1 [email protected] www.clemson.edu/cuhonors 864-656-4762 August 18, 2014 From the We're delighted to welcome 299 new freshmen, 62 new continuing students, and all of our returning students to another great year at the Calhoun Honors College! Our most exciting news is that we're getting a new building! The Honors College will be a key part of the new Core Campus project, which will be built on the grassy area in front of the smokestacks be- tween Holmes Hall and the fraternity/sorority quad. Scheduled to open in Fall 2016, the new Honors Center will include new Honors res- idence halls; office space for Honors, the National Scholars Program, and the Office of Major Fellowships; and expanded Holmes-basement type space containing classrooms, meeting spaces, study rooms, and much more. Construction will begin within the next few weeks, but you probably won't see much built above ground until January 2015. Perhaps a little bit less exciting but of more short-term significance is our new electronic program for the New York Times. Starting within the next week or two, all Honors students will have free ac- cess to the Times on their smart phones, tablets, and computers (we'll no longer be receiving paper copies). Look for more news soon on this great new way to keep up with events across the coun- try and around the world. Dr. Lasser Honors Mentor Tuesday, August 19 5:00pm - 7:00pm Holmes Hall Honors Center See second page for more info December 2014 Graduates - The Honors College requires all graduating honors students (active or presently inactive), who have successfully completed general honors, departmental honors, or both general and departmental honors, to fill out the Honors Candi- dacy form. The deadline to submit the Honors Candidacy Form is Tuesday, September 9, 2014. This information is used for many purposes including verification of spellings of names, addresses for mailing purposes, etc. Please take note of the deadlines to submit the form below. Please do not be late in submitting your form. Failure to do so might result in your not receiving your certificate (and medallion if you completed departmental honors or both gen- eral and departmental honors) before graduation. Attention Juniors and Seniors - Departmental Honors Research Grants (student portion) priority deadline is Friday, September 5, 2014. The faculty endorsements priority deadline is Friday, Sep- tember 12, 2014. Grants submitted after the priority deadline will be funded only upon availability of funds. Seniors Interested in Applying for a Major Fellowship Interested in applying for a Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, or Gates Cam- bridge Fellowships this fall? Please contact Ricki Shine at [email protected] no later than Wednesday, August 20th. Interested in applying for a Ful- bright? Please contact Steve Wainscott at [email protected] no later than Wednesday, August 20th. Dixon Fellows Application Due August 25th Junior Dixon Fellows are students who like to take their studies seri- ously, but maintain a strong inter- est in the world of learning outside the classroom; expand their edu- cational horizons; assume leader- ship roles at CU; advance their personal/intellectual growth through study abroad internships, etc.; compete for national and in- ternational fellowships. If this sounds like you then check out the Dixon Fellows Program!
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[email protected] www.clemson.edu/cuhonors 864-656-4762 August 18, 2014
From the
We're delighted to welcome 299 new freshmen, 62 new continuing students, and all of our returning students to another great year at the Calhoun Honors College!
Our most exciting news is that we're getting a new building! The Honors College will be a key part of the new Core Campus project,
which will be built on the grassy area in front of the smokestacks be-tween Holmes Hall and the fraternity/sorority quad. Scheduled to open in Fall 2016, the new Honors Center will include new Honors res-idence halls; office space for Honors, the
National Scholars Program, and the Office of Major Fellowships; and expanded Holmes-basement type space containing classrooms, meeting spaces, study rooms, and much more. Construction will begin within the next few weeks, but you probably won't see much built above ground until January 2015.
Perhaps a little bit less exciting but of more short-term significance is our new electronic program for the New York Times. Starting within the next week or two, all Honors students will have free ac-cess to the Times on their smart phones, tablets, and computers (we'll no longer be receiving paper copies). Look for more news soon on this great new way to keep up with events across the coun-
try and around the world. Dr. Lasser
Honors Mentor
Tuesday, August 19
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Holmes Hall Honors Center
See second page for more info
December 2014 Graduates - The Honors College requires all graduating honors students (active or presently inactive), who have successfully completed general honors, departmental honors, or both general and departmental honors, to fill out the Honors Candi-dacy form. The deadline to submit the Honors Candidacy Form is Tuesday, September 9, 2014. This information is used for many purposes including verification of spellings of names, addresses for mailing purposes, etc. Please take note of the deadlines to submit the form below. Please do not be late in submitting your form. Failure to do so might result in your not receiving your certificate (and medallion if you completed departmental honors or both gen-eral and departmental honors) before graduation.
Attention Juniors and Seniors - Departmental Honors Research Grants (student portion) priority deadline is Friday, September 5, 2014. The faculty endorsements priority deadline is Friday, Sep-tember 12, 2014. Grants submitted after the priority deadline will be funded only upon availability of funds.
Seniors Interested in Applying
for a Major Fellowship
Interested in applying for a Rhodes,
Marshall, Mitchell, or Gates Cam-
bridge Fellowships this fall? Please
contact Ricki Shine at
[email protected] no later
than Wednesday, August 20th.
Interested in applying for a Ful-
bright? Please contact Steve
Wainscott at
[email protected] no later
than Wednesday, August 20th.
Dixon Fellows Application Due August 25th
Junior Dixon Fellows are students who like to take their studies seri-ously, but maintain a strong inter-est in the world of learning outside the classroom; expand their edu-cational horizons; assume leader-ship roles at CU; advance their personal/intellectual growth through study abroad internships, etc.; compete for national and in-ternational fellowships. If this sounds like you then check out the Dixon Fellows Program!
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[email protected] www.clemson.edu/cuhonors 864-656-4762 August 18, 2014
Honors Night
Wednesday, August 27
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Hendrix Center McKissick Theatre
Meet other Honors students, faculty and
staff in your major and college. Learn
about opportunities available for your pro-
fessional development. Receive advice and
tips for your time at Clemson from upper
classmen.
David Peebles Room in the Hendrix
Center (immediately following Network-ing Night)
Honors Community Service Group
Wednesday, August 27
7:30pm
David Peebles Room in the Hendrix Center (immediately following Net-working Night)
Honors
Friday, August 22
12:00noon - 2:00pm
Hendrix Center Ballrooms
Hiring Tutors
Mentors
Hourly positions are available for the fall se-mester. Minimum 3.0 GPA requires. Al least junior standing preferred. Commitment to academic integrity is essential.
How to Apply Application link: http://people.clemson.edu/~plonk/application.pdf (Download before completing. Preview be-fore sending.)
Return application by email to [email protected]. For more information, contact Tutor Coordi-nator Sam Plonk by email or phone (656-2832).
Benefits
$9/hour for undergraduates
$12/hour for graduates
Gain professional experience and refer-ences.
Enjoy the satisfaction of helping others
learn.
Work in one of the few nationally certi-
fied athletic academic training programs.
Earn individual certification from the Col-
lege Reading & Learning Association.
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