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Fall

The

MedallionA leading Germangovernment officialwith ties to the Cal-houn Honors Collegecelebrated the Upstatesinternational businessclimate and ClemsonUniversitys role inpromoting the regionseconomy at an Oct. 2

luncheon for politicaland business leadersand Clemson Universityfaculty and students.

Harald Leibrecht, amember of the Ger-man Parliament andthe German ForeignOffices Coordinator forTransatlantic Coopera-tion, called the Upstate

Honors hosts German M.P.

an impressive exampleof our strong German-American partnershipand described Greenvilleas a leading example ofclose transatlantic busi-ness relations.

Leibrecht previouslymet withHonorsstudents in

the DixonGlobal Pol-icy Scholarsprogramduring theirMay 2012

visit to Berlin. In hisrole as Coordinator forTransatlantic Coopera-tion, Leibrecht promotesdialogue betweenGermany and the U.S.Greenville was his firststop on a tour of theSoutheast.

During his two-dayvisit to the Upstate,

Leibrecht led businessclasses, met with Honorsstudents and presenteda public lecture on theinteractions betweenGermany and the U.S.

Leibrechtwith studentFreddy Paige

Visiting historian of Civil War, Civil Rightsteaches Honors seminar, gives public lecture

Yale historian andauthor Dr. David Blightled Dr. Michael LeMa-

hieus Honors seminarin October before givinga public lecture entitledAmericas Oracle? CiviWar Memory, Past andPresent. Blight, authorof seminal works aboutthe Civil War includingRace and Reunion: TheCivil War in AmericanMemory, lectured on thcentennial commemoration of the Civil Warduring the 1960s civilrights movement.

RIGHT Blight speaks to a capacity

audience at the Strom Thurmond Institute.

BELOW LeMahieus Honors reshman

seminar students meet with Blight todiscuss Blights book American Oracle:

The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era.

Leibrecht meetswith Honors students

From the Directors DeskCollaboration is at the core

of the Calhoun Honors College.We work closely with many departments and

programs to give Honors students the best possible

educational opportunities. Id like to update you

on a few recent initiatives.

Over the past three years, weve strengthened

our partnership with Clemson Housing to build

a thriving living-learning community in Holmes

Hall. We jointly hire and train resident assistants,making sure they serve the needs of our students

on every level. Our unique residential curriculum

focuses on enhancing the residents academic,

cultural, intellectual and professional knowledge

and skills. We also co-designed the new Honors

Academic Activities Center, a dedicated space for

Honors courses, workshops, and programs. The

Honors Center is open 24/7 to all Honors stu-

dents to study, or just to relax.

One of the most popular recent programs is

Thoughts Worth Thinking, a TED Talks-style

lecture series we coordinate with the Pearce Cen-

ter for Professional Communication. Each month

a top Clemson professor or community leader en-

gages students in a discussion on critical issues. (See

page 3 for more details.)

This year, weve partnered with the Clemson

English Department and the Pearce Center to

launch a pilot Writing Fellows Program. Under

this initiative, Clemson undergraduates help their

fellow students learn to write more clearly and ef-

fectively. This semester, ten Writing Fellows have

been placed in five Honors seminars; the Fellows

meet with each student at least once to review the

first draft of each major paper.So far, the reviews have been positive. Whether

their writing skills are adequate or excellent, Hon-

ors students understand that the better they write,

the more successful theyll be. The Writing Fellows

also are happy, knowing they are improving their

own writing, polishing their teaching skills, and

helping their fellow students.

We are always on the lookout for new ways to

work together with Clemsons talented staff, fac-

ulty, and students. Well keep you posted as we go

forward.

Bill Lasser, Ph.D.Director, Calhoun Honors College

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Summer StoriesHonors students learning, work and service dont stop during the summer. Hundreds found

meaningful internships, work and volunteer opportunities around the world. The Honors Collegeawarded more than $80,000 in Educational Enrichment Travel Grants to work and serve inSingapore, Tanzania, Chile, Germany and Japan, to name only a few. The newest Honors studentsbegan their Clemson careers through EUREKA!, the Honors Colleges summer undergraduateresearch program that pairs incoming students with top faculty for mentored research. Below arephotos from only a few of these two programs.

ABOVE

Emily Todd

interned at anExxonMobil

refnery in

New Orleans.

RIGHT Abbey

Robinson

volunteered in

the Domini-

can Republic.

BOTTOM

James Wilkins

conducted tri-

age work at a

medical clinicin Awasa,

Ethiopia.

TOP Kaci Bennett studied the

2012 election at Clemsons

Social Media ListeningLab. ABOVE Becca Ready

volunteered at a bilingual

school in Balate, Honduras.

LEFTJenna Kohles studied

rainorest birds in the Pacava

Samiria National Reserve in

Peru. BOTTOM LEFT Kate

Gasparro, Meg OSell and

Elizabeth OSell volunteered

in Nicaragua with Engineers

Without Borders.

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Director

Dr. Bill Lasser

lasser@clemson.edu

Associate Directors

Ricki Shine

rshine@clemson.edu

Jamie Williams

jamwill@clemson.edu

Assistant Directors

Dana Irvin

parma@clemson.edu

Stefani Thachik

stetha@clemson.edu

Ofce Manager

Lynn Reeves

klsauls@clemson.edu

Admissions Coordinato

Susan Falendysz

salend@clemson.edu

Administrative Assistan

Wini Del Winkler

wwinkle@clemson.edu

Graduate Assistants

Miriam Bernardmbernar@clemson.edu

Chelsea Muhlhahn

muhlhah@clemson.ed

Mail

105 Tillman Hall

Box 345106

Clemson, SC 29634

Phone

(864) 656-4762

Fax

(864) 656-1472

Web site

www.clemson.edu/cuhon

on Facebook

www.acebook.com/

ClemsonCalhounHonorsCol

on Twitter

@ClemsonHonors

Donate

www.clemson.edu/

cuhonors/support.htm

Calhoun HonorCollege Staff

ACCOUNTINGElena DusenburyANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE Mary Jenkins, Kaylee QuinnBIOENGINEERINGJonathanHill, Philip Lee, John Poole BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Mary Jett, Anna McLeod, Elizabeth Sommereld, Graham Temples,

Remember Watts CHEMISTRY Tyler Duniho CIVIL ENGINEERING Ryan Higbie, Elizabeth OSell COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Anna Hickey, Raven Magwood, Devon Wrigley ECONOMICS Kelsey Chambers, Kari Tai ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Andrew

MacInnes ENGLISH Margaret Landers, Garrett Urban FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Laura Jacobs, Kirsten Lee, Alaina Naab-

Levy GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Alyssa Simpson HEALTH SCIENCES James Dezubay LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL

HEALTH Jessica Meehan MANAGEMENT John Cassil MARKETING Matthew Wehman, Heather Woodward MATHEMATICAL

SCIENCES Greyson Kerley MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Jonathan Hodges, Christopher West MICROBIOLOGY Christine

Dumler NURSING Lauren Dyer, Anna Easler, Lindsey Echols, Andrew Gosnell, Lisa Jennings, Rachel Wadsworth, Caroline

Whisenhunt PRE-PHARMACY Holly Able PSYCHOLOGY Brooke Baker, Janelle Cheung SECONDARY EDUCATION Grayson

Seegars SOCIOLOGY Susan Falendysz DUAL DEGREES/DOUBLE MAJORS Virginia McCuen (Biological Sciences and

Philosophy), Christopher Praktish (Economics and Political Science), Susanne Parker (Theater and French)

For the recordCongratulations to theAugust and December 2012 Honors graduates below!

Honors introduced a new program this semester

to support the success of second-year students:

Seniors Advising Sophomores in Honors (SASH)

pairs sophomores with senior mentors to talk

about everything from study abroad to internshipsto post-graduate plans.

SASH emerged as a recommendation from the

Honors Student Advisory Board with the goal

of networking Honors students across all ages

and majors. The younger members of the board

wished they had older mentors to give them guid-

ance, while the older students wished theyd had

someone to advise them earlier on as to what they

needed to do to stay on top of their future plan-

ning.

Senior advisors have met with the sophomore

advisees throughout the semester, helping themin a variety of areas. This semester has focused on

Honors programming, planning for internships

and making advance plans for the rest of the stu-

dents time at Clemson and beyond. SASH has met

enthusiastic support from both the senior advisors

and the sophomore advisees, and we are confident

that it will continue to be a success in the future.

THOUGHTS WORTH THINKING, Honors new partnership with thePearce Center for Professional Communication, features monthly TED Talk-style

discussions led by top professors. A diverse range of topics encourages students to

think about global perspectives and promotes discussion and engagement after the

talk. Fall presenters and topics included public health sciences professorWindsor

Sherrill on health care reform, political science professor Laura Olson on religion

and politics, and physics professor Antony Valentini on quantum mechanics. Spring 2013 presenters will

include bioengineering professor Delphine Dean, psychology professor June Pilcher, and former Furman

University President David Shi.

Visit tinyurl.com/HonorsTWT for

details.

TOP Dr. Sherrill prior to her talk abouthealth care reorm. BOTTOM Dr. Olsonleads a packed-room discussion on

religion and the 2012 election.

by Liz Devos

History 2013

SASH Advisor

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Donors who give $500 or morebetween September 1, 2012, and May 31, 2013,will receive a special thank you gift.

Make your gift today atwww.clemson.edu/cuhonors/support.html.

For larger gifts, please contact the Honors College.

Donations made to the Clemson University Foundationfor the Calhoun Honors College are tax deductible.

105 Tillman Hall

Box 345106

Clemson, SC 29634-5106

Support Honors at ClemsonMake a gift to the Calhoun Honors College Foundation atwww.clemson.edu/cuhonors/support.html

Educational Enrichment Travel Grants for research,service and internships around the world;

DepartmentalHonorsResearchand Conference TravelFunds, which provide equipment, supplies, andprofessional travel opportunities for advanced students;

and Honors Center programs, workshops and mentoring

hosted in Holmes Hall.

fts to the Calhoun Honors College Foundation account willure that Honors at Clemson can continue to offer a widege of enrichment opportunities, including:

Honors alumniStay connected to whats happening inHonors and to the opportunities available

to connect you with current students.

Like Honors on Facebook at

acebook.com/ClemsonCalhounHonorsCollege

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