1 [email protected] www.clemson.edu/cuhonors 864-656-4762 September 28, 2015 the THE RULES HAVE CHANGED!! Interested in an Educational Enrich- ment Travel Grant? If so please read about the changes!! Due to the rapidly increasing interest in EETGs, we have made the following changes to the program this year: 1) We will only be offering grants over Summer Break. 2) There will be one deadline for your complete application: March 1 3) We will announce awards no later than April 1. 4) Letters of Support must be re- ceived by March 1. Student applicants are responsible for informing their letter writers of the deadline and making sure the letter arrives by the March 1 dead- line. The support letter is part of the COMPLETE application. Additional details can be found on the Honors College webpage. If, after you have read the webpage you have ques- tions, please contact Ricki Shine at [email protected]. Goldwater Scholarship Information Attention Sophomore and Junior Stem Majors There will be information sessions about the Goldwater Scholarship on Wednesday, September 30th at 4:00pm Thursday, October 1 at 5:00pm In 103 Tillman Hall All Sophomores and Juniors (defined as students graduating between May 2017 and May 2018) who plan re- search careers in the STEM fields are encouraged to attend. From the It's almost October, and that means you are probably in the midst of the semester's first round of exams, papers, and projects. For freshmen, that means you've also received (or are about to receive) your first real set of college grades. For most freshmen Honors students, your first grades will be some- where in the range of great to not-as-good-as-I'd-like-them-to-be- but-not terrible. Only a few of you will have grades lower than that, and then probably only in one or two classes. If your grades aren't where you want them to be, the first thing to do is to figure out exactly where you stand in each course. Are the grades curved? How much does your first test count toward your final grade? Get in the habit of accurately estimating your final grade "if the semester ended today." If you're in doubt, ask your professor or TA. Above all, take a deep breath, congratulate yourself on surviving the first two months of college, and set out to improve your perfor- mance from here on out. Our Honors advisers (Katie Maxwell, Leah Boyd, and Joey Dunaway) are always here to help. The Academic Success Center (ASC) offers tutoring, how-to videos, and academic coaching and counseling. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) can also help with issues that go beyond academics. If all is going well, keep up the good work! But if you have any problems or concerns, now is the time to act! Good luck on all your papers and exams, and let us know if we can help in any way! -- Dr. Lasser