Clemson Brochures Concise Case : 21
At Clemson, big ideas are not only a way \UE alternative energy sources to microbial packaging techniques to environmental sustainability, Clemson students and faculty are leading the way for progress. “If yOU’RE SERIOUS AbOUTEDUCATION, ThERE’S NOThING bETTER ThAN CALLmE mISTER.” ZEBULUN DINKINS CALL ME MISTER GRADUATE THROUGH CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY ’05 FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER As an elementary school teacher, Zebulun Dinkins has made quite an impression on his students by using rap music as a teaching tool. As one of the first “stars” of Clemson University’s Call Me MISTER® program, Dinkins is proof that big ideas can generate positive results. Call Me MISTER is an innovative “big-idea” program based in Clemson’s Eugene T. Moore School of Education and collaborating with other schools throughout the state. The program’s goal is to increase the number of African American male teachers in S.C. public elementary classrooms through recruiting, training, certifying and securing positions. Dinkins has been a great ambassador for Call Me MISTER. He’s been featured locally and nationally, including a segment of “ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson.” He also recently appeared in Weekly Reader. But those most impressed with him are his students. Says Dinkins, “I’ve had parents tell me, ‘You don’t know how much my child loves your class.’”
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