Be Resilient as a Community and Stick to the Game Plan. With an increase in regional COVID-19 cases, staying on campus in these final weeks will help stop the spread and will help send everyone home for the Winter Break safely.
Controller’s Corner
IRS Announces New 2021 Retirement 403(b) Limits
The IRS recently announced the new 2021 retirement plan contribution limits. Effective January 1, 2021 the limits are: $19,500 annually under the age of 50 $26,000 annually over the age of 50 If you would like to change or increase your supplemental voluntary contributions to your retirement account with TIAA please, complete the ‘supplemental pre-tax’ or … Continue reading IRS Announces New 2021 Retirement 403(b) Limits
Enroll Now in Year End RISE
Faculty can still complete RISE in 2020! Timed to help faculty prepare for Spring 2021 and beyond, the next RISE cohort begins December 1, 2020 (preview opens November 23 to work ahead if desired). Workshop modules and deadlines have been modified to avoid the University closure dates previously announced. All interested faculty are encouraged to … Continue reading Enroll Now in Year End RISE
Center of Excellence Healthy Water Solutions Seed Grant program
The Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions is looking to support seed research projects that will demonstrate the benefits of the CoE to the state in terms of answering critical water science questions while boosting employment, training the workforce, or developing new technologies that can be commercialized. The Center is interested in supporting ESF-Clarkson collaborative … Continue reading Center of Excellence Healthy Water Solutions Seed Grant program
Did you miss RISE training this past summer? Never fear, RISE IV is here!
From: Provost Hannigan Action: Read and pass along and/or register Dear Faculty, It is hard to believe that in a few short weeks our fall semester will come to a close, our fall trimester takes a short break and our fall quarter comes to a close. Thank you for all you’ve done to ensure our … Continue reading Did you miss RISE training this past summer? Never fear, RISE IV is here!
Clarkson’s Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries Begins Construction on Beatrice G. Donofrio Environmental Education Complex
Construction has begun on the new Beatrice G. Donofrio Environmental Education Complex at Clarkson’s Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries on Dennings Point in Beacon, NY. The brand new world-class education and research facility is made possible through the generous support of the Donofrio family in memory of their mother, Beatrice G. Donofrio. The new … Continue reading Clarkson’s Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries Begins Construction on Beatrice G. Donofrio Environmental Education Complex
Post-Election Day Support and Resources
Dear Clarkson Community, We have put together a set of resources for you to use for yourself and others. They will help you find support, offer others support, and think about how we are communicating with each other as members of Clarkson and the wider North Country. Support and ResourcesSocial Media Posting ResourcesManaging Election StressTalking … Continue reading Post-Election Day Support and Resources
Clarkson Grad Student Presents Paper at International Intelligent Robot Conference
Zhiliu Yang, a Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering at Clarkson University, along with his advisor, Dr. Chen Liu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering recently presented their newly published paper “pi-Map: A Decision-Based Sensor Fusion with Global Optimization for Indoor Mapping” at the 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems … Continue reading Clarkson Grad Student Presents Paper at International Intelligent Robot Conference
REMINDER: Tech Giants: Algorithms, “Filter Bubbles” and Privacy
Dear Clarkson Faculty and Staff, REMINDER: The Clarkson University Libraries workshop series will continue tomorrow at 5pm – via Zoom with Tech Giants: Algorithms, “Filter Bubbles” and Privacy. This summer tech “giants” Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple were grilled by Congress about issues ranging from anti-competitive behavior, bias and free speech, privacy and misinformation. How … Continue reading REMINDER: Tech Giants: Algorithms, “Filter Bubbles” and Privacy