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JANUARY 2016

Clemson business education in strong position, student leader says

Senior finance major Brian Peterson has made the most of his time at Clemson University. He’s studied at the University of Oxford and Peking University in Beijing, interned with financial services firms in Atlanta and Pennsylvania, and chairs the college's Student Advisory Board, all while maintaining honors status.

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Call for Nominations: Annual Women in Leadership Award

The Annual Women in Leadership Award selection process is underway for 2016. If you know of a deserving Clemson alumna or employee who has advanced women in either the workplace, the community, or society at large, email Leah Hughes for nomination information. Nominations will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Feb. 12.  

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Clemson economist sees positive signs for region in 2016

A robust employment environment and continued growth in the manufacturing, health, leisure and hospitality sectors have a Clemson University economics professor optimistic about the 2016 economic outlook for the Upstate and South Carolina as a whole.

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Economics senior goes beyond classroom to pave career path

Darby Voisin is living proof that rewards come to those who go the extra yard. The senior economics major was a member of Clemson’s Fiscal Challenge team, which won first place in a national collegiate competition. This fall, her team won a national competition presented by Ernst & Young.

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Management Ph.D. grad saluted by tech group for work at VMI

Jennifer Gerow '11, a management Ph.D. grad, has taken business technology to another level at Virginia Military Institute. She was recently recognized for those efforts, among others, in receiving the Association for Information Systems’ (AIS) Early Career Award.

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Clemson goes viral: Students seize opportunity to create impact

Everyone wants to know — how has Clemson Athletics been able to create such incredible material on social media? The answer: Students. Graphic communications major Alexa Rickard talks about the opportunities she's taken advantage of through her work with Clemson Athletics.

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Woof Threads start-up dogged by desire to create canine attire

Derek Riker and business partner Zach Capps graduated from Clemson’s MBAe program in August and already the entrepreneurs have tweaked Woof Threads’ strategy for delivering digitally printed dog bandanas. The shift in their business blueprint aims to tap into a bigger piece of the estimated $60 billion spent annually in the U.S. on pets.

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Marketing alumna connects fans, rivals and brands

During her years at Clemson, Meredith Starkey '99 couldn’t escape sports — not that she wanted to. She didn’t simply attend athletic events, she owned them — dancing in the endzone with the Rally Cats and tossing orange T-shirts to fans in Littlejohn Coliseum. Today, Starkey has channeled her passion into a career with one of the largest wireless companies in the nation.

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Clemson unveils revolutionary new Watt Family Innovation Center

The ultra-modern, highly-flexible facility in the center of campus, behind R.M. Cooper Library, is designed to be an innovative center where students, faculty and industry partners will collaborate, create, innovate and communicate using state-of-the-art technology and interactive learning systems.

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Associate deans named for new College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences

In anticipation of the Clemson College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences’ official start on July 1, the college has tapped psychology professor Eric Muth to be the new associate dean for research and graduate studies; and parks, recreation and tourism management professor Denise Anderson will serve as associate dean for undergraduate studies.

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February
05

First Friday Leadership Series with Cheryl Smart

Join Clemson MBA programs, The Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and The Upstate Business Journal at Greenville ONE on Feb. 5 at 5:15 p.m. for First Friday Leadership series speaker Cheryl Smart, owner of Duke Sandwich Company and Palmetto Cheese. Followed by a networking reception.

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February
08

Clemson’s Art of Leadership Summit at Greenville ONE

A diverse group of proven industry leaders will headline Clemson’s sixth annual Art of Leadership Summit Feb. 8-12. The five-day leadership summit, led by Clemson’s Center for Corporate Learning, will combine speakers with proven success in some of the nation’s leading companies and an interactive learning environment that will reinforce and advance participants’ leadership skills.

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February
11

Renowned financial historian Richard Sylla to speak at Clemson

Clemson' John E. Walker Department of Economics will host Richard Sylla for the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture, “Alexander Hamilton: A Reconsideration,” on Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. in 382 Sirrine Hall. The lecture is open to the public.

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February
22

Discovery, Innovation and the Role of Intellectual Property

Hear from experts on topics such as How to Invent, From Patent to Commercialization, and Technology Transfer. Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C. 3rd Congressional District, will be the keynote speaker. Brought to you by Inventor’s Project in partnership with the Spiro Institute and CURF. The event will be held at the Madren Center on Feb. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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June
12

Register Now: Being A Leader Summer Course

Seats are filling up fast for the Being A Leader Summer Course. During this seven-day course, June 12-18, participants will discover what it is to BE a leader and to exercise leadership effectively as their natural self-expression. The course is open to everyone. Clemson alumni, faculty and students can apply for a scholarship or discount to attend.

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South Carolina's status as a "right to work" state,

meaning employees cannot be required to join a labor union, as well as attractive tax rates make companies more likely to relocate to South Carolina than other states, said Scott Baier, economics professor, in The Greenville News article about South Carolina's status as the second most popular destination for state-to-state moves.

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The factors boosting demand for craft and small-scale manufacturing are easy to understand,

said Scott Swain, assistant professor of marketing, in the First Bank article about the rise of DIY-ers. "Their appeal is a response to consumers’ increasing concerns about how industrialism and capitalism can leave them feeling alienated, anonymous, disembodied and estranged."

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Because the lottery is a game of chance,

the odds of winning stay the same no matter how many people buy tickets, said Skip Sauer, economics professor and department chair, in The Greenville News article about this month's record-breaking lottery jackpot. "However, the odds of multiple winners does go up."

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I see crowdfunding as real estate investing without underwriting standards,

or real estate investing without due diligence, said Thomas Springer, professor of real estate, in the Institutional Investor article about online platforms that sell direct investments in commercial properties.

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