Clemson University

Clemson University was honored with the Big 10 Award from Pickens County United Way, which is given to the top 10 biggest corporate campaigns in the county.

The Clemson University Foundation Board of Directors has named Harrison F. “Hack” Trammell, current president of the Regional Facilities Division of the Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), to be its first full-time president and chief executive officer.

Saturday’s football game between Clemson University and Virginia Tech is about more than first downs, touchdowns and ACC title hopes. The day has been designated Military Appreciation Day 2007.

With the obesity epidemic in children increasing at an alarming rate in South Carolina, one Clemson University professor is working to solve the problem.

Nine houses will be moved from Clemson University’s Douthit Hills apartment complex, which was closed last year. The houses have been purchased by Dan Ward House Movers of Six Mile, which will sell the houses.

The identity of a Clemson student who was killed in Sunday’s fire in North Carolina was confirmed Tuesday. Emily Yelton, a sophomore from Greenville, died in the blaze.

Texas Republican Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul will speak at Clemson University at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Strom Thurmond Institute amphitheater.

South Carolina ETV will air a documentary titled “Thomas Green Clemson: A Life and Legacy” Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2:30 p.m.

A $1 million gift will ensure that a respite camp for severely handicapped children and their families will prosper for many years at Clemson University’s Outdoor Lab.

The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Scholarship program awarded the Clemson University Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in middle school education $460,000 to produce science and math middle school teachers for South Carolina.

Donald McCabe, founder and first president of the Center for Academic Integrity, will speak at Clemson University on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. in the BellSouth Auditorium at the Madren Center.

Richard Louv wants children to go outside. The author of “Last Child in the Woods” is bringing his message to Clemson University this week, when he hopes both the faithful and the uninitiated will be inspired to stick a big toe into the wilderness.

The Institute for International Sport has named Clemson University an All-American Sportsmanship School for 2007-2008.

Clemson University’s president joins 16 other higher education leaders in South Carolina committing to promoting community engagement and educating students for responsible citizenship.

Clemson University plans to break ground soon for a new 28,000-square-foot building that will house components of the packaging science and graphic communications departments and be named for one of the school’s major donors: Harris A. Smith, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Smith Container Corp.