About this Event
Welcome to Clemson in the Lowcountry! Join us for a special evening as we host the second 2024 installment of our dinner and speaker series! This quarter we will be joined by none other than Clemson's University President, Dr. James P. Clements
(bio: https://www.clemson.edu/president/about/index.html).
With the average term of a college president lasting less than three years, Clemson's "Decade of Success" under President Jim Clements is significant. He has signed the diplomas of more than 63,800 students, which is more than one-third of Clemson’s 182,000 living alumni. Student applications have increased from 20,757 in 2014 to 60,122 applications for 4,500 first-year spots in 2023. Undergraduate National Merit Scholar winners have increased by 500%, and graduation rates are at an all-time high at 87.9% (six-year). In athletics, Clemson entered a new dynasty era with two national championships in football, two in men’s soccer, individual national championships in men’s track and field and men’s golf, and 16 ACC Championships. Clements has also led the way in raising more than $1.7 billion for the University, doubling the endowment to an all-time high of more than $1 billion.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Elks Lodge 242, 1113 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, Charleston, United States
USD 45.00