Over 1,100 to receive degrees at CU Graduation

More than 1,100 students are expected to receive degrees when Clemson University hosts its fall 2013 graduation ceremonies next Thursday, Dec. 19, at Littlejohn Coliseum.  Two ceremonies will be held that day; the first at 9:30am for the colleges of Business and Behavioral Science; and Health, Education and Human Development; the 1:30pm ceremony is for the colleges of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; and Engineering and Science.  The academic ceremonies are the final ones that President James Barker will preside over. He announced this past April that he planned to step down after 14 years. Jim Clements, who has been president of West Virginia University since 2009, will take over Jan. 1, 2014.