Summer is in full swing here in Tiger Town, and we are proud of all of the success and achievements that were realized as we close out the 2015–2016 academic year. Below are just a few highlights from the spring:

Dr. Chris Miller was named associate vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Students in May after serving as interim in this role since March. At Clemson, Chris will lead and have administrative and programmatic oversight for all policies, budgets, facilities and personnel within the following departments and offices in Student Affairs: New Student and Family Programs, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Office of Community and Ethical Standards, Center for Career and Professional Development, and Advocacy and Success. We are excited to welcome Chris to the Clemson community!

On June 15, 2016 the University announced a gift of $1.5 million from Ken and Mary Cadden to name the Samuel J. Cadden Chapel to celebrate the life of their son Sam. As a Clemson Tiger, Sam was a rising junior in financial management, who served on the Finance Council of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Clemson. He also worked at M.H. Frank in downtown Clemson and had internships with both United States Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and the Terminus Group at Morgan Stanley out of Atlanta, Ga. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and Sigma Chi Fraternity. Sam was a special member of the Clemson Family, and had also written a list of 31 goals to accomplish in his lifetime. One of those goals was to give back to his Alma Mater through a gift to name a building. The Cadden’s gift will help fulfill Sam’s goal, and the Samuel J. Cadden Chapel will become a special place to celebrate Sam and more of our fellow Tigers who were gone too soon. If you would like to give or learn more about the Samuel J. Cadden Chapel, please visit: clemson.edu/chapel.

• When it opens for the fall 2016 academic year, the new Core Campus project will be completed and students will enjoy new academic space, classrooms, retail outlets, new Honors College housing and a new dining hall that will replace Harcombe Dining Hall. We also expect the Barnes Center to be ready this year in late fall. This will be a wonderful space for our students to gather for social activity on campus.
• Our students thoroughly enjoyed playing on the LoConte Family Field at the Snow Family Outdoor Fitness and Wellness Center this spring. Intramural Sports saw 200+ students participate each night and Club Sports had teams using the field as early as 7 a.m and as late as 11 p.m. for practices and competitions. Additionally, LoConte Family Field was a crucial field-space after the Intramural Fields and Club Sports Fields were taken offline due to damage in the fall.

• The Clemson Men’s Golf team won their tenth ACC Championship, the ninth under Coach Larry Penley. The Tigers ended the regular season ranked seventh in the nation and tied for fourteenth place in the NCAA Regionals.
• Clemson Baseball clinched the ACC Tournament, claiming a national seed and earning the right to host the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2011. Freshman outfielder Seth Beer became the first Tiger freshman to win a national award when he was named the Co-freshman of the Year by Collegiate Baseball; He also won the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award for National Player-of-the-Year—the first freshman to win the award.
• Clemson Women’s Rowing finished their season sixth in the ACC Championships this year, with Paula Wesselmann, stroke seat of Clemson’s First Varsity 8+, named second-team All-ACC.
• On the Clemson Men’s Track & Field team Tevin Hester and the 4x400m relay team qualified for the NCAA Championship finals.

Again, I would like to thank you for all you do in support of the University and the Division of Student Affairs. I hope you have a safe, fun-filled summer.

Sincerely,

Almeda R. Jacks, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs