Employee Tuition Assistance Program; Summer parking and transit updates

DAILY NEWSLETTER
APRIL 23, 2025

ABOVE THE FOLD

Good morning! Summer parking and transit changes begin soon. Learn more about Employee Tuition Assistance available for eligible faculty and staff; check out the latest accomplishments from the Class of 2025 and more.

What to know today:

Employee benefits don’t stop at health insurance and retirement contributions. The Employee Tuition Assistance Program (ETAP) allows eligible faculty and staff to get their degree at little to no cost. Curious about the program? Check out these ETAP FAQs.

With summer break around the corner, learn more about upcoming transit and parking changes beginning this weekend, as well as impacts from this Saturday's Savannah Bananas game at Memorial Stadium.

NEWS AND UPDATES

Anthony Bernarducci conducts a performance.

Anthony Bernarducci, associate professor of Music, director of Vocal Studies, and music program director in the Department of Performing Arts, will take on an additional role in the Upstate choral scene as Greenville Chorale’s newest conductor beginning October 1.

A research team led by Endre Takacs, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has developed a novel method to determine the size of the center nucleus of elements. Hunter Staiger, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, also represented the U.S. alongside Takacs at the International Atomic Energy Agency Conference in Vienna, Austria.

CELEBRATING OUR GRADUATES

From the moment Brandon Acuña visited Clemson University as a middle schooler to watch a soccer game, he was hooked. Acuña had always been a soccer lover and the atmosphere and the campus at Clemson resonated with him. Now he’s set to graduate from Clemson this May with a bachelor’s degree in food science and human nutrition.

MORE FROM TIGERTOWN

The Libraries is seeking feedback from faculty and staff on three research analytics tools being offered on a trial basis for the next month. Demo sessions are being held for three unique platforms. The Libraries is seeking participants to try these tools and share their feedback.