Friday-Saturday Events

The Summer Science, Engineering and Architecture Enrichment Program continues. This program is for gifted middle and high school students interested in hands-on opportunities to experiment with scientific principles and design and build models. The program runs through Aug. 8. Contact Nell Coffey (864-656-5849) for details or Ross Norton (864-656-4810 or 864-207-1157) in Media Relations for assistance.

Twenty female students from Toho Academy in Tokyo complete the second week of English Camp this week. A highlight of the week will come Thursday when the students practice their English skills with a presentation to the Clemson Rotary Club at noon at the Ramada Inn. Contact Eddie Smith (770-519-0025) or Ross Norton (864-656-4810 or 864-207-1157) in Media Relations.

Saturday Events

Summer graduation exercises at Clemson University will begin at 11 a.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum. Sen. Harvey Smith Peeler Jr., Republican senator for South Carolina District 14, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humanities during the ceremony. For information, contact Cal Becker (864-656-2171) or Media Relations’ Teresa Hopkins (864-656-1222 or 864-207-1163).

Story Sources

Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation as the first Hispanic to the Supreme Court makes history. South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham broke from his fellow Republicans when he spoke out in support of Sotomayor. For insight into the history-making confirmation and what it means for future elected leaders, contact political scientists David Woodard (864-656-3551) or Bill Lasser (864-656-3246). For assistance contact Teresa Hopkins (864-656-1222 or 864-207-1163) in Media Relations.

Children who struggle with literacy need instruction that accelerates learning and goes beyond the basics of instruction, says Linda Gambrell, Distinguished Professor of Education at Clemson University. A national effort to reduce the number of school children classified as “learning disabled” may find its success in a new way of assessing those students who struggle with reading skills. New efforts to address reading disabilities focus on early intervention, frequent assessment and intensive instruction for students who continue to have difficulty. Gambrell is co-developer of a new intervention program called Reaching All Readers, along with Barbara Marinak of Pennsylvania State University at Hattisburg and independent literacy consultant Susan Mazzoni. Gambrell, consulting author on the project, is an elected board member and former president of three leading professional organizations: the International Reading Association, National Reading Conference and the College Reading Association.  Contact Gambrell (864-650-2249, lgamb@clemson.edu) or Ross Norton (864-656-4810 or 864-207-1157) in Media Relations for assistance.