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Pandemic doesn’t deter Chapman Leadership Scholars from spreading holiday warmth

The pandemic couldn't stop the Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars from giving back this holiday season. The Chapman Leadership Scholar students and other students on campus sewed 73 blankets through Project Linus – a non-profit that provides hand-made blankets to children and adults in homeless shelters, victims of domestic abuse and children’s hospitals.

Clemson underrepresented entrepreneurs get help from start-up accelerator

Through Clemson’s Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, eight students and alumni are participating in a program led by Nex Cubed, an investor and leader in early-stage start-up acceleration. Nex Cubed’s eight-week Clemson Founder’s Program provided the entrepreneurs with virtual ideation sessions, hands-on advisory support and resources to help get their start-up initiatives off the ground.

Graphic Communications students fare well in Campus Movie Fest

Clemson University students – including many from the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business – created films last fall for Campus Movie Fest, the world’s largest student film festival, that placed among the Top 20.

Students’ social strategy helps grow Def Jam artists’ businesses and brands

Students in MKT 3220 gained real-world marketing experience by partnering with Def Jam Recordings this past semester to learn how to apply business and social media strategy for recording artists in the music industry.

David Beasley to keynote virtual Sonoco FRESH Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit

Clemson alumnus David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, will be giving the keynote presentation at the inaugural Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit hosted by Sonoco FRESH at Clemson University.

Trending 2021: Innovation, Accelerated

As a Carnegie R1-classifed major public research university, Clemson’s work foretells the most significant trends expected to emerge in 2021 and beyond. Here's what Clemson’s experts, including economics professor and chair Scott Baier, say to expect in the coming year.

Dean Wendy York stresses the importance of helping higher education students to change their mindset from getting a job to looking for what they can do as an individual to contribute to an employer’s mission in Forbes.

Greenville Business Magazine recognizes Dean Wendy York as one of Greenville's 50 most influential individuals of 2020.

Clemson University's associate professor of economics Kevin Tsui weighs in on the controversial Chinese housing app Danke Apartment and how it exposes the vulnerability of the hundreds of thousands of young Chinese moving to big cities every year for better job prospects in BBC.

Marketing student Maggie Pack did not expect to experience her senior year of college during a pandemic. In her blog post, she shares some useful practices that she utilized during these unforeseen times to make herself as qualified and equipped as possible while applying for jobs going into 2021 as a "Pandemic Grad."

Sharon Sheridan, assistant professor of Marketing, examined how feelings of appreciation and emotional expressions in the workplace impact supervisors on a day-to-day basis featured in The Academic Times.

Clemson University's Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business Advocacy and Engagement Board serves as an advocate for student engagement in the college. If you or someone you know may be interested in serving on the Advocacy and Engagement Board, find out more and be sure to follow the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business on LinkedIn.

Congratulations to the Sales Innovation Program December Innovator Award Winners, Wayne Leneau and Jeremy Krober! These individuals have shown resiliency, optimism and innovation during this transitional and unprecedented time. Find out more, and be sure to follow @ClemsonBusiness on Facebook.

Virtual Clemson MBA Info Session

Join us live online via Zoom Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Meet our admissions team to ask questions and learn more about each program. Enjoy a short presentation followed by a Q&A session. We'll cover course requirements, the application process and help you choose the program that's right for you!

Innovative Leadership Series: John Supra, Prisma Health

Join the Clemson MBA Program on Friday, February 19 from noon – 1:30 p.m. to hear John Supra, Vice President & Chief Data Officer at Prisma Health and Vice President at Care Coordination Institute (CCI), speak about driving health care transformation through analytics strategy.

FRESH Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit

The Sonoco FRESH initiative invites you to Clemson's inaugural Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit on February 24-26, 2021, which will now be a fully online, virtual experience. The Summit's theme, "Safe. Secure. Sustainable.", depicts the goal of ensuring consumer confidence that packaging will protect food and the environment. You are invited to join the conversation as the need for collaborations and innovative approaches has never been greater.

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