Planning your In-Person EUREKA! Experience

Getting Here

• First-Year Student Orientation

  All EUREKA! participants must complete their required virtual Orientation, including meeting with your Academic Advisor, before the beginning of the program. If you wish to participate in any optional in-person events, such as Ready, Set, Roar!, you must do so outside of required EUREKA! program events. Orientation will provide you access to software and other university materials you may need to complete your EUREKA! research this summer.

• Airport and Shuttle Information

  Contact Parking and Transportation Services with questions about traveling to and from Clemson University over the summer.

• Housing Information

  All EUREKA! students will be staying in Douthit Hills A part of Douthit Hills West located on the north side of campus along Old Greenville Highway across from the President's Park. Room measurements, bed sizes, and more are available on the Douthit Hills West Floor Plan (PDF).

  Overnight guests are not permitted in the residence hall for the first week of the program (this includes family and friends attending the opening dinner). Family and friends attending the opening dinner should plan to secure any needed overnight accommodations at one of the many Clemson area hotels.

• Packing Lists

  Please be sure to have a laptop computer with you during EUREKA! You will need it to conduct your research. You can feel free to contact your mentor directly to ask about any required lab attire (closed-toed shoes, long sleeves, etc.) or any other questions you might have concerning your research. Review the general EUREKA! packing list (PDF) and Clemson Outdoor Recreation and Education (CORE) packing list that will be shared via email to ensure you are prepared with all additional program necessities.

• Receiving Mail on Campus

  If you would like to receive mail while on-campus during EUREKA!, you may register for a P.O. Box via your EUREKA! Decision Reply Form (where you say "Yes" to participating in EUREKA!) and the $20 fee will be added to your EUREKA! fee. There is not a way to add a mailbox after completing that form.

Life on Campus

• Meals

  There are full-sized kitchen appliances in some of the apartment units. Housing assignments will be annouced after June 1 via your student portal so you can check your individual floorplan (PDF). You can feel free to buy groceries and prepare your own meals each day.

  You can also purchase a summer meal plan to use during EUREKA! by logging into the portal then select "My Dining" then "Buy a Meal Plan."

  Some of the events, including all faculty luncheons, provide meals as well. If you want to add additional funds to your TigerStripe account, you may do so at any time.

• Spending Money

  Students should bring spending money for any additional items they may need or want throughout the program, such as late night snacks, Clemson t-shirts, and souvenirs. They will also need money for meals during some of the trips away from campus as shown on the itinerary (PDF).

• Summer Gym Membership

  EUREKA! students have the option of purchasing a summer II membership to the Fike Recreation Center on campus for $26, which lasts through to the start of the Fall semester. 

  Memberships can be purchased in person at Fike Recreation Center any time during normal hours of operation. They do not need to bring anything with them except a method of payment. The facility accepts all major cards and checks, but do not accept TigerStripe payments or cash. 

  Visit the Fike Recreation Center website for details. 

• Laundry Facilities

  Douthit Hills apartments all have laundry facilities within the units so washing is clothes is a breeze! There is no charge to use the washers and dryers, but you will need to provide your own detergent, fabric softener, etc.

• Parking and Transportation

  All required EUREKA! activities will either take place within walking distance or university-sponsored travel will be provided. Students must use transportation provided to all off-campus EUREKA! activities. EUREKA! counselors are forbidden to transport participants for any reason.

  CAT Bus routes are available to provide for most other necessary transportation such as off-campus research locations, grocery stores, or Walmart.

  Students that bring their own vehicles should apply for a student parking permit. All student permits are valid in all student spaces from Monday, May 13 - Friday through August 9, 2024. Note there is no overnight parking in C-1 parking lot.

  If someone else is dropping the student off at EUREKA!, the EUREKA! staff can provide the student with a perimeter parking pass that must be displayed on the front dash. The summer perimeter parking map (PDF) shows which lots may be used with those passes and when they may be used. Lots R-7, R-8, and R9 will be the most convenient to use while living in Douthit Hills.

  Any vehicle that does not have the appropriate permit may be towed at the owner's expense.

  During the Opening and Closing Dinners, students with student parking permits will be able to park in lot E-1 (PDF) after 4:30 p.m. Those with perimeter parking passes must park in those designated spaces in the link above.

  Anyone may also choose to park in a metered spot.

  If you receive a ticket you will need to complete a Citation Appeal Form through Parking Services.

• Last Minute Shopping

  Forget to pack something? Stop by the Walmart Supercenter in Central, SC to grab any last-minute necessities or extra snacks. You can also pick-up groceries Publix in Clemson, Walmart Neighborhood Market in Clemson, or the Food Lion in Seneca; that Food Lion store also takes TigerStripe.

• Lost Housing Keys
  Lost housing keys and fobs incur a $100 fee for each because the University will need to rekey the entire lock.

Moving Out

• Planning for Your Poster Forum

  All students will create a research abstract (DOC) and poster of their projects by the end of the program. Students will complete online training and receive input from their faculty mentors and research teams to help them.

  Participants will practice presenting their posters and receive feedback from EUREKA! alumni during the Mock Poster Forum. Students must wear business casual attire to this event.

  Students will print (PDF) their posters on-campus then take them downtown to Clemson Variety and Frame to have them mounted by Wednesday, July 31 at 4:30 p.m. Students will present their posters during the 2024 In-Person EUREKA! Poster Forum on Friday, September 20, 2024 right before Family Weekend, where the entire community is invited to attend. Students should be in professional business attire for this event but attire for guests is casual.

• Closing Dinner

  The Closing Dinner is scheduled for Friday, August 2, 2024 at 5 p.m. in the Hendrix Center Ballrooms, just like the Opening Dinner. This dinner is required for participants but entirely optional for families, though they are welcome to attend. Attire is casual for this dinner as well. We will ask participants for the number of attendees in their Admitted Student Forms but will confirm that number about two weeks before the actual dinner.