Clemson agriculture college names associate dean for undergraduate studies
Jean A. Bertrand has been named the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies for the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences.
Bertrand has served as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs for the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences since 2006. Prior to her time at UGA, she was a faculty member in Clemson’s Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences for 20 years.
Bertrand will oversee and coordinate all undergraduate programs in CAFLS, assist with strategic planning and serve as primary university liaison regarding undergraduate academic programs. She was chosen after a national search and will begin March 1.
Barnes Center grand opening this week
The Barnes Center will be open on Feb. 18 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a grand opening celebration beginning at 9 p.m.
During the event, students will be able to play games, make a galaxy jar, take pictures in space and participate in a bungee run.
The Barnes Center is located on Cherry Rd, across the street from the high-rises. It will be a new social spot on campus for students to hang out on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Follow the Barnes Center on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @BarnesCenterCU to learn about more events throughout the semester.
CCIT strengthening login page
CCIT will be introducing a new login page on Tuesday, Feb. 14 for web applications like Canvas, my.Clemson, iROAR and others.
Instead of being directed to give your username and password at login.clemson.edu, you will now enter your username and password at idp.clemson.edu. This address begins with https:// and will feature a lock icon in the address bar of most internet browsers.
After the change on Feb. 14, you should no longer trust anything that looks like the traditional orange and white login page. Logging into the my.Clemson iOS and Android mobile app will also have a different appearance.
See the Safe Computing Update on the CCIT website homepage for further details on this change. If you have any questions, contact the CCIT Support Center at [email protected] or (864) 656-3494.
IRS issues alert about phishing scam that is targeting schools
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued an alert that a Form W-2 email phishing scam is now targeting schools. During the coming weeks, students, faculty and staff members can expect to receive a series of communications from the Office of Human Resources, CCIT and the Payroll Office.
Clemson University strongly recommends that students, faculty and staff members take caution when opening emails from unknown sources and clicking on links within emails.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen identified the scam as “one of the most dangerous email phishing scams we’ve seen in a long time,” and that the cyber-attack “can result in the large-scale theft of sensitive data that criminals can use to commit various crimes, including filing fraudulent tax returns.” 
To read the alert, go to http://bit.ly/2k0DHZK.
March Against Silence to be held this week
There will be a March Against Silence this Thursday, Feb. 16 starting at 4 p.m. The march will begin on library bridge and head toward Sikes, where there will be several speakers from the university community.
The march comes after the week-long Fast Against Silence, in which three Clemson professors, Drs. Todd May, Chenjerai Kumanyika and Michael Sears, sat in protest on the stairs of Sikes Hall “to call attention to Clemson administration’s silence, its failure to issue a public statement criticizing President Trump’s Muslim ban,” as stated by May in an email to The Tiger.
Check thetigernews.com for updates throughout the week.