Ready, Set, Roar! resumes; New research to treat gastrointestinal illnesses; Employee shout-outs

DAILY NEWSLETTER
JUNE 23, 2025

ABOVE THE FOLD

Good morning! Campus will be particularly busy this week with thousands of students visiting for Ready Set Roar!, Summer Start and other summer camps. New research could lead to improved treatment gastrointestinal illnesses; Clemson's Rocket Engineering team took third in an international competition.

A summer camp student and parents carrying bags.

What to know today:

Clemson will welcome 850 new first-year students for the Summer II Term starting June 25. Additionally, about 3,000 middle and high school students will stay on campus this week as part of the NewSpring Gauntlet summer camp. Move-in and Gauntlet will affect traffic flow and parking on campus.

Students in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences visit this week as part of Ready, Set, Roar!, a two-day in-person Orientation experience. The full schedule is available online.

Beginning July 1, Auxiliary Enterprises will move from Finance and Operations to the Division of Student Affairs. These teams include Clemson Home (University Housing and Dining), the University Bookstore, the Phil and Mary Bradley Early Childhood Education Center and Parking and Transportation Services.

NEWS AND UPDATES

Anna Seekatz, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and Sophie Millard, a Ph.D. candidate, are working to understand the effectiveness of certain treatment options that could have relevant impacts on gastrointestinal health.

POCKET TENS

The Rocket Engineering team poses with a large orange-and-white rocket that reads

Clemson's Rocket Engineering team took third place in the 30K COTS competition at the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition, the result of seventy students working countless hours over 11 months. Read more about Clemson's rocket, "Pocket Tens," and the team that built it.

MORE FROM TIGERTOWN

The June 30 performance evaluation deadline is quickly approaching for staff members in certain budget centers. The Office of Human Resources is hosting several training sessions in the next several weeks to help staff and supervisors navigate OnBase-Performance.

Today's shout-outs feature Dawn Stuckey, Julie Pickett, Necole Richardson, Lynn Gao and Daniel Thrift! Fill out our short nomination form to include your colleagues in future editions and check out previous shout-outs!