SEPTEMBER 2015 |
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Imagine bandages
that detect infections, flexible paper light bulbs that screw into a
light socket or food containers that notify you of an allergen inside.
Now imagine all of this technology is created on a printing press and
that Clemson is on the cusp of helping bring it to mainstream America.
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Being
an entrepreneur as a full-time college student is no easy endeavor.
Devin Ashton Ostermann does it all – creative design, production,
sales, distribution, marketing
and customer service. So, nurturing a start-up without losing sight of
what she came to Clemson for, takes focus, dedication and
perseverance.
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For six years, Clemson sociology
professor Brenda Vander Mey has been proactively leading a
sustainability Creative Inquiry class to the eastern Caribbean island of
Dominica. Today, Vander Mey, her students and some associates are
leading a different mission for the 70,000 inhabitants of the
archipelago – one of relief.
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Clemson MBA
candidate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Matt Brown, on his
cycling safety LED device: “What we’re trying to do is save
cyclists’ lives and become the next game changer for cycling safety.
Entrepreneurship is about identifying a problem that more than one
person is having and finding a solution to that problem."
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A
three-year, 70-million mile space voyage takes some serious planning.
That’s why the world’s largest space agency has turned to Clemson psychology professors Tom Britt and Marissa Shuffler in preparing for the first-ever manned mission to Mars in 2030.
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"This distinguished group was chosen based on their dedication to our
place, their facility for creating thirst in students, ingenuity
and ability to communicate, capacity to uncover new and
interesting scientific and moral truths, and sense of purpose to
be part of something bigger than themselves," said Dean Bobby McCormick.
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Beta
Gamma Sigma, an international honor society that recognizes academic
excellence in business studies, has awarded Clemson’s chapter honors
recognition for its commitment to academic excellence and faculty
officers’ efforts at enhancing the organization’s local status.
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It’s
difficult to fault millennials for being skittish about investing in
their futures. After all, retirement isn’t top of mind for most college
students, and many of them came of age during one of the most horrifying
financial crises in U.S. history. But finance senior
lecturer and chartered financial analyst Kerri McMillan says
her students aren’t your average millennials.
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has donated an HP Indigo 5000 Digital Press valued at more than $500,000 to Clemson’s graphic communications program as part of a new academic collaboration to support the next generation of talent in the digital printing field.
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David
Torris, regional president, and Bill Rogers, chairman and CEO at
SunTrust Banks, Inc., invite you to join them for "Purpose Driven
Leadership" on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Greenville ONE. Cocktails will be
served at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m.
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"Sojourns,
Startups and Serendipity: A Few Things I've Learned Along The Way" will
be presented by Matt Dunbar, managing director of the Upstate Carolina
Angel Network, and a co-founder of the South Carolina Angel Network and
Palmetto Angel Fund at Strom Thurmond Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 6
p.m.
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First Friday Leadership Series presents Carl Schlachte, chairman, president and CEO of Ventiva.
Join Clemson MBA Programs, The Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and The Upstate Business Journal at Greenville ONE on Oct. 2 at 5:15 p.m. followed by a networking reception.
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Join
our tailgate in Sirrine Hall courtyard on Oct. 3, four hours before
Clemson vs Notre Dame kick-off. Talk with members of Clemson IDEAS, the
Spiro Board, and students interested in entrepreneurship. Great
networking opportunity. Free food and drinks.
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Dr.
Vernon Smith will present "Information from Experiments that Changed
False Beliefs: Two Cases and their Economic Implications." The Big Ideas
About Information Lecture, brought to you by the Information Economy
Project, will be held on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. in 100 Brackett Hall.
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This
dialogue and panel discussion with four
distinguished speakers is designed to give the audience a better
understanding of
U.S.-China relations as well as the effect of Chinese investment on our
own communities, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.
Hors d’oeuvres will be served and pre-registration is required.
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Renowned
Harvard professor of business and one of the founders of financial
economics, Michael Jensen introduces you to the course "Being a Leader."
Jensen will be joined by Jeri Echeverria, Exec. Vice Chancellor and
Chief Academic Officer,
California State University System (ret.); and CBBS Dean Bobby McCormick
at Greenville ONE on Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
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All
College of Business and Behavioral Science alumni bring your family for
great food, fellowship and pre-game excitement at our Ninth Annual
Homecoming Tailgate hosted by the CBBS Alumni Loyalty Board and the CBBS
Tiger Ties Mentorship Program, on Oct. 17 in Sirrine Hall courtyard,
three hours before Clemson vs Boston College kick-off.
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