The Corporate Creative Inquiry program allows industries to engage intelligent, creative Clemson undergraduates in industry-relevant projects and in doing so contribute to building the workforce of the future.
Students apply their knowledge and skills to ‘real world’ problems. Industries gain visibility on campus and have the potential to recruit interns or employees who understand their companies.
Corporate Creative Inquiry is best suited for open-ended topics that can be addressed through iterative exploration, design, implementation and evaluation cycles. Projects should extend across at least one calendar year. Student teams will cycle through the project, with each student engaged for at least two semesters. The needs of the project will determine the composition of the student team. Students may be recruited from within a single discipline or from several different disciplines.
For more information or to propose a Corporate CI, please contact Barbara Speziale (864.656.1550; bjspz@clemson.edu) or Cora Allard-Keese (864.656.0721; callara@clemson.edu).
Creative Inquiry projects serve as launching pads for undergraduate students in their academics, future careers and beyond. The students in the Ionospheric Data Analysis and Instrument Development Creative Inquiry project, mentored by Dr. Stephen Kaeppler in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, are preparing to launch their research into outer space.
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Twelve years ago, a single question created a lasting impact on Dr. Anastasia Thyroff from the Department of Marketing: How can students gain meaningful experience in marketing research?
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Most college students consider themselves well versed when it comes to using computers. But in the High-Performance Cluster Computing Creative Inquiry project mentored by Dr. Jon Calhoun in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, students take being tech savvy to a whole new level by becoming experts in cluster computing.
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In recent years, there have been notable advancements in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and related fertility procedures. In vitro fertilization is the process by which an egg is artificially fertilized in a lab, and then reimplanted into the mother’s uterus to increase the chances of a pregnancy.
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A career in consulting typically requires years of education and additional experience before working with a company. The Experiential Consulting Creative Inquiry project, mentored by Dirk Roskam in the Department of Management, offers undergraduate students the chance to be mentored by experts at consulting firms across the country while working as consultants for local businesses.
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Technology may provide a more consistent and accurate method to hail damage assessment compared to traditional approaches using the skilled eye of an agent. To address this issue, Clemson University and Ally Financial have partnered in an effort to improve the process for these types of assessments.
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The Watt Family Innovation Center partnered with IBM in order to bring IBM’s artificial intelligence computer system named Watson to campus to explore AI use cases. The partnership resulted in the IBM Watson in the Watt Corporate Creative Inquiry project led by Dr. Hudson Smith and Dr. Kuang – Ching Wang.
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The VF Corporation, owner of some of the most popular shoe and clothing brands such as Lee Jeans, Vans and North Face, recognizes this need and partnered with Clemson’s Creative Inquiry program to sponsor a Corporate Creative Inquiry (CCI) led by Dr. Victor Zordan and Dr. Olga Kuksenok.
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The Zero Waste Event Planning for the Sonoco FRESH Summit Creative Inquiry project, led by Dave VanDeventer, Clemson University’s Solid Waste and Recycling Manager, and Dr. Deborah Falta from the Department of Public Health Sciences, is planning and implementing strategies to make the FRESH 2022 Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit a zero waste event.
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As businesses expand, analyses of effective production, storage and transportation are essential. Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions posed a question to Clemson’s student researchers: What are the most efficient methods for delivering their main products, glass and aluminum panels, to construction sites and vendors with minimum breakage?
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While college students worry about finding their place in the business world, many corporations are just as concerned with incorporating recent graduates into their workforces. In order to learn the best way to integrate young professionals into the workplace, Siemens Corporation, an electronics and electrical engineering company, is asking Clemson University students to help.
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Since the company’s inception in 1946, Tupperware® has been renowned for its innovative plastic kitchenware design and production. Today, Tupperware® is continuing to revolutionize houseware with the help of Clemson students in the Tupperware® Corporate Creative Inquiry project.
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