Inside NOW: Melsheimer retirement reception; mime artist
June 12, 2008
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- Retirement reception to be held for Steve Melsheimer
- WordBRIDGE presents mime artist, panel discussions and other public events
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1. Retirement reception to honor Steve Melsheimer
The College of Engineering and Science will hold a retirement reception on Thursday, June 19, honoring Steve Melsheimer, professor of chemical engineering and associate dean for undergraduate studies. All faculty, staff and students are invited for the festivities, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Fluor Daniel Engineering Innovation Building.
Melsheimer has been part of the Clemson family for more than 39 years, serving 24 years as professor of chemical engineering and 15 years as associate dean of the college. His knowledge and contributions to the college and university in the areas of accreditation, undergraduate curriculum, and assessment are unsurpassed.
Under his leadership, the college developed several study abroad programs, started the laptop initiative for incoming freshmen and instituted the SCALE-UP method for successfully teaching large classes of students. His talents and commitment to undergraduate education will be sorely missed and difficult to replicate.
Everyone is invited to join the college in thanking him for his service and wishing him well in the future.
2. WordBRIDGE presents mime artist, panel discussions and other public events
As a part of the 2008 WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory Daniel Stein, a pioneering mime artist, will present “Timepiece” in the Brooks Center’s 100-seat Bellamy Theater at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 13-14.
The Saturday performance features the Tribute to Playwrights and a reception where WordBRIDGE will honor the participating playwrights from around the country and introduce them to the Clemson community. Participating in the event are Naomi Iizuka, an award-winning and widely produced playwright; J. Ranelli, a founding member of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center; and Richard Rice, the founder of WordBRIDG; along with several other artists-in-residents.
“Timepiece” is a one-man movement piece that examines the passage of time in the life of a man. Two years in the making, Stein has presented “Timepiece” in more than 25 countries and throughout the United States. Stein has taught at the Julliard School of Drama in New York, the Institute of Dramatic Arts in Tokyo and served as director of the Dell ‘Arte School of Movement.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available online at http://www.clemson.edu/Brooks or by calling the Brooks Center box office at (864) 656-7787 from 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
While its major emphasis is to develop seven plays from talented student writers from around the country, WordBRIDGE also offers a wide range of public lectures, master classes and presentations from June 10 to 19. The complete schedule is online.