Centers & Institutes

One of Clemson's distinguishing academic features is the nearly eighty outstanding centers and institutes associated with the five colleges that reflect both college and cross-disciplinary interests. These centers and institutes foster the highest qualities of teaching, service, and research. The Eugene T. Moore School of Education is home to five of these.

America Reads

Clemson University joined the America Reads Challenge by developing a program during the 1997/1998 academic year. The program consists of work-study students and volunteer students from a wide range of disciplines and colleges at Clemson University.

For more information, contact Bill Fisk.

S.C. Center of Excellence for Inquiry in Mathematics and Science (CEIMS)

Clemson University is the host of the Center of Excellence for Inquiry in Mathematics and Science (CEIMS). CEIMS is part of  the  Inquiry in Motion Institute, whose primary effort is to improve K-12 mathematics and science instruction. Goals for the Center are to increase the number of highly qualified middle school mathematics and science teachers, and increase the quality, confidence, and competence of in-service middle school mathematics and science teachers through the use of effective inquiry-based practice.

For more information, contact Bob Horton, or Jeff Marshall.

Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education

Established in 1988, the mission of the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education is to examine and address critical issues as well as disseminate information about the Black experience in education in the State of South Carolina and throughout the United States. The Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education achieves its goals by conducting research and program evaluations, implementing educational programs, and pursuing collaborations and partnerships.

For more information,contact Lamont A. Flowers.

Inquiry in Motion

The mission of IM is to improve the motivation, potential, and achievement of students and teachers through sustained engagement in science, math, engineering, and technology.

For more information, contact Bob Horton, or Jeff Marshall.

International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education

The mission of the International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education, inaugurated in the summer of 2003, is to integrate service-learning and teacher education with an international perspective. Clemson offers a variety of strengths to make it an ideal location for the Center. Service Learning is a part of Clemson University’s academic plan and road map for the future, as well as the location of the National Dropout Prevention Center. In addition, The Eugene T. Moore School of Education embraces a commitment to service-learning, civic engagement, and social responsibility. Center activities will focus on four areas – professional development and technical assistance, collection and dissemination of information and resources, collaborations and partnerships, and research and evaluation.

For more information, contact Nancy Cassity Dunlap.

Reading Recovery® State Training Center

Clemson University is the training site for Reading Recovery in South Carolina. Established in 1989, Clemson University’s Training Center coordinates Reading Recovery Training and professional development for South Carolina as well as some neighboring states in collaboration with South Carolina’s Department of Education. Reading Recovery is one-on-one instructional intervention for first-time first-graders who have difficulties learning to read. The goal is to bring these children’s literacy skills within the average range of their peers’ achievements.

For more information, contact Kathleen Grant.

S.C. Center of Excellence for Adolescent Literacy and Learning (CEALL)

The mission of the Clemson University Center of Excellence for Adolescent Literacy and Learning is to improve adolescent literacy and learning, and thereby adolescent achievement.

For more information, or contact Victoria Ridgeway.

S.C. Center of Excellence for Instructional Technology Training

The South Carolina Center of Excellence for Instructional Technology Training, based in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University, prepares future educators with a solid instructional technology foundation by developing cutting-edge programs and software applications that have helped teachers across the country.

For more information, contact Chris Peters.

The Clemson University AP Summer Institute

The Clemson University AP Summer Institute, supported by the South Carolina Department of Education, offers current and future AP teachers the opportunity to work with Clemson University professors and master teachers in their subject areas on AP course content, teaching strategies, and programmatic ideas and issues. Courses to provide teachers with the necessary training and endorsement to teach AP courses while obtaining three graduate credit hours.

For more information, contact Julie McGaha.

Last updated: March 2009