workplace violence and help point out safety problems while on the Safety Walk during Campus Safety Awareness Month in September.

The 2011 Victor Hurst Convocation is available to view online.

Desmond Layne, an associate professor of pomology and Extension fruit tree specialist, was interviewed about South Carolina peaches for CBS’ “The Early Show” Aug. 15 and NPR’s “All Things Considered” Aug. 18.

Twenty-five Clemson staff members have been selected for the second year of the university’s Staff Development Program (SDP). The goal of the program is to allow staff members to grow personally and professionally while at the same time strengthening their engagement with the university.

These days, it seems like everyone is on Facebook. Clemson is there, too – and on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and other social media networks. It’s just another way for the university to stay connected with students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans.

Even as you read this, I may be dead already.

It is time again for my annual flirtation with death: the Boy Scout swim test, wherein otherwise sane people jump into a leech-filled lake and swim approximately 12 miles. They don’t consider it hazing.

It’s that time of year again – summer orientation. Thousands of incoming students and their parents will attempt to learn the ropes at Clemson, all in the span of two days (or one day, for transfer students).

Congratulations to the 25 Clemson University staff members who have completed the first year of the university’s Staff Development Program (SDP). The peer-reviewed, performance-based program is designed to create more engaged staff members who have a broader view of the role they play at the university.

It may be summer, but Clemson’s campus is anything but quiet. With three major construction projects well underway, campus is buzzing with equipment, noise, workers – and progress. John McEntire, director of capital projects, provided the following update on the Class of 1956 Academic Success Center, Lee Hall and the Life Sciences Building.

Rain delays during baseball games can be frustrating for players, coaches and fans. But the Clemson and Davidson teams tried to make the most of it during their game on May 17, which was interrupted by a rain delay of more than two hours.