Clemson trustees approve plans for new facilities, academic programs
October 24, 2011
CLEMSON, SC – October 21, 2011 – At its quarterly meeting, Clemson University’s board of trustees approved program plans for building a permanent home for the university’s architecture center in Charleston. The plans call for design and construction of an approximately 31,000-square-foot, three-story building at 292 Meeting St. in the heart of the city’s historic district.
The facility, expected to cost $15 million, will allow Clemson to consolidate, grow and increase interaction among Charleston-based programs in architecture, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, and real estate. The center also will house a graduate program in historic preservation offered with the College of Charleston. Funding will come from state institution bonds and private gifts. (See related article.)
The trustees approved the naming of the new Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Clemson University after an alumnus. The land and building, named the Charles K. Cheezem Education Center, is a gift to the Clemson University Foundation and OLLI from Patrick Square LLC and the Cheezem family. The property and building, at the Patrick Square residential neighborhood in Clemson, are valued at $1.275 million.
In the academic arena, the trustees approved four new degree programs and a new certificate: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in anthropology, Master of Engineering in systems engineering and Educational Specialist in counselor education and a certificate in bioengineering medical device recycling and reprocessing.
Also approved were the Institute for Sustainability Education, Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education and the interdisciplinary School for Community and Life Enrichment.
Other facility project approvals included:
- naming the drive leading up to Larry Penley Golf Facility on campus after former Clemson golfer Lucas Glover,
- the final phase of the S.C. 93 pedestrian safety improvements project,
- the concept and final phase of a campus electrical system project,
- a resolution to refund athletic facilities and housing revenue bonds and
- an Army Corp lease-out request for Hartwell Lake dock installation at Seneca Creek.
Robert L. “Bob” Peeler was unanimously elected vice chairman of the board of trustees. He has been a trustee since 2003. He served as lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 1995 to 2003. Peeler is currently a manager of community and municipal relations for Waste Management Inc. in Lexington. A Gaffney native, Peeler earned a B.S. degree from Clemson.
The trustees reappointed Municipal Judges Deborah Culler and Richard Mattox and Ministerial Recorder Teresa Daniel.
