Employee Appreciation Luncheons scheduled; Elevate Well-Being blog series

DAILY NEWSLETTER
MAY 7, 2025

ABOVE THE FOLD

Good morning and happy South Carolina Public Servant Recognition Day! Clemson celebrates its employees with appreciation luncheons throughout the state. The latest Elevate Well-Being blog series focuses on community and CCIT is launching a new service management solution in June.

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What to know today:

The annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon, hosted by the Office of Human Resources with support from Clemson Home, takes place next Wednesday, May 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Dish at McAlister Dining Hall.

- Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health will host a luncheon for employees in their office Wednesday, May 14, at 11:30 a.m.

- The Charleston Innovation Campus will host a luncheon at the Graduate Education Center Thursday, May 8, from 12 to 1:30 p.m..

NEWS AND UPDATES

Skylar Walder accepts the 2025 Walter T. Cox Graduate Student Award from Director of Residential Learning Yolande Graham.

Student Affairs presented its annual student awards Wednesday, April 30 during a division-wide celebration of the 2024-25 academic year.

Dennis H. Kekas was inducted into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists and three Outstanding Young Alumni were celebrated at a May 1 gala on the rooftop terrace of the Watt Family Innovation Center. Membership in the academy is the highest honor bestowed by the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences.

ELEVATE WELL-BEING

The monthly “Elevate Well-Being” blog series shares thoughts and reflections of Clemson Well-Being Council members and University faculty and staff. The newest blog, focusing on the importance of community, is courtesy of Julio Hernandez, special assistant to the president for community engagement.

MORE FROM TIGERTOWN

CCIT is excited to announce a new service management solution called TigerHub, launching June 2025. The TigerHub portal, using the ServiceNow platform, will improve user experience, streamline service management and provide more efficient support for faculty, staff and students.

Clemson Libraries currently has extended trial access to Elsevier’s Reaxys database, which combines chemistry data points with AI to support innovation in drug discovery, chemical R&D and academia through June 30. Users are invited to provide feedback on their experience.

The Clemson Experimental Forest is updating its records of teaching and research activities conducted in the Forest. To assist in this process, faculty and staff are asked to complete a brief survey for each project conducted, past or present.