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Champions for Town-Gown Relations Recognized at Clemson
Clemson, SC- Greenvilleonline.com reports on awards. The Joint City/University Advisory Board has recognized Clemson University's Habitat for Humanity chapter and former assistant city administrator Chip Boyles with its first Abernathy/Cox One Clemson Award. The award is named for current Clemson Mayor Larry Abernathy and the late Walter T. Cox, president emeritus of Clemson University, who together founded the Joint City/University Advisory Board 27 years ago. The award will be given annually to an organization and/or an individual whose accomplishments have served both Clemson University and the City of Clemson and have made a significant impact on both entities in a single year. Habitat for Humanity was recognized for having an impact on the university and city and on many area families. Recognized as National Collegiate Chapter of the Year in 2008 by Habitat for Humanity International, the Clemson chapter has built more houses than any other collegiate chapter in the nation. In the past 10 years, the group has built 16 houses in the area and has traveled to Guatemala and other places to build houses. Habitat for Humanity has partnered with Pickens High School to build two houses as part of the Youth Build Program. Chip Boyles was recognized for his work to found the International Town/Gown Association. He began work at the City of Clemson as assistant administrator in 2000. In 2008, Boyles left the City of Clemson for the Municipal Association of South Carolina but in September of that year became the first executive director of the International Town and Gown Association. He was instrumental in getting the organization off the ground and operating. 
 

 

Education Initiatives and Extra Patrol Plans Help Students Respect Laws
Wilkes-Barre,PA - The Dallas Post reports on progress of initiatives. Officials at Wilkes University and King's College say the opening of more than a half-dozen new bars near their campuses has not caused any change in the way they educate students about alcohol safety."There's nothing we do that was instituted in the past two years," said Wilkes spokeswoman Vicki Mayk. She said that what is in place now is what was in place before the bars opened around Public Square and along South Main Street since students came back from the holiday break in January 2008.Reflex, Manny Fats, The Mines, Luna, Bourbon Street, Hardware Bar and a larger, relocated Rodano's have opened for business in that time, bringing more students out at night and leading to a stiffer police presence downtown. Though they aren't linked to the bar openings, high-profile incidents involving students led King's to bolster security around the campus on select nights.