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The Tiger Paw Turns 50
Clemson’s iconic symbol has been a lasting source of pride for alumni and fans. When Hootie Ingram succeeded Frank Howard as head football coach in 1970, he believed the program needed some changes to its image. So, he set up a meeting with sports information director Bob Bradley and other administrators. One of the items on the agenda was the logo.
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 | An Online Education
Teachers world-wide have been thrust into blended and distance learning platforms in recent months. Helping teachers obtain strong communication skills, technological literacy, new strategies for identifying learning difficulties, as well as, determining solutions for engaging and motivating students to participate fully will be essential to student success.
| |  | Trustees Approve Name Changes on Campus
Clemson University Trustees approve to change the name of the University’s Honors College to the Clemson University Honors College, effective immediately, and request the authority from the South Carolina General Assembly to restore Tillman Hall to its original name of the Main Building, commonly called “Old Main”.
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 | Self-Healing Polymers
Self-healing polymers are a type of smart material that repair their own damage without help. They could lead to a host of futuristic technologies, such as car paint that heals its own scratches, smartphone screens that fix their own cracks and hip implants with extended lifetimes.
| |  | Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award
Dina Altwam is one of two students who received the 2020 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award, which is presented annually to two seniors for outstanding service to Clemson University and the extended Clemson community.
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 | A High Honor
Charles Dove was an undergraduate at Clemson University when he helped lead teams that experiment with nuclear fusion, launch rockets to the same height as Mount Everest and build small satellites that orbit Earth. Dove has received a grant through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
| |  | Taking Inclusive Excellence to the Next Level
Shortly after Chris Miller was appointed interim vice president for Clemson University Student Affairs, one of his first tasks was to reinvigorate the division’s approach to inclusive excellence. His vision emerged as a department now known as Community Achievement and Student Empowerment (CASE).
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Scroll of Honor
Thomas Albert McTeer of McClellanville was a member of Clemson’s Class of 1942—the first class to graduate following America’s entrance into the war. McTeer was an honor student in civil engineering who served as vice president of the campus chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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 | The Impact of Virtual Reality
Not everyone has the luxury of living near a state park or even a green space. Lack of transportation, mobility constraints or a compromised immune system during a pandemic mean some people can’t even travel to fulfill their outdoor needs now that some of these spaces are reopening.
| |  | Access and Equity Announces New Scholarship
The Clemson University Office of Access and Equity has announced a new scholarship for students with disabilities. The Ross Cathy ADA Scholarship — Embracing and Valuing Differing Abilities.
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 | Ring Story: Double Trouble
Frank Hammond ’83 lost not one but two Clemson class rings. He tells the strange story of how they were both recovered.
| |  | Peaceful Demonstration
More than 3,000 people came together on Bowman Field at the Clemson Community Peaceful Demonstration, coordinated by football student-athletes Darien Rencher, Cornell Powell, Trevor Lawrence and Mike Jones Jr.
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Ardalan Vahidi, a mechanical engineering professor, and his team have wrapped up three years of research into how autonomous, wirelessly connected vehicles can save energy.
| |  | Virtual Clinic Extended
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sullivan Center will extend its offer of virtual clinic visits to Clemson University employees, alumni and families and residents of Oconee County at no charge through July 31.
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 | Unlikely Partners
Unlikely partners come together to document and share how MUSC Health developed a COVID-19 specimen collection site.
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‘Leadership Lessons: Leading in a Time of Crisis,’ a three-week, 3-credit hour, virtual class was created and launched in May to have students focus on the responsibilities of leadership and examine if and how these change in a time of crisis.
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Keeping you connected to Clemson during this time is a priority of the Clemson Alumni Association. We are currently offering a variety of ways to help you stay involved and stay connected. Click the images below to check out some of our latest Facebook Live Q&A sessions.
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Stay connected to the Clemson Alumni Association and we will keep you connected to Clemson. Check out all of these opportunities to connect with us virtually:
- Weekly Virtual Engagement Opportunities:
Stay connected to this web page to learn about upcoming networking chats, webinars, Q&As with Clemson Alumni experts, faculty and staff, virtual social hours, celebrations of Clemson Traditions and more. You can also submit your own ideas for topics, speaker recommendations, and more.
- Provide Your Feedback:
Over the past few years, the University has taken a number of steps to more fully communicate the complete Clemson history, provide greater support for under-represented minority student populations and help close the achievement gap when it comes to educational attainment for Black and Hispanic students. The entire leadership team at Clemson is committed to building on this work and welcomes any feedback you may have. Please feel free to email UnitedClemson@clemson.edu with your ideas.
- Alumni Career Services:
Looking for a job or career change? Find your next career, enhance your current career or volunteer to be a mentor to current students and alumni. You can also register to be a mentee and find your own career mentor. Click here to register.
- Connect with a Local Club:
Our club and group network is working hard to offer opportunities for their local Clemson alumni to stay connected and engaged. Click here to find a Clemson Club near you or click here to check out one of our Affinity Groups and get connected today.
- Regular Updates from the Clemson Alumni Association:
The Clemson Alumni Association will be sharing regular updates with the Clemson Family via email. Update your contact information to make sure you are receiving these updates.
- Follow Clemson Alumni:
Follow the Clemson Alumni Association on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for the latest news and updates around campus as well as engagement opportunities, networking and fun family activities.
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