Select Sound Bites from President Barker's Presentation to South Florida Business Leaders

Clemson University can be a pipeline for employees, a resource for workforce development and a research partner solving problems facing South Florida, Clemson President James F. Barker told area business and industry leaders on Monday, January 2nd.

Barker said Clemson's academic and research programs are as relevant for South Florida as South Carolina. "The students that we enroll and graduate would be as good a fit in your companies as they are back home. The issues our faculty are tackling will solve problems far beyond the borders of the Palmetto State," he said. "If that's not the case, we're not doing our jobs. A national university has an obligation to address national issues -- and that's what Clemson is doing."

"Clearly, the opportunities for collaboration and partnership between Clemson University and South Florida extend well beyond giving you what I hope is a very exciting football game and an even bigger dose of orange on Wednesday," he said. "Let's keep the conversation going."

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