Month: November 2018

The Do’s and Don’ts of Crafting and Sending a Professional E-mail

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When I started my internship at the Pearce Center for Professional Communication in the Fall of 2017, I thought I was more or less prepared; I had prior experience writing in high school, and I felt that, overall, I knew how to communicate through email and online. I soon learned that I had overestimated my knowledge. After learning from my advisors and through a few mistakes of my own, I have created a list of things to be mindful of when composing a professional email. … Continue readingThe Do’s and Don’ts of Crafting and Sending a Professional E-mail

The Value of Learning a Second Language

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Teetering back and forth on a seat of the New York subway, suitcase in hand, I sat slightly anxious awaiting arrival at my station destination. As a fresh wave of people entered from the next stop, an evident brother and sister pair hopped on my cart and sat directly across from me. As they settled into their seats they started speaking rapidly in a thick (what i presumed to be) ivorian french accent. … Continue readingThe Value of Learning a Second Language

Interning in Corporate America

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If there is one thing my internship taught me this past summer, it is the value of forming connections and networks. In my time at Bank of America, I had the opportunity to have lunch with Clemson’s Board of Trustees member and Bank of America South Carolina Market President, Kim Wilkerson and on a day to day basis, work alongside Clemson graduates who are high up in their respective lines of business at the bank. In my interactions with these individuals, I realized the importance of growing your network while a Clemson student, utilizing that network post graduation and giving back to the institution that has given so much to us all. … Continue readingInterning in Corporate America

Ask An English Professor

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Clemson’s Department of English has professors passionate about a wide variety of subjects, ranging from post-colonial literature to children’s literature. Professors help shape students’ experiences and Clemson English professors are dedicated to educating and investing in their students, which is something I can attest to on a first-hand basis. We recently sat down to learn more about a few of them: … Continue readingAsk An English Professor

From Then to Now: A Perspective from A Retrospective English Senior

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Luke Pearson is a senior English major and History minor here at Clemson University. Born and raised in the small town of Trumbull, Connecticut, Pearson discovered his passion for English his sophomore year in high school after reading J.D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” and Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief.” … Continue readingFrom Then to Now: A Perspective from A Retrospective English Senior

Changing the Way We Think About Leadership

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Last spring, I took a class at Clemson that changed my life. I think it could change everyone’s. It was a seminar on leadership that proved to each student that all of the theories and formulas they previously were taught on how to develop one’s self as a leader – through both school and personal experience – were wrong. I think an activity we did as a class in February can best sum up what I took away from the course. … Continue readingChanging the Way We Think About Leadership