Callie Boyd

It is my pleasure to once again announce our Citizen-of-the-Month. And this one is extra special as it is our first citizen for 2009. Please help me in congratulating our Clemson Undergraduate Student Body President, Callie Boyd, as our January Citizen-of-the-Month. Here is the nomination letter: 

I'd like to nominate Callie Boyd for the Citizen of the Month. I looked through the website and do not think she has received recognition yet. 

Callie has been an inspiration to me as someone who always challenges herself to act ethically. Not only does she act ethically, she challenges others to do so as well. I have personally asked her to mentor me because she is a student that lives out what she believes and says. She is in a position where she is constantly representing students and attending important meetings and she does so with an appropriate level of professionalism and enthusiasm to advocate on behalf of students.

I can write more but your description only asked for a few sentences. If she is not going to be chosen this month, I will continue to write each month until she does win :)

Thank you for considering my nomination. I value having Callie Boyd as my [Undergraduate] Student Body President and I hope that you can thank her for what she does and her ethical leadership on behalf of the Student Body she so diligently serves and represents.

Sincerely,

An Anonymous Student

After a request like that, OCES, could not say no. I feel it is also important to mention that this is the second nomination that we have received for Callie this year. She truly is making a huge impact on the campus community. I'm so glad we could honor her in this manner.

Sincerely,

-j-

Our First Conflict Mediation Workshop

The Office of Community and Ethical Standards would like to invite our colleagues within Student Affairs to our first Conflict Mediation Workshop. This event will be held in the Student Senate Chambers on Friday, February 27, 2009 from 8:45-4:30pm. With respect to schedules, participants are allowed to come and go as necessary. However, to limit confusion this workshop will be delivered in two sections: Conflict Mediation I will take place in the morning section and Conflict Mediation II will take place during the afternoon. If you are interested in attending, feel free to RSVP by sending an email to jcarte2@clemson.edu. Please reserve your spot early as space is limited. Some seats are reserved just for students.

The workshop is being presented by Amanda Kiakis, Director of Judicial Services at State University of New York, Oneonta. The purpose of this workshop will show us how to work better within teams, solve problems better as a unit, and help to reinforce the concept of One Clemson on campus. This will be an amazing free professional development opportunity to those interested. If you have any questions feel free to post them here or contact our directly.

Same Vision in a New Year

Welcome back to the students, faculty, and staff of Clemson University and welcome back to other readers of this blog. As we begin another semester in academia, I thought it would be beneficial to reiterate our vision for the Office of Community and Ethical Standards. As a part of the Division of Student Affairs, we are committed to the educational missions of Student Affairs and Clemson University. We see our office as an important component of student development and we will continue to help students become successful members of the Clemson community and prepare them for a lifetime role of global citizenship.

We will continue to promote the Core Values on campus as we see this as the vehicle to lead all students to appropriate community interactions. We will also continue to support students and student organizations in their endeavors who are serving as role models of the Clemson Core Values to other students. Our office will continue to provide more educational programming to prevent students from having to be exposed to the student discipline process. The end result is that students who interact with our office will have a stronger sense of community, and we will reduce the number of students having to participate in a discipline hearing and/or conference.

We cannot do this alone and we appreciate the faculty, staff, and students who help us in our education efforts. However, we do need more help, if we are to achieve these goals. If you are passionate about making an impact, or have a desire to help others but don't know how to get started; give me a call and I can help you get plugged into what we are doing. Thank you for a wonderful 2008. Here's to 2009!

Sincerely,

-j-

Office of Community and Ethical Standards 

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