Clemson University will revive and modernize its Palmetto Poll by combining social media analytics with traditional polling methods in the statewide public opinion survey. Clemson faculty involved in the Palmetto Poll are already gathering data from political conversation using the university’s Social Media Listening Center in order to inform polling activities around the 2020 Democratic primary and the 2020 presidential election.
A faculty member in Clemson’s College of Education recently received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program grant, often referred to as the NSF CAREER award. Assistant Professor Carlos Nicolas Gomez will use the five-year grant to characterize and analyze the developing mathematical identities of Latinx students transitioning from elementary to middle grades mathematics. Gomez said he is especially interested in working with students who are pulling double duty learning math and the English language for the first time, and he hopes getting information firsthand from students will make it that much more valuable for educators teaching diverse populations of students.
In early February, our college embarked on its third Listen & Learn tour! We visited Luke Clamp, National High School Principal of the Year, at River Bluff High School, and learned about the school’s innovative approach to education. We ventured to Lake City, SC, and met with Florence 1 Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley. We met […]
CLEMSON – Nicholas Vazsonyi has been chosen to lead the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities. He is currently chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and Jesse Chapman Alcorn Memorial Professor of Languages at the University of South Carolina. Vazsonyi will begin his new position at Clemson University on July 1, 2020. […]
Students, faculty and staff are invited to the first Clemson University Sustainability Summit, which will focus on sustainability issues facing the University and work to find solutions to some of those problems. The summit, offered during two scheduled events, takes place at 1 p.m. March 6 and 9 a.m. March 7 – both in the […]
After completing a competitive, public procurement process, the board of trustees approved the selection of Bright Horizons as the provider for the Early Childhood Education Center. Upon opening, The Early Childhood Education Center will work toward accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The center will be located at the corner of […]
University Relations is excited to introduce its inaugural issue of OUR Clemson, a newsletter designed to deliver university news and events curated specifically for its faculty and staff. In today’s debut edition, you’ll find top news, upcoming events and a FOR OUR PEOPLE section where readers can find timely updates from the Office of Human […]
Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the two remaining open forums for Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School. Please mark your calendars to attend. To facilitate those interested in attending the open forums, the following calendar links will schedule the event directly to your Outlook calendar. Please follow the steps below to add these events. Aondover Tarhule, Feb. 24 […]
As winter turns the corner, spring athletics comes into full swing. Many opportunities are available for faculty, staff and their families to attend Clemson athletic events occurring throughout the spring. Baseball Over the weekend, the baseball team opened its season with a 3-0 series sweep against Liberty University. Faculty, staff and their immediate families will […]
Clemson University researchers from the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS), the College of Engineering, Computing and Applies Sciences (CECAS) and College of Science (COS) have been awarded 14 seed grants from the Seed Grant Program at Health Sciences Center (HSC) at Prisma Health. The grants will fund projects on a variety of […]
The President’s Leadership Institute (PLI) is an exciting opportunity for emerging, high-potential and high-performing members of the faculty and staff of Clemson University. Each PLI cohort is comprised of 25 faculty and staff members from across the University. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional performance in their respective areas. If you would like to nominate a […]
Clemson University strives to provide a welcoming and safe campus and as part of that effort there is an updated reporting process for discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation. Employees, students and visitors at Clemson University now have access to an online knowledge center containing resources for identifying and reporting discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation. The knowledge center includes an […]
Clemson faculty, staff and their immediate family will receive free admission to any regular-season softball home events at Clemson Softball Stadium. Faculty and staff must present a valid CUID at the entry gates for admission. Tickets are subject to availability. Additional single game tickets are also available for purchase at the ticket office or at […]
Evangeline Sanders was only in her second semester of college when she decided to take part in Clemson University’s 2019 Out of the Darkness Walk. Admittedly, she didn’t know how many people would take part in the event. After all, the conversation surrounding suicide and some of the stigmas associated with it is never an […]
Gary Machlis, former science adviser to the director of the U.S. National Park Service and University Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Clemson, will join international industry, government and academic leaders to discuss and develop sustainability policy as part of a special group assembled by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS). Machlis began serving on the NAS Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability on Feb. 1 and his term will continue through Jan. 31, 2022. Machlis will meet with NAS members and members of the roundtable Feb. 27-28 in Washington, D.C.