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About
Clemson University
The
mission of Clemson
University is to fulfill the covenant between its founder and
the people of South Carolina to establish a "high seminary
of learning" through its historical land-grant responsibilities
of teaching, research and extended public service.
Clemson
University is a selective, public, land-grant university in a college-town
setting along a dynamic southeastern corridor. The University is
committed to world-class teaching, research and public service in
the context of general education, student development and continuing
education. Clemson's desire is to attract a capable, dedicated and
diverse student body of approximately 12,000 to 14,000 undergraduate
and 4,000 to 5,000 graduate students, with priority to students
from South Carolina.
Clemson
offers a wide array of high quality baccalaureate programs built
around a distinctive core curriculum. Graduate and continuing education
offerings respond to the professions, while doctoral and research
programs contribute to the economic future of the state, nation
and world. The University emphasizes agriculture, architecture,
business, education, engineering, natural resources, science and
technology. The University also promotes excellence in education
and scholarship in selected areas of the creative arts, health,
human development, the humanities and social sciences. In all areas,
the goal is to develop students' communication and critical-thinking
skills, ethical judgment, global awareness, and scientific and technological
knowledge. Students remain the primary focus of the University.
Just
as Clemson values its students, the University also values its faculty
and staff who have committed their talents and careers to advance
its mission. Clemson pledges to support their work, to encourage
their professional development, to evaluate their professional performance
and to compensate them at nationally competitive levels.
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