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Clemson Elevate

Service Builds Community

Transform Lives Statewide and Beyond Through Educational, Economic, Agricultural and Health Outreach

Initiative 1: Enhance educational and economic opportunities for South Carolinians

Key actions:

  • Stabilize and enhance the South Carolina teacher workforce.
  • Enhance access to higher education for South Carolinians.
  • Expand transformative partnerships with South Carolina companies to promote their competitiveness and address workforce development needs.
  • Enhance the state’s efforts to attract and grow new companies and industries.
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Initiative 2: Promote agricultural and natural resources excellence and lead animal health issues for the state

Key actions:

  • Improve sustainability and quality of natural resources.
  • Improve the quality of natural resources and the quality, quantity and safety of food to enhance the competitiveness of South Carolina food producers.
  • Expand education and outreach programs to ensure a productive, safe and healthy livestock and poultry industry.

Initiative 3: Improve health outcomes for South Carolinians

Key actions:

  • Apply our knowledge of social determinants of health and health disparities in partnerships with others to improve health outcomes, especially in rural areas.
  • Contribute to the growth of the state’s public health workforce.