Inside NOW: Retirement reception for Thaiss, Hazel and Burts; Academic Success Center ground breaking; Clemson supercomputing power internationally ranked
June 18
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1. Retirement reception for Emmalee Thaiss, Emily Hazel and Barbara Burts
2. Academic Success Center groundbreaking Friday
3. Clemson supercomputing power ranked 62nd in the world
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1. Retirement reception for Emmalee Thaiss, Emily Hazel and Barbara Burts
Emmalee (Em) Thaiss, Emily Hazel and Barbara Burts, three long-time Clemson employees, will be retiring at the end of June. Both Em and Emily have worked on the MMIS Medicaid contract within Enterprise Applications for all of their combined 43 years at Clemson. Barbara came to work at Clemson in 1984. During her time at Clemson she worked on the Business, Student, and Data Information Management teams within Enterprise Applications. Their presence and knowledge will be greatly missed.
Enterprise Applications is having a reception to honor their years of service 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 25, on the lawn at Eagles Landing located at 934 Old Clemson Hwy, Seneca. Everyone is invited for the presentations, honors, memories and refreshments. In the event of bad weather, the event will be held inside 936A Eagles Landing.
2. Academic Success Center ground breaking Friday
Ground will be broken Friday, June 20, for construction of the Class of 1956 Academic Success Center. Events will begin at 10 a.m. behind the R.M. Cooper Library, followed by an invitation-only brunch at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.
The Academic Success Center began in 2001 as the Academic Support Center with a few pilot programs to enhance student learning and academic success. The new building will provide 35,000 square feet of space on three floors, with occupancy expected by the end of 2009. For information, contact ASC director Elanie Richardson at 656-6212.
3. Clemson supercomputing power ranked 62nd in the world
Clemson University has made its first appearance on the list of the top 500 supercomputing sites in the world, debuting at number 62.
The 31st edition of the TOP500 list was released Wednesday at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, Germany. Since 1993, the list has been produced twice a year and is the most extensive survey of trends and changes in the global supercomputing arena.
The Palmetto Cluster, for which Clemson is ranked 62nd, is an example of the collaborative partnerships driving Clemson’s progress. It also enables research and other computationally intense work that could not be done prior to the development of the system.
For the full story, visit http://www.clemson.edu/newsroom/articles/2008/june/TOP500_Computing.php5.