Clemson Thinks2 Committees

ClemsonThinks² Administration

The Clemson Thinks² program is administratively housed in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Initial staffing for the program consists of a program director and an administrative assistant. The program’s founding Director was selected from among tenured faculty and leads efforts to recruit faculty for the program and develops plans for the ongoing recruitment of faculty. The director identifies and partners with campus offices to support Clemson Thinks² and has oversight of the budget. The director also provides leadership for evaluation and assessment of the seminars for continual improvement. The director reports to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. The director manages the day-to-day operation of the office. He also works with the appropriate campus offices on course scheduling. The director develops and maintains campus-wide distribution of information about the courses and provides assistance to and support for faculty instructors. The administrative assistant provides the necessary support for the director.

Supporting Committees

The initial Implementation Team was comprised of faculty, staff, and representatives from Academic Affairs and campus units that interfaced with and supported the seminars continued to function during the first year of the program’s implementation. The Clemson Thinks² Advisory Committee was established to provide ongoing input and guidance for the program.

In addition, existing faculty and student committees and boards also provide input and guidance to sustain the Clemson Thinks² program; for example, the Teaching with Technology Committee of the Office for Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation provides input and counsel related to Clemson Thinks² faculty instructional support. student groups such as the Academic Affairs Committee of the Undergraduate Student Senate are consulted.

• CT² Advisory Committee

  The Clemson Thinks² Advisory Committee  plays an important role in the development and implementation of the various programs and activities of Clemson Thinks². The committee consists of academic leaders from multiple areas of the university. The CT² Advisory Committee is responsible for overseeing assessment, course proposals, and program development. The Clemson Thinks² Advisory Committee also provides expertise and support for guiding the development of faculty teaching the seminars.

  CT² Advisory Committee Members

  Dr. John Morgenstern: Director of the Clemson University Press/English Department

  Dr. Taimi Olson: Director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation

  Dr. Kirby Player: College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences

  Dr. Rene Schmauder: Director of Undergraduate Assessment

  Dr. Ellen Vincent: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

  Dr. Juan Xu: Director of Institutional Research

  Dr. David Knox - Clemson Thinks²

• CT² Steering Committee (Historical)

  The University began to develop the QEP in 2010 when faculty and administrative leaders attended a SACSCOC reaffirmation orientation in Atlanta. University President James Barker appointed a Steering Committee based on recommendations of College Deans and Vice Presidents. President Barker appointed Dr. Debra Jackson, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Assistant to the President, and Dr. William Surver, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Biology and former Faculty Senate President, as co-chairs of the Steering Committee. President Barker charged the Steering Committee with responsibility to select, plan, and implement the QEP on behalf of Clemson University. In his instructions to the steering Committee, President Barker outlined six requirements for the QEP:

  • It must align with Clemson’s 2020 Road map.
  • It must be campus wide.
  • It must be open to all.
  • It must involve engagement.
  • It must be transformative.
  • It must be sustainable.

  Under this charge, the Steering Committee began its work in September 2011 and completed its work in March 2013.

  

  Clemson Thinks2 Steering Committee members from left to right:

  Front Row: Perry Austin, Ellen Granberg, Aija Seflic, William Surver, Debra Jackson, Linda Nilson, Barbara Speziale, Teresa Henry, Joey Maxwell
  Back Row: Neill Cameron, David Tonkyn, Kelly Smith, Mary Beth McCubbin, Jan Murdoch, Verna Howell, Eric Shoaf, David Hartmann, Kathy Woodard, Erin McCave, Kathy Hobgood, John Cooper, James Gaubert, David Knox, Michael LeMahieu, William Pennington, Roy Jones